Dear god I hope not, but everyone seems to be of the "persist with him" mindset, makes me wonder what I'm not seeing when people like Crowe and Doull see him as a great prospect, personally I think he's got all the makings of another Tarun Nethula/Brooke Walker/Todd Astle.
Due to this, I'd pick four seamers and designate someone the "Tough luck, you're bowling into the breeze son" pick.
No. Just no.
Agree with this, Wagner would have been bowling a consistent width outside the off stump, if the umpire isn't calling him for that, then he shouldn't expect to be called when a wicket falls. But looking at the evidence, I'd say his toe came down inside the line, he was never over the line with his foot fully on the ground.
Yeah, kinda. I think I've heard Pujara say he doesn't mind opening though, while Rahane on the other hand was offered a spot as a permanent Test opener when Vijay and Dhawan come in against Australia and told the selectors he'd rather wait for a middle order spot to open up. I think Rahane is a lot more technically suited to opening than Pujara; he just doesn't like it.
If they/the rain hadn't ruined the Dunedin test, we'd be going for 5 in a row
Good call. Openers? Keep both? Change one? Change both?
I have a sneaking suspicion that Guptill might get a recall. He shouldn't, but I have a feeling it'll happen.
Honestly, I think both Southee and Wagner deserved to take 5 each. They were both superb, over the whole match really. Southee in particular was looking unplayable even when the conditions were flat and there was no swing. Hit McGrath-esque lengths and got anything there was to get from the pitch.
Is Henry even fit at the moment? Pretty sure he pulled out of the Canterbury game this week.
Yeah, but now we have spuds like Kumar Dharmasena who don't so much as look at the front foot at any point. Obviously the umpire is going to make errors on front foot no balls, but they can at least try and pick them up.
Not a bad call. Definitely wouldn't be against this.
