***Official India in New Zealand***

[Dick Rockett]

I was at the Australia v NZ ODI at the SCG a few weeks ago and the security there are really tough on mexican waves, beer snakes, beach balls. You name it really.

Even at the Champions Trophy match I went to at The Oval years ago all that stuff was allowed, and I thought the restrictions then were OTT. If I recall correctly, you were at that game too?

 

[James]

Even at the Champions Trophy match I went to at The Oval years ago all that stuff was allowed, and I thought the restrictions then were OTT. If I recall correctly, you were at that game too?

Yep I was at that game too. The game was crap but the crowd were awesome. I had a heap of fun there.

Were you one of what seemed hundreds of people who ran onto the field afterwards?

 

[Dick Rockett]

Were you one of what seemed hundreds of people who ran onto the field afterwards?

Nah, I just stood in the crowd and appreciated some fine antics

 

[silentstriker]

I didn't realise 0RI0N was the head of the NZC marketing department...

Just because because New Zealand Cricket came up with the campaign doesn't mean we can't find it crass and over the top.

Didn't say you couldn't. It's not the fault of the Indian team though, as was implied by the original post.

 

[James]

Nah, I just stood in the crowd and appreciated some fine antics

Haha me too

 

[MoxPearl]

I was there.. it was a AMAZING game to be at.. atmosphere was amazing.. noise during the game was incredible.

"http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10559239"

That is absolutely idiotic stupid article... are people really getting that soft ??

"Play was halted briefly towards the end of the New Zealand innings after a plastic bottle was thrown from the crowd on to the ground close to an Indian fielder."

a news article bout how ONE bottle was on the ground ???

Ps i was bout ... 8 rows back from where this happened.. there was a fat guy who would not sit down.. so a "Sit down u fat !@#$" chant started.. and he wouldnt.. so someone threw a bottle at him.. missed.. and it landed.. 15m from a indian player.. so play was stopped.

I went there with 4 others.. 2 of them hated cticket.. however they thought the entire game was great and exciting and will be going again..

2020 may not be for everyone.. however that game last night was the most people i have ever seen at a cricket game in wellington.. and the atmopshere was like nothing i have ever experienced

Anyways here are a few pics taken with my phone from last night.

 

[Zinzan]

Congrats to Black Caps for thrashing the rock stars....

Pfft, you consider a streaky shot just evading the fielder off the very last ball a thrashing?

 

[Zinzan]

What changes if any would everyone make to the NZ/India sides for the 1st ODI?

I'd bring in Styris for Broom and leave it at that personally.

Agree with this, even though Broom has played a couple of handy innings of late, those innings have been incredibly streaky.

I've also still got reservations about Southee

My side would be ..

McCullum
Ryder
Guptill
Taylor
Styris
Elliott
Oram
Mills
Vettori
Butler (N McCullum over Butler if wicket's likely to turn)
O'Brien

 

[Jono]

Wish Irfan would just piss off tbh. ****.

Sounds like McCullum's finish was great, but NZ's chase was almost as tragic as their one vs. Australia.

 

[silentstriker]

So NZ looks real good at home. I must say, I'm actually surprised how close these games were, I did not expect India to put up such a fight considering the frigid tornados that they have to put up with.

 

[Smudge]

So NZ looks real good at home. I must say, I'm actually surprised how close these games were, I did not expect India to put up such a fight considering the frigid tornados that they have to put up with.

You're an evil man, SS.

Looks like the BCCI might have undone their own good work with getting Indian players into the NZ domestic teams. While Vaughan claims there can still be a positive outcome, I completely agree with Heath Mills' stance.

Tendulkar withdrawal likely to hurt India - New Zealand's source for sport, rugby, cricket & league news on Stuff.co.nz

The Board of Control for Cricket in India pulled Tendulkar and Dinesh Karthik out of the Masters match after learning that Marshall was a member of the New Zealand Masters XI.

The BCCI backs the Indian Premier League and forbids its players from competing with representatives of the rebel Indian Cricket League.

The irony is that not only did Marshall cut his ties with the Royal Bengal Tigers last year but the BCCI has wiped out the chance of its test specialists playing in the State Championship next week.

New Zealand Cricket and the BCCI were looking at a deal that would see Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Amit Mishra, Murali Vijay, Laxmipathi Balaji and Dhawal Kulkarni farmed out to the six provinces to gain match practice before the first test.

But rebels are sprinkled throughout the New Zealand first- class competition, with Daryl Tuffey at Auckland, Marshall possibly at Northern and Chris Harris at Canterbury.

If the BCCI is to be consistent, that deal is now off the table and its players might have to make do with net practice or a far less satisfactory playing arrangement.

