***Official New Zealand in India Nov-Dec 2021 Thread***

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Bharat's had more highlights packages and commentator praise than anyone I've ever seen who's not in a playing XI.

 

[thierry henry]

Clearly cant let a L go huh? **** off. A poster like you sayin this means I post good.

You’ve finally got me HB. Time to hang up my posting boots

 

[Flem274*]

Cant tell if motorway or hand grenades incoming from Ashwin and co.

 

[honestbharani]

Bharat's had more highlights packages and commentator praise than anyone I've ever seen who's not in a playing XI.

If they could, they would have worked in a package of Virat cheering from the dressing room.

 

[honestbharani]

You’ve finally got me HB. Time to hang up my posting boots

This, but unironically.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Bharat's had more highlights packages and commentator praise than anyone I've ever seen who's not in a playing XI.

Its incredibly OTT. He was fine but he also dropped a catch , fumbled 3-4 times and they've been pretending since yesterday that he's been Healy on steroids. Very confusing.

 

[thierry henry]

Seriously this pitch better be ****in dead when we bat

 

[Flem274*]

Seriously this pitch better be ****in dead when we bat

You know whats going to happen

 

[Xix2565]

BCCI nanobots say no highways for NZ.

 

[nzfan]

We've started with Kyle and Southee, now you see the runs have still leaked. Now I'm expecting commentators to take a u turn and say there should have been spin from one end and pace from the other.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ugh declaration talk. Why.

 

[Flem274*]

I think its been pretty easy between the 60th to 80th overs. Both tails have lasted a while, wheras the middle orders have seen many shoot low earlier in the balls lifespan.

 

[honestbharani]

We've started with Kyle and Southee, now you see the runs have still leaked. Now I'm expecting commentators to take a u turn and say there should have been spin from one end and pace from the other.

To be fair, they have not said that. And its a lot easier to attack at 83/5 than now with those two bowling. Also, the swing gets lesser as the day goes on. Right now KJ has been getting no movement off the straight. Southee still finding some shape, although most of it maybe angles he is creating through slightly varying his release points from the crease.

 

[thierry henry]

Sommers has now had Saha dropped thrice

 

[Moss]

Sommers has now had Saha dropped thrice

Feel for the guy, though he’s no world-beater. Helped NZ win vs Pak on debut and gets about one test per year since. Also coming into this game on the back of no cricket.

 

[Test fan]

Something is fishy becouse whenever Southee need to Bowl , Bowls need to change all the time .

 

[honestbharani]

NZ will now have to make the highest 4th innings score ever in Kanpur to win this.

 

[Apex Predator]

Dominic cork wants declaration today

 

[Bijed]

Still though. We're leaving out Neil Wagner. To play Will Somerville. It just doesn't make sense.

One of the many advantages of Wagner is that he actually fulfils some of the criteria that could lead to you opting for a spinner anyway, in that he can bowl long spells if needed and his style (and left-arm-ness) means he provides a point of difference from other pace bowlers. It's not like us taking Anderson, Broad and Woakes to the SC where any one or two of them indivually would be fine to pick, but all three together is probably asking for trouble

 

[honestbharani]

Would still play Sommerville ahead of Ajaz tbh.