***Official*** New Zealand in India 2016

[morgieb]

Have to say, Yadav ahead of Kumar seems a bit strange.

 

[Shri]

3 spinners, Boult and Wagner for NZ. Nice.

 

[OverratedSanity]

India 1 M Vijay, 2 KL Rahul, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara 4 Virat Kohli (capt). 5 Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Rohit Sharma, 7 R Ashwin, 8 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 9 Ravindra Jadeja, 10 Umesh Yadav, 11 Mohammed Shami

Would've preferred Bhuvi but whatevs, that's close to ideal

 

[Zinzan]

We don't get India's sympy at all

Strangely this made me chuckle and the last time I found wrestling interesting was in the days the bushwhackers were a thing.

 

[Mike5181]

Wagner's never opened the bowling in test cricket, so this should be something a little different to watch.

 

[Athlai]

1 Martin Guptill, 2 Tom Latham, 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Luke Ronchi, 6 BJ Watling (wk), 7 Mitchell Santner, 8 Mark Craig, 9 Neil Wagner, 10 Ish Sodhi, 11 Trent Boult

Nicholls dropped

 

[cnerd123]

Yadav over Bhuvi is strange.

Lol NZ 3 spinners. I actually don't mind this strategy tbh, but it's still a bit amusing. Guptill playing so presumably Ronchi doesn't open.

NZ going for 5 bowlers vs India's 4 is also interesting.

 

[morgieb]

Nicholls getting dropped is pretty bizarre though, given he acquitted himself reasonably well over in South Africa.

 

[straw man]

Any confirmation if NZ are playing Guptill or Ronchi?

Oh wait it just came up. Looking forward to Guptill's bowling then.

Edit: Wait what, Nicholls left out?

 

[Zinzan]

1 Martin Guptill, 2 Tom Latham, 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Luke Ronchi, 6 BJ Watling (wk), 7 Mitchell Santner, 8 Mark Craig, 9 Neil Wagner, 10 Ish Sodhi, 11 Trent Boult

Nicholls dropped

Well Nicholls did well in his last test match in the most difficult of conditions, so that makes sense.. #McLogic

 

[Athlai]

Kind of excited that we have an engine room that starts at 5 and ends at 9. A better time.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Strangely this made me chuckle and the last time I found wrestling interesting was in the days the bushwhackers were a thing.

You need to watch more Steiner

 

[Mike5181]

1 Martin Guptill, 2 Tom Latham, 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Luke Ronchi, 6 BJ Watling (wk), 7 Mitchell Santner, 8 Mark Craig, 9 Neil Wagner, 10 Ish Sodhi, 11 Trent Boult

Nicholls dropped

Wonder what that means for Guptill if he continues to fail.

 

[morgieb]

Kind of excited that we have an engine room that starts at 5 and ends at 9. A better time.

Sodhi can bat too, could argue the engine room runs until 10. Perfect chance for some troll innings here.

 

[Shri]

Would pay to watch a math promo between Steiner and the Ultimate Warrior.

 

[straw man]

Nicholls getting dropped is pretty bizarre though, given he acquitted himself reasonably well over in South Africa.

Yes it is. Assume he looked terrible in the nets/warmup vs spin? Probably did, though it's still harsh.

All set for his promotion to opener in the next test series then.

 

[Zinzan]

Sodhi can bat too, could argue the engine room runs until 10. Perfect chance for some troll innings here.

Not really even troll considering aside from KW, Taylor, Watling & Latham the rest of the batting line-up are all about the same except for Boult.

 

[Mike5181]

Hopefully Watling moves up to number 5 then

 

[CricAddict]

Yadav over Bhuvi is strange.

Lol NZ 3 spinners. I actually don't mind this strategy tbh, but it's still a bit amusing. Guptill playing so presumably Ronchi doesn't open.

NZ going for 5 bowlers vs India's 4 is also interesting.

It should have been Bhuvi over Umesh. Better batsman, better bowler, it is his home pitch and he is in form. Doesn't make sense.

 

[straw man]

Not really even troll considering aside from KW, Taylor, Watling & Latham the rest of the batting line-up are all about the same except for Boult.

Pretty much. On the positive side, those four named would amount to near enough to our best ever batting-against-spin side. This doesn't say much however.