New Zealand Cricket boss Justin Vaughan was diplomatic about what transpired, but admitted it was "disappointing" the public had been promised then robbed of a chance to see Tendulkar bat.

Vaughan would not be drawn on whether this spelt the end of Indian players appearing in the next round of the domestic competition.

"I'm still confident we can work out a solution," he said.

However, New Zealand Cricket Players Association chief executive Heath Mills expressed his dismay at the BCCI's decision. Mills said Marshall was no longer contracted to the rebel Indian league and it was a "needless call".

Mills said the prospect of pulling Marshall out of the game to clear the way for Tendulkar and Karthik was discussed, although not to any great length.

"That was asked of me but I wasn't prepared to do that," Mills said. "He is one of our members and I'm not going to compromise one of our players for something that shouldn't even be an issue."

Mills was frustrated the BCCI withdrew Tendulkar and Karthik only after a journalist from the Cricinfo website rung him on Thursday evening inquiring about Marshall's playing status.

 

[Halfpast_Yellow]

Heh Mox I think you were about 4 rows from me at the game, mentioned that fat @#$% before agree it was a total overreaction re: that bottle incident.

No sympathy if Indian test specialists don't get any match practice in NZ conditions before the tests now. India now only has themselves to blame for any of their players being undercooked.

 

[Jono]

Just saw the highlights.

Irfan's second last over was really good bowling, and yet the rest of the match, he was garbage. Even in the last over, he bowled some good yorkers but when the match is there to be won, he bowls a full toss.

Btw, wtf is with people in this thread pretending like **** being thrown into the ground is okay if it's only one or two bottles? You ****in' serious? Stop acting like there's a chip on your shoulder and everything is an attack on NZ. Its not, but just imagine being a boundary fielder and having a bottle thrown at you (or near you). You'd be paranoid.

And why are glass bottles allowed at the ground anyway?

 

[Smudge]

And why are glass bottles allowed at the ground anyway?

Errr, they're not.

 

[Jono]

Errr, they're not.

Could have sworn I saw me guys drinking from glass bottles during the highlights.

Fully glad to admit I'm wrong if that wasn't the case though.

 

[Smudge]

Could have sworn I saw me guys drinking from glass bottles during the highlights.

Fully glad to admit I'm wrong if that wasn't the case though.

They're plastic - but shaped like stubbies.

 

[James]

So, the squad is announced for the first three ODIs. Got to feel for Styris here.

The squad is: Daniel Vettori (captain), Neil Broom, Ian Butler, Grant Elliott, Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum, Kyle Mills, Iain O'Brien, Jacob Oram, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor

The New Zealand A side for the second four-day match against the England Lions.

The team is: Jamie How (captain), Brent Arnel, Daniel Flynn, James Franklin, Peter Fulton, Chris Martin, Jeetan Patel, Aaron Redmond, Ewen Thompson, Kane Williamson, Reece Young.

 

[Halfpast_Yellow]

Just saw the highlights.

Irfan's second last over was really good bowling, and yet the rest of the match, he was garbage. Even in the last over, he bowled some good yorkers but when the match is there to be won, he bowls a full toss.

Btw, wtf is with people in this thread pretending like **** being thrown into the ground is okay if it's only one or two bottles? You ****in' serious? Stop acting like there's a chip on your shoulder and everything is an attack on NZ. Its not, but just imagine being a boundary fielder and having a bottle thrown at you (or near you). You'd be paranoid.

And why are glass bottles allowed at the ground anyway?

There wasn't any intent to throw a bottle into the ground, that's why we said it's an overraction.

 

[Jono]

They're plastic - but shaped like stubbies.

Ah righto, retract my statement then.

 

[MoxPearl]

Btw, wtf is with people in this thread pretending like **** being thrown into the ground is okay if it's only one or two bottles? You ****in' serious? Stop acting like there's a chip on your shoulder and everything is an attack on NZ. Its not, but just imagine being a boundary fielder and having a bottle thrown at you (or near you). You'd be paranoid.

Its nothing new in sport... it was precious as hell last nite.. do you really think a entire news article should be written in response to ONE plastic bottle landing on the field not even near a player ??

The security guards are nuts.. at the innings break they had massive samsung ball things in the crowds.. and everytime it would go near the grass they would go nuts.

All far to soft and precious tbh

Heh Mox I think you were about 4 rows from me at the game, mentioned that fat @#$% before agree it was a total overreaction re: that bottle incident.

had to love the epic mexican waves.. and everytime it would stop at the same place on the other side of the stadium... everyone give them the massive boo's... then the one time they did it the entire place gave them a massive cheer

there was all sorts of **** getting thrown up in the air during the mexican waves last night.. paper.. banners.. beer.. chips.. cricket helmets