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

[hendrix]

geez that's rubbish from Wagner.

 

[Bahnz]

So he's better at taking wickets and not conceding runs but not a better bowler. Uh-huh. He's done much more for the 3rd seamer spot than Wagner.

He did well in one series against the West Indies, and all of a sudden he's obviously better at taking wickets despite the fact that Wagner takes significantly more wickets per match?

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Yep, keep bowling wide

 

[_Ed_]

a reign with more success than the vettori reign. a reign which ended with an overseas victory.

Yeah, struggling to see how Taylor's tenure was the problem.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

This spell from wagner is going to get india back into this. Forgot what it was like to have bowlers who have zero control over their length

 

[Flem274*]

Yeah, struggling to see how Taylor's tenure was the problem.

Taylor wasn't part of the unholy alliance or the agribusiness boom.

 

[Blocky]

Three balls bowled, two of them far too short.

 

[hendrix]

big turn for Sodhi

 

[ohnoitsyou]

hey blocky, i thought sodhi couldn't turn it

 

[wellAlbidarned]

He did well in one series against the West Indies, and all of a sudden he's obviously better at taking wickets despite the fact that Wagner takes significantly more wickets per match?

Wagner has played in several series where at first change he's acted as a total pressure release valve. If anything he bowls more like a part timer than Corey, being erratic and occaisionally producing magic out of nowhere but having no consistency.

 

[hendrix]

Three balls bowled, two of them far too short.

Neil Wagner, 7 balls bowled, all pies.

 

[Flem274*]

hey blocky, i thought sodhi couldn't turn it

sodhi cant turn it CONSISTENTLY thats ALWAYS MY FALLBACK ARGUMENT

wagner bowling beautifully

 

[Meridio]

Bounce for Sodhi here. If (big if) he can land enough deliveries in the right spot, he could be valuable here.

Ugh, Wagner bowling filth.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

hey blocky, i thought sodhi couldn't turn it

tbh I didn't think he really could either consistently considering he barely managed anything during the WI series.

 

[_Ed_]

Wagnugghh.

 

[BeeGee]

I'd say NZ are ahead at this stage.

Awesome performance.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I don't know what's worse, us losing 3 wickets for virtually nothing or Ishant getting 6 wickets

 

[ohnoitsyou]

tbh I didn't think he really could either consistently considering he barely managed anything during the WI series.

Except pretty much no one turns it in NZ. Well outside hamilton at least

 

[Dan]

Rohit looked clueless until Wagner came on. The short, wide filth seemed to get him going. I wouldn't say Anderson's a better third seamer, but Wagner has done little to earn himself too many more chances, especially with blokes like Henry, Wheeler and Small in the wings.

Promising signs from Sodhi here, from a batsmen going "lol lets smash this filth oh **** one turned and bounced" type perspective.

 

[BeeGee]

Sodhi > Jadeja

India really missed Ashwin, imo.