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

[Burgey]

Ok lunch, now to focus all our collective will-powers on rain, rain, rain.

Nooooo. Hope for stubbornness, hope for a gutsy draw. But don't hope for rain.

 

[harsh.ag]

We could have had Shahbaz Nadeem, but he's not in the squad.

 

[Gnske]

Would a Santner ton cure NZ cricket?

 

[mr_mister]

Nooooo. Hope for stubbornness, hope for a gutsy draw. But don't hope for rain.

I've got 20 bucks on the draw



I'll hope for rain thanks

 

[Zinzan]

Santner has more natural talent with the bat than Vettori ever did Simon.

 

[Zinzan]

Would a Santner ton cure NZ cricket?

No, but a triple would.

 

[harsh.ag]

Nooooo. Hope for stubbornness, hope for a gutsy draw. But don't hope for rain.

Yeah, storm's better. Takes away all hope and lets you get on with your life after a good curse off.

 

[Zinzan]

I'm trying to remember, did Murali used to bowl whole session spells on occasions in his pomp?

 

[Flem274*]

Santner has more natural talent with the bat than Vettori ever did Simon.

nah vettori had a great eye, and expanded his range of shots from "cut", "late cut" and "vettori cut" to score all round the wicket.

the #6 we never bothered to use

 

[Zinzan]

I'm not discounting Vettori's unorthodox technique, because it worked, but in the second half of his career. Santner displaying more promise with the bat early for me.

 

[straw man]

Nooooo. Hope for stubbornness, hope for a gutsy draw. But don't hope for rain.

Usually, but here I'd take a little more stubbornness and a lot of rain to knock off a wee session there. The universe can make up for Kaneh losing the toss, or something.

This would be gripping right now if there were 20 overs to go.

 

[Burgey]

I'm trying to remember, did Murali used to bowl whole session spells on occasions in his pomp?

Yeah, Warne did it occasionally too. I think Swann might have as well. It's like an amusing post from an Indian member - don't think it was massively uncommon for it to happen at times, but not like you saw it every day.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Santner has more natural talent with the bat than Vettori ever did Simon.

nah dan always had a freakishly good eye. Santa just has a more conventional technique.

 

[Flem274*]

sodhi is so much better at batting than bowling

 

[Zinzan]

nah dan always had a freakishly good eye. Santa just has a more conventional technique.

True, I'm probably looking more at technique.

Anyway, fun's over. Fine knock all the same

 

[wellAlbidarned]

poo

 

[Flem274*]

hurricane is going to nail santa for laughing after getting out there

 

[Gnske]

hurricane is going to nail santa for laughing after getting out there

There's no way he'll let that stand

 

[straw man]

Good effort from Santner and Ronchi all the same. We'd have given a lot for 50-80 extra first innings runs.

 

[Shri]

Is there a shaving ban in place in the Indian dressing room? Everyone, even the ones who can't grow a good beard have been forced to grow one, it looks like. Yadav's pathetic goatee does take the focus away from his nostrils though.