***Official*** West Indies in New Zealand 2017

[Prince EWS]

Southee's been ok in tests anyway hasn't he? It's ODIs where he's completely stopped taking wickets.

Yeah he's extremely lucky to still be in the frame for ODIs at all, but he's been perfectly fine in Tests. Not gun, but fine.

 

[Athlai]

Drop Raval

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Ugh Raval, usually pretty good hands from what I've seen so far.

That would have had Wagner on his way to the 10-fer.

After a good start he dropped a fair few in the slips last year ... needs to work on it.

 

[Bahnz]

Yeah, I remember he dropped some real clangers in the Banglarghdesh series.

 

[Athlai]

CDG is statistically one of the ATG allrounders. Averages 35 with the bat and 25 with the ball.

Zimbabwe's Imran Khan.

 

[BeeGee]

Raval will be hoping Wags gets this last wicket.

 

[Athlai]

WI locker room at lunch:

"If we fall over before 3pm we can still head down to Oriental Bay for some Ice Creams and a quick swim"

"And if we finish up before 2.15 we can go have a quick look through Te Papa"

 

[straw man]

Except Miguel - he won't be able to walk if that's like I imagine it.

Boult to Cummins, no run, yikes, what has happened there? Goes through Cummins' flick to hit him right on the back knee, no protection there. Cummins got his bat down so awkwardly that the bat brushed the pad away, exposing his knee. And he goes down writhing in pain.

 

[Athlai]

Just what West Indies needed to end their day, really sucks.

 

[BeeGee]

Great performance NZ.

 

[straw man]

Win!

Satisfying victory even if it's been all but assured for the last two days.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Have to take back my criticisms of the selections, pretty much everyone made a quality contribution towards the win.

Wish Wagner had got his 10 though.

So does Watling come straight back in for the second test if fit?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

A comprehensive capitulation!

 

[Athlai]

Have to take back my criticisms of the selections, pretty much everyone made a quality contribution towards the win.

Wish Wagner had got his 10 though.

So does Watling come straight back in for the second test if fit?

Latham
Raval
Williamson
Taylor
Watling
CDG
Blundell (+)
Santa
Wagner
Southee
Boult

 

[BeeGee]

So does Watling come straight back in for the second test if fit?

That's up to the selectors. It would be extremely harsh to drop Blundy after a ton and a tidy job behind the stumps.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Didn’t realise how bad the West Indies’ Test record in New Zealand is; they’ve actually won a Test in Australia more recently than they have in NZ and only won two Tests there since 1969.

As an aside, quite bizarre that the West Indies didn’t play a solitary Test in New Zealand throughout the 1970s.

 

[straw man]

So does Watling come straight back in for the second test if fit?

Didn't keep for ND so doubt he'll be considered for the second test either.

Presumably Southee will be back though.

 

[BeeGee]

Latham
Raval
Williamson
Taylor
Watling
CDG
Blundell (+)
Santa
Wagner
Southee
Boult

Well, yeah. But in would also be harsh to drop a bloke who scored 67 in a crucial 4th wicket partnership.

 

[Athlai]

Well, yeah. But in would also be harsh to drop a bloke who scored 67 in a crucial 4th wicket partnership.

Lets be harsh.

 

[Prince EWS]

Latham
Raval
Williamson
Taylor
Watling
CDG
Blundell (+)
Santa
Wagner
Southee
Boult

If they were going to do this (as I advocated for), they would've done it in the first Test, as he was fit to bat. Nothing has changed to make them change their minds on that one.