***Official India in New Zealand***

[kingdamo]

Taylor looked terrible out there. He wouldn't of ever of scored 4 runs in 1 hour of play before!

 

[Halfpast_Yellow]

Ryder seems to be in awesome form. Hoping in-form Franklin , Flynn, Ryder can wipe this deficit out... big ask, but the pitch is not bad for batting one you are in seems you can only get yourself out bar a pretty special ball like Martin to Gambhir or O'Brien to Dravid, as we saw from Ryder/Vettori on day one, and through most of the indian innings.

I don't think we will get much from McCullum or Vettori this time around, but really hope they just take a long time to play themselves in and look to build partnerships.

 

[Halfpast_Yellow]

Taylor has had a horrible tour so far...Do you think bad luck, bad form, has trouble adjusting between formats?...

 

[Halfpast_Yellow]

Crap.

 

[Halfpast_Yellow]

This test is now about Flynn getting a maiden century.

 

[straw man]

This test is now about Flynn getting a maiden century.

Bah, we always do this when trying to save the match - seems all too easy to stay in, but just gradually lose wickets.

Like you am not picking any lower order McCullum or Vettori resistance today. So all up to this pair to get the next 100.

 

[silentstriker]

New Zealand's first strategy would be to bat out the day. If they can do that, they'll have a lead of around 70-80, if they can add some more tomorrow and make it around 150, they can hope on Vetorri of getting India out cheaply.

 

[Halfpast_Yellow]

I agree, and that's why Vettori simply must promote himself above McCullum here. He needs to try to pull off what he did with Ryder in the first innings, but with Flynn or Franklin; McCullum is better suited to hitting out with the tail for desperate last ditch effort runs, on this ground, Vettori is 2x the 'proper' batsman.

 

[_Ed_]

*sigh*

 

[Maximus0723]

Some ****ing dumba$$ from the crowd goes "Common Branden give us a golden duck"

Awful Indian supporters.

 

[Flem274*]

Our hyped up batting is so pathetic. Only one or at most two of this lot fire in one innings.

Feeling sorry for Franklin, he's always been a favourite scapegoat even when he hasn't deserved it (can't believe people still think his batting>bowling btw) but now he has had a bad match he's going to really cop it.

 

[_Ed_]

Flynn's scored 1 run since lunch.

As long as he doesn't get out it's fine.

EDIT: Oh, there's a four. 5 runs since lunch.

Another edit: Oh dear.

 

[Halfpast_Yellow]

gah.

 

[oitoitoi]

What do you reckon, innings defeat or India chasing <50?

 

[Maximus0723]

poop

 

[TT Boy]

I wouldn't mind but Harbhajan Singh hasn't even bowled that well, getting wickets with half volleys and Franklin's dismissal was so tame.

 

[sirdj]

I am not following this on the telly........but from what cricinfo seems to be saying the Kiwis look very suspect to spin bowling.

 

[oitoitoi]

I think this is about the time Supermac will be saying to Vettori "Let's give it a bit of humpty..."

 

[TT Boy]

That was out. McCullum needs a test score.

 

[_Ed_]

Seeing it live I thought it hit him outside the line. Replays proved me wrong though, just.