***Official*** India in New Zealand 2013/14

[jcas0167]

I still think the answer is obvious, Ryder should open our batting across all formats and seek to play a Matty Hayden role for the side. He has a solid technique when he's not opening his hip and looking to slap everything either over mid wicket or over point. He is possibly the best of our batsman at playing late which sets him up well against fast bowlers and the moving ball, he has shown he can bat time at test level and he'll smash the **** bowling when he sees it. It solves our issue on where to place him and gives us a chance at establishing a dominant opening partnership with either Rutherford or Latham.

I quite like this, although am mindful Ryder didn't exactly flourish when batting 3 in tests. Admittedly, that was when he was returning to the side after the hand injury and the sample size is pretty small.

btw. Pretty big call leaving out/resting Anderson and McCleneghan. It was suggested before the series Anderson may get a rest at some stage, but thought they might want him to get back on the horse after the disapointment of Eden Park.

I was also hoping Dhoni would put us into bat again.

 

[Zinzan]

I don't mind giving Anderson a rest. We need to see more of Neesham going into the world cup. We've seen plenty of McCleneghan and Anderson to know where they stand and what their roles will be.

Would be much more comfortable with it if we were 3-0 up though

 

[hendrix]

Would be much more comfortable with it if we were 3-0 up though

yeah that would be nice. At some point you have to play these guys in pressure situations to know how they'll stand up though.

I still think there's plenty of firepower in the batting. Especially if Ryder and Baz get going this time around.

 

[_Ed_]

Kohli will be opening the batting, apparently!

 

[Athlai]

Kohli out for under 10

 

[Zinzan]

Genuine chance of getting Kohli early with the new ball. I don't mind that decision at all.


Incidentally - McCullum better deliver with the bat today.

 

[Jono]

Kohli opening! As Tiger Woods would say... huge, quickly!

 

[_Ed_]

Kohli out for under 10

Hope you're right! But I have a ghastly feeling he might ton up or something. Seems like random experiments often work out big time for teams playing against us.

 

[_Ed_]

Oh, Kohli has opened before - six games, 159 runs @ 31.80. All against Sri Lanka.

 

[straw man]

I don't mind giving Anderson a rest. We need to see more of Neesham going into the world cup. We've seen plenty of McCleneghan and Anderson to know where they stand and what their roles will be.

Neesham probably needs to prove to himself more than anything that he can play at this level. Really hasn't done well with the bat for NZ to date (ave 13 after 9 matches).

 

[Athlai]

After Guptills 100 he is now in the top 20 ODI batsman in the world according to the ICC rankings, behind Ross and Williamson for NZ. Williamsons form in this series has got him to his highest rating ever and only just a smidgen ahead of Guptill.

 

[Athlai]

Massive inside edge there. 6 inches at least

 

[Zinzan]

Lovely first over from the old horse.

 

[hendrix]

Neesham probably needs to prove to himself more than anything that he can play at this level. Really hasn't done well with the bat for NZ to date (ave 13 after 9 matches).

yeah. I rate his batting quite highly but he's not as good as Anderson. Probably a 7, pushed up to 6 when we're pressing an advantage, whereas Anderson is a 6 moving up to 5 in dominant positions.

 

[Zinzan]

Kohli opening! As Tiger Woods would say... huge, quickly!

Give us a better chance to nab him early

Edit: lovely drive but straight to mid-off

 

[Prince EWS]

Binny is such an atrocious selection.

 

[Jono]

Give us a better chance to nab him early

Edit: lovely drive but straight to mid-off

No doubt, wouldn't want to see Virat open come World Cup time.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Binny is such an atrocious selection.

Some might even say RUBBISH!

 

[Jono]

Binny is such an atrocious selection.

Surely by the end of this game the idea of playing him again will be thrown in the bin

 

[Zinzan]

yeah. I rate his batting quite highly but he's not as good as Anderson. Probably a 7, pushed up to 6 when we're pressing an advantage, whereas Anderson is a 6 moving up to 5 in dominant positions.

Agree, in spite of his natural talent with the bat, I wouldn't want to see Neesham batting any higher than 7 at this level. In a perfect world 8 or 9.