-
Welcome to the Cricket Web forums, one of the biggest forums in the world dedicated to cricket.
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join the Cricket Web community today!
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.
*Official* New Zealand in Zimbabwe
- Thread starter James
- Start date
He'd probably get caught halfway in terms of terms of being a Test bowler and making the transition regularly to a limited-overs bowler. I'm happy keeping him in colours rather than get him to change his game.
If we weren't credited with a win in the Australian super over (and the Windies ones too, you'd presume) then what's the point of going past the tie?
BeeGee
International Captain
Indeed. Makes no sense at all. The super over either officially decides the match or it isn't played, end of story.
Tricia McMillan
U19 Captain
Much better from Zimbabwe, I didn't get to watch the match but I read the entire play by play of Zimbabwe's innings. It seems they were hanging in there (albeit a bit behind in the pace of the run chase) until losing four wickets in one over.
BeeGee
International Captain
Bracewell is in the test squad. I'd have him in my Test team:
Guptill,
McCullum,
Williamson,
Taylor,
Ryder,
Young,
Vettori,
Mills,
Bracewell,
McKay,
Martin
Maurice
Cricket Spectator
Oh that's good. Hopefully he gets a run.
Howsie
Cricketer Of The Year
I hate that Kyle Mills has somehow made his way back into test consideration, the guy has played about five first class games in the last three years - and done nothing. He has a decent looking test record but you're kidding yourself imo if you think he's going to be effective now at 32, he just looks so laboured.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I think the biggest worry is how many little niggles he gets these days. He'll play a T20I, bowl four overs and then be out for a week with 'soreness' of some kind, so how they expect him to be able to get through five day Tests without either breaking down or bowling within himself (which lets face it, Mills cannot afford to do) is beyond me. Even Tuffey would've been a better pick, I reckon - even though he looked pretty pedestrian at times during his last Test recall he still took some genuine wickets, bowled some cracking deliveries (at 125km/hr
) and batted well, which is all they'd be hoping for with Mills.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
Yeah probably haven't been taking that into consideration enough, was kind of looking forward to seeing Mills bowl in tests. Probably a bit biased because he was the spearhead to the only NZ test match win I've ever witnessed live at the ground (NZ vs England, 1st test, three or so years back) 
Flem274*
123/5
I love Mills, and I think he has deserved more test opportunities than he's got, but he is too fragile for five day cricket these days and selecting him now would be unfair on his career and shoot ourselves in the foot if our best ODI bowler is out for a decent amount of time with an injury.
Raghav
International Vice-Captain
Yeah probably haven't been taking that into consideration enough, was kind of looking forward to seeing Mills bowl in tests. Probably a bit biased because he was the spearhead to the only NZ test match win I've ever witnessed live at the ground (NZ vs England, 1st test, three or so years back)
I personally want to see Mills in whites and smash some boundaries late in the innings and take few wickets whenever he feels fit during the 5 day period
I am sure that he gets niggled down after playing considerable amount of time during a 5 day game; as he isn't used to playing 5 days on a trot in the recent times. However, as its against Zimbabwe, the selectors can fancy the chances of giving me the try and see how it goes. If its not now, its never for him to make a comeback
Last edited:
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Haha I don't agree with picking Mills but if he was left out for that reason it'd absolutely ridiculous.
Flem274*
123/5
Why pick someone for tests whose body can't handle it when he's not any better than his rivals and he's a world class ODI bowler to boot?
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
How good he is or isn't at one day cricket shouldn't factor into it. You don't leave someone out of the Test side because you're scared they'll get injured and miss ODIs; just no.