Yeah. You often get the feeling when NZ bats they try and play it like a one day innings and get about 300 as quick as possible, and we seem to get dismissed a lot around the 50 over mark in tests.
Well...drawing more games anyway.
Yeah, same thing here.
Yeah, that'd be more accurate. We also need to work on consistency in batting. The test against Australia a few years back where we racked up over 400 in the first and then got dismissed for 79 (IIRC) in the second is sort of a typical example of how we fare in tests.
Would be nice if Cricinfo updated faster than once every century.
Vettori averages 41 in the number 8 position, and just 16 in the spots above that. Leaving him there at 8 is fine IMO.
AWTA. There is plenty of time and with Oram there you, never know. But gee how confident would Bangladesh be if they can get another quick wicket?Would be nice if Cricinfo updated faster than once every century.
Agreed, has batted maturely and done what he should've done first time around. Seems to be fairly good at gritty innings, so hopefully we can see more of that from him. Has sealed himself a spot for the second test, anyway.
Yeah, sounds like a very poor dismissal but dug us out of a massive hole along with Redmond. Near superhuman effort in this test.
I'd consider moving Vettori up the order once Franklin was fit to bowl. Otherwise I agree - he should stay where he is. His batting definitely needs to be respected a bit more than it is though: he may bat #8 but he's New Zealand's best batsman IMO.
They'd have to dismiss both of the current players to get a chance of winning. Can see both of these guys shepherding to the total if one of them goes.
Only statistically. Actual ability/skill/talent wise I don't think he's as good as any of the specialists in the team. The difference is experience and mentality IMO.
Who would get dropped, though? Mills and O'Brien don't really deserve to be dropped on recent form, while Patel is keeping Martin's spot warm really for when they get to seaming surfaces.
