***Official India in New Zealand***

[GGG]

Vettori is out, Patel in.

What happened? Serious injury?

 

[GGG]

Oh his wife giving birth?

 

[99*]

Oh his wife giving birth?

This.

 

[Zinzan]

Pfft, New Zealand win the toss & bowl just for a change, probably largely due to Vettori being out, but still I'd like to see us bat first on days like this

 

[204*]

McCullum has won toss and elected to bowl first

 

[204*]

O'Brien left out, Southee in

 

[Pratters]

Can't wait to see Sachin bat once more. I cherish these last few years of his career.

 

[inbox24]

Such a defensive move by NZ to bowl first. Does this look like a seaming pitch, because there are no clouds in the sky.

 

[Pratters]

Such a defensive move by NZ to bowl first. Does this look like a seaming pitch, because there are no clouds in the sky.

It has a bit of grass but is generally a pretty good wicket to bat on.

 

[99*]

Somebody needs to boot Mills up the ***.

 

[Natman20]

O'brien should've stayed and mills dropped for Southee. He has been shocking since his return

 

[Zinzan]

Why the hell was O'Brien dropped, yet Mills is maintained. C'mon Kyle, bowl a few more no-balls, lucky not to be called for a 3rd time tbh

 

[inbox24]

Then why did they bowl first? Doesn't McCullum have enough faith in himself, Ryder, Taylor, Guptill, Oram et al to make a decent total on a small ground and lightning outfield?

 

[Zinzan]

O'brien should've stayed and mills dropped for Southee. He has been shocking since his return

Agree 100%, lucky to go for more that over. Utter rubbish

 

[Zinzan]

Then why did they bowl first? Doesn't McCullum have enough faith in himself, Ryder, Taylor, Guptill, Oram et al to make a decent total on a small ground and lightning outfield?

Agree, I think without Vettori's bowling they don't think they can restrict India chasing, but you're right in that it's defensive

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Then why did they bowl first? Doesn't McCullum have enough faith in himself, Ryder, Taylor, Guptill, Oram et al to make a decent total on a small ground and lightning outfield?

Because NZ always chase as they are more comfortable with chasing than setting a total. It has got to the stage where they put the opposition in no matter what the pitch is like.

 

[Smudge]

I hate front-foot no-balls with a passion. I know you're steaming in at a decent pace, but how ****ing hard is it to sort out where your foot lands? And then you go and make the same mistake not once but twice (and get away with the second one)? Useless.

 

[Zinzan]

Because NZ always chase as they are more comfortable with chasing than setting a total. It has got to the stage where they put the opposition in no matter what the pitch is like.

Yeah its a ridiculous mentally, thought they would have learn't their lesson after the Sydney one-dayer

 

[Jono]

Some good areas there from Southee. Made up for Mills' ****ness.

 

[Natman20]

Because NZ always chase as they are more comfortable with chasing than setting a total. It has got to the stage where they put the opposition in no matter what the pitch is like.

Everyone refers NZ to a chasing team but this team is completely different to the one which had Astle's and McMillans. I don't believe this NZ team is as good chasing. It forces the new players to play above the strike-rate than they want to and they get out. I think this team would be better setting a total.