Brett Dale
School Boy/Girl Captain
Im not worried about the one dayers, I think we have the team to win, its the tests I'm worried about.New Zealand has one of the best ODI bowling units going around.
It's the batting thats "no way".
Im not worried about the one dayers, I think we have the team to win, its the tests I'm worried about.New Zealand has one of the best ODI bowling units going around.
It's the batting thats "no way".
Of course.Im not worried about the one dayers, I think we have the team to win, its the tests I'm worried about.
Never mind, I was talking about test bowling attacks. In one-day cricket, it's definitely closer and New Zealand may be ahead, I'll have to take another look.Mills + Vettori = the difference
Edit: Talking about one dayers ITBT
That was a dead rubber and 3/4 of India's first-choice attack was missing.Would agree with you there.
Especially if you look at India's bowling lineup in their last ODI - Cricket Web Stats Spider - Scorecard - India in Sri Lanka: 5th match, 2008/09
NZ certainly have a quality attack but India's attack, for once, is strong and balanced as well. Here are the relevant averages and economy rates in the past 15 matches.New Zealand has one of the best ODI bowling units going around.
It's the batting thats "no way".
My first choice openers.Anyone else think that Guptill and McIntosh have to open together in the First Test Match?
Yeah, have to be them.Anyone else think that Guptill and McIntosh have to open together in the First Test Match?
The key difference is India will have 10 overs from Sehwag+Yuvraj whereas NZ will have Oram/Elliot (is he good?).NZ certainly have a quality attack but India's attack, for once, is strong and balanced as well. Here are the relevant averages and economy rates in the past 15 matches.
Zaheer Khan: 23, 4.1 rpo; Praveen Kumar: 26, 4.9 rpo; Munaf Patel: 30, 4.9 rpo; Ishant Sharma: 33, 5.9 rpo, Harbhajan Singh: 30, 4.6 rpo
Both Ishant Sharma and Pragyan Ojha, the reserve spinner, are coming off strong performances in Sri Lanka.
Kyle Mills: 24, 4.6 rpo; Ian O'Brien: 28, 6.1 rpo; Tim Southee: 32, 5.4 rpo; Dan Vettori: 36, 3.9 rpo
Close call IMO.
Agree, I predict that this will be McIntosh's last test series.I'd say in the long run How is a better batsman than McIntosh but just by being a lefty he might be able to scrape together a few runs. Guptill is the second choice for me either way,
I'd be happy with McIntosh/Guptill or How/Guptill
Elliot, it seems, is a part-timer, but has maintained good bowling figures, even as NZ has become a lot more batting-friendly. He's bowled stretches of overs, and looked unspectacular, but surely better than the likes of Sehwag and Yuvraj. Then again, he won't get to bowl much now, since the Kiwis anyway have five regular bowlers.The key difference is India will have 10 overs from Sehwag+Yuvraj whereas NZ will have Oram/Elliot (is he good?).
Over the past 15 matches, Yuvraj has taken 12 wickets @ 29.33 in 71 overs, conceding 4.98 rpo. Sehwag has shown his bowling ability in test cricket and Yusuf Pathan has done the same in Twenty20 cricket. India's part-timers are clearly the weak point in the attack but the weakness is exaggerated far too often.The key difference is India will have 10 overs from Sehwag+Yuvraj whereas NZ will have Oram/Elliot (is he good?).
In India/SL they're fine but I doubt if they can bowl as cheaply on NZ pitches.Over the past 15 matches, Yuvraj has taken 12 wickets @ 29.33 in 71 overs, conceding 4.98 rpo. Sehwag has shown his bowling ability in test cricket and Yusuf Pathan has done the same in Twenty20 cricket. India's part-timers are clearly the weak point in the attack but the weakness is exaggerated far too often.
Great news for New Zealand, he makes the line up look much better when his name features.
Indeed, lets just hope he doesn't break a fingernail in the build upGreat news for New Zealand, he makes the line up look much better when his name features.