straw man
Hall of Fame Member
Should put Ryan Nelsen in the team tbh
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*Official* New Zealand in India 2010
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Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
My god NZ are still picking Chris Martin. What is he a specialist number 12 batsman? 35+ average and when you take his batting and fielding into account, more like a 40+ average.
So is Chris Martin playing to try and make Patel look less ****, or is Patel playing to try and make Chris Martin look less ****?
I do like to laugh at NZ, but this is just getting pathetic now. It's like when Cecil got turned down in favour of Sideshow Bob. It's only funny when the sap's got dignity. NZ need to get back to some basics and make themselves tough to bowl out. If you're restricted to mediocre bowlers at least have young mediocre bowlers who can bat and might improve.
So is Chris Martin playing to try and make Patel look less ****, or is Patel playing to try and make Chris Martin look less ****?
I do like to laugh at NZ, but this is just getting pathetic now. It's like when Cecil got turned down in favour of Sideshow Bob. It's only funny when the sap's got dignity. NZ need to get back to some basics and make themselves tough to bowl out. If you're restricted to mediocre bowlers at least have young mediocre bowlers who can bat and might improve.
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silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
AWTA. Discomfort? WTF is that?
Also, NZ have a real chance to keep India under 400 or 450. There could be a collapse easy if they bowl well tomorrow.
lockton2skipper
U19 Debutant
saw quite a lot of play, the day went as expected. patel is not test standard and should never play again. bennett huffed and puffed a bit, martin looks on his last legs danny bowled well, a class test bowler.
Flem274*
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Ruckus
International Captain
Why is he benched?I really wanted to see Southee bowl.
Flem274*
123/5
I agree with most of the post, but I don't follow the logic that because the bowling sucks we should work on the batting?
Not much more we can do for the batting anyway. Taylor, Ryder, Williamson and Vettori are now all playing. All we can do is wait for the likes of Raval and Brodie to get a few more FC games under their belts while hoping the McIntosh's, McCullum's etc can make a decent fist of things in the mean time.
Bowling is likewise, except we're shooting ourselves in the foot by leaving out guys who are better than the current bowlers and as you said, can hold a bat. Ryder is Wellington's sixth bowler yet here he is at first change for his country. It's crazy.
Flem274*
123/5
Don't ask us.
Faisal1985
International Vice-Captain
Oh well. Routine work for the Indians i guess.
Ruckus
International Captain
So I take it that means for no apparent reason?
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
I don't see India taking 20 wickets tbh....
Your avatar is mine SS.
Teja.
Global Moderator
Particularly on this track. The only time the Indian spinners have looked remotely threatening in 2010 is when the pitch breaks down and becomes spin-friendly in the 4th and 5th days. This track looks like it'll stay slow and flat all five days. Zaheer is due a bad match too.
Flem274*
123/5
Pretty much. Bowled well on a flat pitch in his previous test but Martin and Bennett are now the best seamers in the country apparently. And Ryder, since he's practically third seamer in this test. Jesse Wellington's 6th bowler Ryder (though a gun golden arm).
Martin was always going to play, and fair enough promoting Bennett since he has some serious talent, but it's like they didn't watch the Australian series. An ordinary offspinner like Patel was always going to get the treatment he got. Even if they wanted two specialist spinners, they should have allowed for the third seamer by dropping a batsman (Watling most likely) because Bennett is a short spell strike bowler.
It is quite funny that full strength Auckland and Northern Districts bowling line ups are stronger than our test one though. As an NZ fan we need to find something to laugh about.
weldone
Hall of Fame Member
But does this Kiwi batting lineup needs good bowling to get all-out twice?
Flem274*
123/5
Slow and low will account for us. This pitch is benign but you do have to work for your runs. I'm telling ya, our lot will hole out to lofted drives straight to fielders inside the circle. Most of them don't know how to bat in the subcontinent.
Flem274*
123/5
Nope. Their records in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are pretty indicative of their merits in the subcontinent.