This is Test Cricket Of which era?FFS, go away and watch T20.
I know it is a test match and Batting with sehwag exaggerates but a strike rate of 19 is still ridiculously slow.Think the contrast with Viru exacerbates it a little, but still it is test match cricket.
Agreed.Not saying that Dravid is playing too slow here but he is killing Sehwag's momentum by keeping him off strike. Would blame him if Sehwag throws his wicket away with a rash shot. Dravid should start getting singles asap.
No Franklin is so uninjured and in form it physically hurts me a little that he wasn't selected.
ND's batting lineup wouldn't be too much behind NZ as well, especially since we have Styris now, and Hamish Marshall is there for half the season.Man, Athlai just reminded me Ryder possibly isn't even Wellington's sixth bowler. Woodcock would be.
Adams, Mills, Tuffey, Bates, is a better attack. Oh wait, that's who will line up for Auckland in the Plunket Shield.
Southee, Boult, Arnel, Aldridge, Vettori is better as well (ND).
India would still rack up huge runs, but FMD we don't help ourselves.
Na.ND's batting lineup wouldn't be too much behind NZ as well, especially since we have Styris now, and Hamish Marshall is there for half the season.
HeyYeah this is a pretty disgusting NZ selection. How low are we going to have to sink before there is a big shakeup at NZC?
PEWS on test match sofa is Franklin injured?
CD full strength (so with Taylor) could bat better.ND's batting lineup wouldn't be too much behind NZ as well, especially since we have Styris now, and Hamish Marshall is there for half the season.
NaCD full strength (so with Taylor) could bat better.
Watling = Watling