***Official India in New Zealand***

[Craig]

Martin

 

[Halfpast_Yellow]

omfg Martin, haha.

 

[SJS]

What a shot by Martin! Nice!

So lets say India end up with a 160ish lead. Sehwag will obviously try to be Sehwag, but perhaps it would be worth it with the time thats left for India team to come out and graft a bit for a while, to make sure wickets aren't lost. If India can bat until midway between lunch and tea on the fourth day, the series will have been saved and there is still plenty of time to bowl NZ out, with hopefully the track making Harbhajan dangerous.

India does not have to save this series. . . . since there is no way they can lose it

 

[Pratters]

And his first boundary in just over a year!

if that's true.

 

[TT Boy]

New Zealand not to make 300. India to win.

 

[Smudge]

I remember a lovely square drive for four against Bangladesh back in December '07 - which may well have been his last?

 

[ret]

NZ 197 .... Munaf finishes off .... India lead by 182

it was Zak's show all the way!!

 

[TT Boy]

What a shot by Martin! Nice!

So lets say India end up with a 160ish lead. Sehwag will obviously try to be Sehwag, but perhaps it would be worth it with the time thats left for India team to come out and graft a bit for a while, to make sure wickets aren't lost. If India can bat until midway between lunch and tea on the fourth day, the series will have been saved and there is still plenty of time to bowl NZ out, with hopefully the track making Harbhajan dangerous.

 

[silentstriker]

India does not have to save this series. . . . since there is no way they can lose it

Well, they really should win considering they are going for the top spot, so if this game is lost and the series is tied, I think India have failed.

 

[Shri]

NZ bowled out for 197. Good effort by Harbhajan and Zaheer today.

 

[Craig]

Martin's average is up to 2.28 as O'Brien gets out and India lead by 182 runs.

 

[Pratters]

Well, they really should win considering they are going for the top spot, so if this game is lost and the series is tied, I think India have failed.

HOW CAN THE GAME BE LOST? NZ Don't have a Hadlee or Bond in their ranks. It is 99.999999999% unlikely India will lose this game.

 

[martin88]

I remember a lovely square drive for four against Bangladesh back in December '07 - which may well have been his last?

No, the last one before this match came against Eng at Napier last summer. Many would remember it for Southee's slogging, but according to Cricinfo, Martin managed to sneak in this gem:

115.4 Anderson to Martin, FOUR, loud cheers as Martin turns the ball behind square and the ball just has the legs to creep over the rope ... the fielders just watched

 

[silentstriker]

HOW CAN THE GAME BE LOST? NZ Don't have a Hadlee or Bond in their ranks. It is 99.999999999% unlikely India will lose this game.

I didn't say they will?

 

[Sanz]

Well, they really should win considering they are going for the top spot, so if this game is lost and the series is tied, I think India have failed.

You are one weird guy SS, when it comes to Cricket.

 

[Pratters]

I didn't say they will?

You are bringing the if into the equation which is highly pessimistic the way I see it.

 

[TT Boy]

Top piece of bowling from Martin.

 

[Shri]

Turned off the TV.

 

[neutralguy]

Sehwag gone. Lived and died by the sword.

 

[biased indian]

Top piece of bowling from Martin.

his batting would have made him lot more confident