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

[Flem274*]

I just forgot about him. No idea.

 

[Flem274*]

50 up for O'Donnell and he doesn't have a single FC match to his name. Impressive effort.

 

[Mike5181]

So Taylor is pretty much c'd in my NZ all time ODI team. Does KW make it in ahead of the others for the number five slot? He has one less century than Styris from a billion less matches, more than Twose and a higher average than all of them.

Turner
Astle
Crowe (c)
Taylor
Fleming/KW/Styris/Twose
Cairns

What's yours?

Turner
Astle
Williamson
Crowe
Taylor
Cairns
McCullum+
Hadlee
Vettori
Mills
Bond

 

[Kippax]

Putting the terrific back-foot talent of Anaru Kitchen ahead of O'Donnell in red ball cricket was important to the Aces for some reason, I wonder if it will be now.

 

[Flem274*]

We'll have Robbie if Auckland don't want him.

 

[Kippax]

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@BLACKCAPS
Ashwin gets George Worker lbw sweeping, he's gone for 33, @BigCall13 the new man. NZXI 81-1 #nzvind ^RI

@BigCall13 starts with a flowing cover drive to the fence first ball, confident start! #nzvind ^RI

@bigcall edges Khan to Saha who grabs it falling away he's gone for 9, NZ XI 92-2 in the 34th, just before lunch #nzvind ^RI

@MargotButcher
enjoyed the two cracking pull shots for four by young Robbie O'Donnell

 

[Kippax]

Don't think Northland Cricket got the 2000 @ $10 they were after, got a few though.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Devcich has 462 followers. Itstl

 

[Kippax]

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O'Donnell goes, caught at gulley for a fine 80, he's disappointed but it's been a great knock. NZ XI 149-3

 

[hendrix]

Is Jadeja not going to play?

I just forgot about him. No idea.

Jadeja almost certain to be picked ahead of Ashwin.

 

[Flem274*]

Ishunt wac

 

[Kippax]

Shawn Hicks goes for 5, skies Yadav to short leg and the catch is taken no dramas

Yeah, a big unit Hicks, his pull shot's featured in about 4 of the 5 dismissals I've seen.

 

[Kippax]

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Henry Walsh goes for 5, edging Pandey into the slips where Sharma takes the catch. NZXI 160-5

 

[hendrix]

One wicket each hasn't exactly answered India's selection queries.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

How is this a "New Zealand A" team? Shouldn't it be "NZ XI" or something?

I know the team name doesn't really matter, but still, what's the point of the "A" when it doesn't mean what an "A" normally means?

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Ishant to mop up the tail. please

 

[Kippax]

Gone - Tim Seifert flashes at one outside off stump, and it flies through to Pandey in the slips. NZ XI 171-6

Probably a slash outside off reminiscent of a young Martin Crowe, was it. Wonder if this will be a vault game.

 

[Kippax]

How is this a "New Zealand A" team? Shouldn't it be "NZ XI" or something?

I know the team name doesn't really matter, but still, what's the point of the "A" when it doesn't mean what an "A" normally means?

To make youngsters feel empowered and encourage a bit of faking it until they make it, which is a key focus lately.

Tbf only that scorecard is calling it New Zealand A that I've seen, in the output from NZC.

 

[Flem274*]

athlai thinks otago have a better attack than india ftr

 

[Kippax]

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@chetannarula
Ishwar Pandey gets his third wicket, 3-29, some consistent and sharp bowling from him today