***Official*** New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa 2016

[Fuller Pilch]

Sodhi is still bowling some dreadful long hops.

Mark Craig might find himself back in the XI. We could do with his bucket hands in the slips. Otherwise Kane could be going a lot of bowling in India.

 

[Meridio]

Yeah Sodhi still clearly not a test bowler. Just bowls too many really bad balls, can't build up any kind of pressure.

 

[hendrix]

I'm a Craig belieber

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I was hoping Ish had turned the corner after excellent performances for ND in 1st class and then his games in the World T20

 

[hendrix]

very flattering figures for Ish.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Pretty average 4-fer

 

[Zinzan]

Yeah, disappointing this from Sodhi, I thought he might have turned a corner yesterday when he strung a number of accurate overs on the trot, only for the old long-hops to return. His return of 4-60 flatters him.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

His bowling average is finally lower than KW's batting av.

 

[NZTailender]

Don't enforce the follow on. Make Guptill bat some more and get to three figures ffs.

 

[Hurricane]

New Zealand have decided to bat again

.....

 

[Zinzan]

Excellent. Right decision in so many respects, including for my viewing.

 

[91Jmay]

~30 overs you'd imagine, to give them ~120 overs at Zimbabwe?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So how long will they bat, 30 overs and set over 350 to win?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Send in Santner at first drop.

 

[RxGM]

Interesting if Zim go full defensive set a 8-1 field, to frustrate NZ.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Yeah smash it for a session and then declare

 

[Hurricane]

Send in Santner at first drop.

Yes.

 

[hendrix]

Will be interesting to see how Latham approaches this session.

 

[mr_mister]

Guptill should look for a cheeky not out to boost that avg

 

[hendrix]

nah just whack it like a golf ball, he plays best this way