***Official*** New Zealand in India 2012

[wellAlbidarned]

and that's why when a NZ batsman hits a spinner for consecutive boundaries it's time to get nervous

 

[Dan]

Two lovely shots from Guppy.

The NZ way, of course, would be to try to follow it up with a six and get caught.

Close enough?

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Yes, Guptill, mid on is deep. Ease up with the hands and take a single.

 

[Howsie]

Um, how was that even close to being out?

Edit: Yep, was turning and probably missing.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Man, I love Gunner and all, but that's a shocker.

 

[_Ed_]

Not sure about that decision.

Having said that, the one just before it looked pretty close.

 

[Days of Grace]

Hesson to run onto the field and demand an explanation from Gould. Worst coach. Should be changed immediately.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Yeah so that's not hitting.

 

[_Ed_]

Possibly the first time I've seen McCullum go 57 balls without a boundary.

 

[SteveNZ]

na there's nothing clinically wrong with his eyes, he just doesn't practice enough. If he really had something like that holding him back, despite him making a conscious effort to improve his batting a lot, you'd still expect his basic technique to be better than it is - but it isn't.

Yes there is. You didn't know before you posted that did you?

 

[Shri]

Looks like night out there.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Are we in India or Mordor?

 

[Shri]

And as soon as I say it, they walk off.

 

[Shri]

Damn.

 

[_Ed_]

That was one of the scariest ****ing clouds I've ever seen.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

The ball was missing off stump by some distance

 

[bombay_bomber]

With the Warriors taking a pounding of similar magnitude at the NRL, Bledisloe seems to be the only saving grace for the Kiwis

 

[Furball]

Very interesting graphic there - India best in the world in terms of S/R and Average in terms of playing against spin in the last five years. England interestingly second in terms of the S/R playing vs spin, but fifth in terms of average.

Shockingly, Pakistan second to last in S/R and third to last in average vs. spin. ITSTL.

It's not that shocking when a) Swann averages about 3 against them and b) Pakistan made Monty Panesar look good.

 

[Ruckus]

Yes there is. You didn't know before you posted that did you?

No I didn't, but I found the only article I could find on it (Chris Martin: Bat out of hell - cricket - sport | Stuff.co.nz) and it doesn't sound like there is anything clinically abnormal with his eyes at all. This is allegedly the problem: "Essentially the relaying of information from my eyes to my reflexes and what I do with my body is a little bit slow"...sounds pretty much exactly the kind of thing that would be improved with more practice.

 

[Hurricane]

This reminds me of when CW got on Moles' case and then 2 weeks later he was gone.

I think Hesson needs to at least complete this test match before I will rain down any fury on him. The only thing I kept commenting on is that I felt it was risky putting our best bats in positions 1-4.
However if it was his decision to pick Franklin then hats off.