*Official* New Zealand in India 2010

[Athlai]

Bigger than Jesus IMO

 

[TT Boy]

Anything Less than a 3-0 in test series will be a great performance for nz,looking forward to watching bennet.

Performances in Bangladesh have been way overrated. He was wayward which is acceptable but he wasn’t even quicker than Mark Gillespie. He seems about as "hitable" and gun barrel as Gillespie as well.

Has Mills retired from tests or something? Should be him, Tuffey and Southee or Arnel in the test series.

 

[Athlai]

Performances in Bangladesh have been way overrated. He was wayward which is acceptable but he wasn’t even quicker than Mark Gillespie. He seems about as "hitable" and gun barrel as Gillespie as well.

Has Mills retired from tests or something? Should be him, Tuffey and Southee or Arnel in the test series.

Reckon Gillespie at his peak probably would have struggled tor each the pace Bennett did in that heat. Bennett clearly doesn't have enough in the armory yet to bowl well at Test level though.

 

[straw man]

If Athlai wins he should make your avatar the cricinfo profile pic of Hopkins (or one with a glint of sun on his head) with the words "The shining light" below.

I refuse to acknowledge that this is a possibility. Meanwhile I will have to search for an appropriately downcast image of Hopkins to emblazon the words ****kins on, which shouldn't be hard as I'll just look on cricinfo for a picture of him after he's played all around a straight one for the umpteenth time.

And Athlai, yes deal.

 

[straw man]

With our reduced test bowling stocks atm it would be a perfect time for fringe test bowlers like Mills or Gillespie to have a final shot at clinching a spot in the team. Both have briefly been competitive in tests but have not made a habit of it.

Though I'm not sure if either of them have it in them to lift their game at this stage of their careers, and of course Gillespie has ongoing injury problems (am not sure of latest status of these).

 

[Athlai]

Get the Mug in there!

 

[Prince EWS]

Get the Mug in there!

Nah, Wells.

WELLS.

 

[Athlai]

Nah, Wells.

WELLS.

Never heard of him.

 

[Prince EWS]

Never heard of him.

Lies. Howsie to confirm his gunness.

 

[Athlai]

Howsie wouldn't know a gun if he shot himself in the head.

 

[Flem274*]

Performances in Bangladesh have been way overrated. He was wayward which is acceptable but he wasn’t even quicker than Mark Gillespie. He seems about as "hitable" and gun barrel as Gillespie as well.

Has Mills retired from tests or something? Should be him, Tuffey and Southee or Arnel in the test series.

Got more movement than Gillespie tbh.

Gillespie gets his wickets because he has an awkward length and a Wellington gale at his back. Bennett is more of a time bomb. Has all the tools but struggles to string two top matches together.

Bennett will cop some hits, and it might well be the ruin of him in tests (along with his fitness), but he has a few more assets than Gilles-piethrower and is only 23, so he's worth a shot.

 

[_Ed_]

By what standards is he a number 7 ....comparing him to past NZ number 7s he is not of that ilk.

His FC average is four runs higher than Adam Parore, who I believe batted at 7 for a fair bit of his career.

 

[Flem274*]

Nah, Wells.

WELLS.

Lies. Howsie to confirm his gunness.

awta

Howsie wouldn't know a gun if he shot himself in the head.

Someone from CW needs to go to a match he plays and see what exactly the **** he bowls like. Accounts vary from dibbly dobbly swing bowler to bang it in at 140 clicks with seam movement. Likewise some say his batting has real potential (was an opener at youth level apparently) and others say he's a lower order hitter and no more.

I think I need to post **** about him. if he's quick, the fast bowlers club will sign up again and we'll know what he actually bowls.

 

[Flem274*]

Get the Mug in there!

Get some of that in ya! Even has mood lighting.

 

[Prince EWS]

awta





Someone from CW needs to go to a match he plays and see what exactly the **** he bowls like. Accounts vary from dibbly dobbly swing bowler to bang it in at 140 clicks with seam movement. Likewise some say his batting has real potential (was an opener at youth level apparently) and others say he's a lower order hitter and no more.

I think I need to post **** about him. if he's quick, the fast bowlers club will sign up again and we'll know what he actually bowls.

I think Howsie has actually seen him bowl - he was on the 140 clicks side of the debate IIRC.

 

[Flem274*]

Good to hear. Hope he guns it again this season. We need bowling stocks.

 

[TT Boy]

His FC average is four runs higher than Adam Parore, who I believe batted at 7 for a fair bit of his career.

I recall Parore batting at 3 for NZ in a test match when walking wicket, Lee German was captain. Loved NZ back then. Cool team to watch, seem to recall a group of them wearing black trainers in ODIs which I found rather neat.

 

[Flem274*]

I recall Parore batting at 3 for NZ in a test match when walking wicket, Lee German was captain. Loved NZ back then. Cool team to watch, seem to recall a group of them wearing black trainers in ODIs which I found rather neat.

Adam Parore batting at three was so random.

 

[_Ed_]

Adam Parore batting at three was so random.

Even remember him opening in an ODI I went to once.
1st ODI: New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Feb 17-18, 2001 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

Not a huge success, that.

 

[TT Boy]

Adam Parore batting at three was so random.

Not as random when Kyle Mills was sent up to bat 3 in a test match.