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

[SteveNZ]

Apparently Chris Martin is dropped? Anyone hear this?

 

[ganeshran]

It is rainy season in India, expecting a few rain interruptions. The saving grace is that rains in Bangalore usually are heavy during late afternoon and early evening times, by which time more than 2 sessions would have been completed

 

[lockton2skipper]

trent boult looks a better bowler than wagner at the moment.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Apparently Chris Martin is dropped? Anyone hear this?

Yeah I saw that too. End of the road for him?

 

[lockton2skipper]

been a great servant but now is the time to move on.

 

[Meridio]

Source? NZ Herald saying Bracewell for Southee is the only change.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Just noticed I'm fourth in the Fantasy Cricket. Guess it was a good move to have Ashwin as skipper. Bad move to put Wagner in seeing as they didn't play him. Oh well, Martin is in his place now.

If Martin has been dropped this was a good bit of work.

 

[straw man]

Source? NZ Herald saying Bracewell for Southee is the only change.

Well that would be a strange move barring injury. Bracewell bowled reasonably last test, if not amazingly, and was unlucky with two edges through slips. Plus he's notionally a better batsman than the rest (not that he looked at all like scoring runs in first test).

Southee for Martin seems more likely. Although I back the move, still feel a touch sad for Marto.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Saw it on the news this morning. Martin out and Southee in was what they said.

 

[Mike5181]

Apparently Chris Martin is dropped? Anyone hear this?

Shouldn't have been in the team in the first place.

 

[straw man]

I never thought Wagner was anywhere near as good as some people were hoping and I don't think he's anywhere near as **** as some people are suggesting now. Why is there no middle ground? What we have here is a reasonable but not outstanding bowler who has deservedly been called up into the reckoning based on good albeit slightly inconsistent domestic performances.

completely awta

 

[Days of Grace]

A tail of...

Patel
Southee
Boult
Martin

...would be insane.

Bracewell has to play if fit.

 

[Howsie]

lol, if they drop Bracewell instead of Martin I'll just give up.

 

[straw man]

Win toss and bat plz

 

[Howsie]

I never thought Wagner was anywhere near as good as some people were hoping and I don't think he's anywhere near as **** as some people are suggesting now. Why is there no middle ground? What we have here is a reasonable but not outstanding bowler who has deservedly been called up into the reckoning based on good albeit slightly inconsistent domestic performances. He shouldn't be the first bowler picked and he shouldn't be cast aside for all eternity either. Chilling on the bench behind Bracewell, Boult, Southee and Martin but being next in line after that seems about right to me at this stage, Such a weirdly polarising cricketer for someone so utterly meh.

Three years of ridiculously high hype and media coverage would explain the hate. Newspaper, Radio, TV, if domestic cricket was being covered Neil Wagner was getting exposure. I guarantee unless you actually followed domestic cricket with a passion most people would never had heard of Trent Boult before he made his test debut even though he ****s all over Wagner as a bowler. The level of publicity he's had in this country is sickening for a player of his skill level.

 

[straw man]

Win toss and bat plz

 

[straw man]

Three years of ridiculously high hype and media coverage would explain the hate. Newspaper, Radio, TV, if domestic cricket was being covered Neil Wagner was getting exposure. I guarantee unless you actually followed domestic cricket with a passion most people would never had heard of Trent Boult before he made his test debut even though he ****s all over Wagner as a bowler. The level of publicity he's had in this country is sickening for a player of his skill level.

Not really Wagner's fault though is it?

Confirmed Southee in for Martin - excellent.

 

[Daemon]

Interesting to see how NZ go with no pressure of a huge target/lead and on day 1 of what's supposed to be a pitch that's not the most conducive to the tweakers.

 

[Howsie]

 

[Days of Grace]

125/5