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

[OverratedSanity]

Really top class knock. We'd have been in terrible shape if he'd got out early.

 

[Burgey]

Che WAFG.

Big effort to come back from a CIA backed assassination in Bolivia and produce this.

 

[Burgey]

I'd have appealed for handled ball there. Yeah

 

[91Jmay]

First over I've seen of Jeets but that looked good. Lots of dip.

 

[Zinzan]

Really top class knock. We'd have been in terrible shape if he'd got out early.

Pujara and Vijay are your two best.

Patel needs another man in close slightly behind square bowling to Rahana. Looks ordinary against half decent off-spin.

 

[cnerd123]

Che has now faced 158 deliveries in this innings.

That is twice as many as Kohli has all series.

 

[cnerd123]

Runs scored by Kohli this series: 36
Kohli's career batting average: 43.74
Che's strike rate for this series: 45.47

 

[Athlai]

Nooooo

 

[Zinzan]

That would have gone to another man wider. Poor captaincy Taylor, that was obvious.

 

[91Jmay]

Rahane looks clueless against Jeets. He really isn't a great player of spin is he?

 

[ImpatientLime]

pujara is just different gravy.

ridiculous that he was ever dropped and that there is still debate about his place in the side.

 

[Zinzan]

Rahane looks clueless against Jeets. He really isn't a great player of spin is he?

Yup, which is why he needs to get another close catcher squarer on the leg-side.

 

[Flem274*]

i actually feel a bit sorry for jeets. has created some near misses. deserves to snaffle one.

very fortunate for the game that nz got a few early. this pitch already hinting it will get much tougher for batting in a few days.

all hail matt henry for keeping the contest alive.

 

[Athlai]

Wouldn't say very fortunate at all tbh. Conditions weren't easy for batting in the first hour or so.

 

[Zinzan]

Not sure Bracewell could have done much differently there could he? He was trying to keep his eye on the ball preacher Doull.

 

[cnerd123]

Rahane looks clueless against Jeets. He really isn't a great player of spin is he?

Yea he's bad against spin and I don't recall anyone ever saying otherwise

 

[Bahnz]

Yup, which is why he needs to get another close catcher squarer on the leg-side.

I remember a general lack of attacking field settings being a major flaw during Taylor's first run as captain.

 

[Flem274*]

Wouldn't say very fortunate at all tbh. Conditions weren't easy for batting in the first hour or so.

fortunate for the game, not that nz were bad or anything

 

[91Jmay]

Yea he's bad against spin and I don't recall anyone ever saying otherwise

Bad strikes me as a bit strong. He still seems to have the ability to knock ball that is slightly off but not a 'bad' ball into gap, just not a great player of it.

 

[Zinzan]

Yea he's bad against spin and I don't recall anyone ever saying otherwise

Lol, bit prickly innit