***Official*** New Zealand in Bangladesh & Sri Lanka 2013

[Maximas]

By good spinner in the Lord's Test, do you mean one that can score a fourth innings century? Otherwise that's a fairly lengthy bow you've drawn.

Give Ish a couple of years to learn his trade at FC level, rather than blooding him way, WAY too early and we might have one. History tells us that's unlikely to happen. Heaven forbid we get as bad at managing spinners as our trans-Tasman brothers

Yep, our wrist-spinners through history have been pretty **** eh?

The problem with 'blooding' Ish at FC level is that he really won't learn a whole lot, international cricket probably the only place he is gonna develop

 

[Hurricane]

For strawman - boult has tightened his line to monimul

 

[straw man]

For strawman - boult has tightened his line to monimul

Heh. Cricinfo has started with the commentary now. So your comment earlier on the slips was because Mominul edged Boult between them - sigh.

Pleased Anderson keeping it tight so far.

 

[Binkley]

Is the ball just starting to reverse a bit? Or is that my overly optimistic imagination?

 

[Maximas]

Hehe, cricinfo blaming Dilshan's retirement for the technical difficulties

 

[BeeGee]

Short wide filth for the win, apparently.

 

[Hurricane]

anderson!

 

[straw man]

This thread keeps coming back to the topic of our bowling attack. I think realistically in these conditions our wicket-taking was always likely to rest in order upon:

Boult
Williamson
bangladeshi indiscipline
attrition
the new ball

Yuss, score 1 for bangladeshi gifts

Half a point for Anderson for keeping it tight making that pie even more tempting

 

[Hurricane]

enter a real batsman. Not that we can talk considering we have 1 consistent performer..

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Yep, our wrist-spinners through history have been pretty **** eh?

The problem with 'blooding' Ish at FC level is that he really won't learn a whole lot, international cricket probably the only place he is gonna develop

If you're averaging 50 in FC then clearly there's a reasonable amount to learn there. NZ domestic batsmen aren't exactly ace against spin

 

[Maximas]

Yeah, but you're also playing on pitches that don't give you much, from what I've seen all NZ spinners have pretty high FC averages, at least playing in different conditions would help a lot I'd have thought

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Doug's action looking real nice. Makes it easier to watch the ball flying to the fence.

 

[Hurricane]

Doug's action looking real nice. Makes it easier to watch the ball flying to the fence.

Indeed I cracked open a beer to pick it to pieces but it is looking more "complete" than usual.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Yeah, but you're also playing on pitches that don't give you much, from what I've seen all NZ spinners have pretty high FC averages, at least playing in different conditions would help a lot I'd have thought

I'd like to believe that, but most NZ spinners have high averages because they're not very good. The only good one we've had in Vettori is also by no coincidence the only one to average under 35 for a substantial period, so I think the disadvantage of the pitches is pretty evenly cancelled out by the inept batsmen.

 

[Hurricane]

Why was Anderson taken off. Is he just to be used as a partnership breaker?

 

[BeeGee]

Why was Anderson taken off. Is he just to be used as a partnership breaker?

The way McCullum is using his bowlers is completely baffling to me. I assume there is some logic to it, but I have no clue what it is.

 

[straw man]

Williamson bowling quite well to Shakib according to cricinfo.

Is Bartin bowling at all better than yesterday? (yesterday overs 2 and 3 that is)

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Williamson really is a class above the rest atm vs left handers

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Williamson bowling beautifully here

 

[BeeGee]

Is Bartin bowling at all better than yesterday? (yesterday overs 2 and 3 that is)

Marginally, but he keeps bowling at least one **** ball an over.