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

[hendrix]

Rachin to open, Young to 3 and Mitchell to 6 would make this 11 seem much less makeshift.

Would keep Young opening but have Rachin at 3 so it's not two left handers initially and they can't go meme Ashwin. But yeah. Mitchell should not bat 3.

 

[hendrix]

Can't give up that single there guys, way too easy.

 

[straw man]

Nice. Ajaz getting into a rhythm.

 

[Athlai]

And yet pace will take 80% of our wickets

 

[Moss]

Bowling changes spot on but think the commentators are right in picking on some of the field placings.

 

[straw man]

looking like 80% of nothing atm

 

[straw man]

Bowling changes spot on but think the commentators are right in picking on some of the field placings.

Deep Dasgupta is quite good

 

[straw man]

I know Somerville always bowls pretty straight and it can be a legitimate tactic with legside catchers, but I really hate that line instead of aiming to pitch just outside offstump and spin back in to attack the wickets.

Also control of length from both our spinners not as good as India's. Ajaz bowling a bit better, that was a good one.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Nice rip for Ajax here. Axar going to be a real handful all test.

 

[Moss]

Patel starting to bowl very well. Somerville needs to repay the faith here, if he wants to remain in contention for next year’s UAE tour. Getting his line right would be a start, been too middle-and-leg to the RHBs.

 

[Athlai]

Somerville ain’t playing in the UAE

 

[Gnske]

Bring out the depression thread again

 

[Athlai]

Rippon gotta let it rip

 

[eroticfishcake]

Damn that was a cracking six

 

[_Ed_]

Well, this isn't ideal.

 

[Moss]

Any Mumbaikars here, thoughts on the turnout? Wankhede has been starved of test cricket in the last decade, and don’t think there are any attendance restrictions. Are we likely to see a better crowd for the weekend?

 

[straw man]

Any Mumbaikars here, thoughts on the turnout? Wankhede has been starved of test cricket in the last decade, and don’t think there are any attendance restrictions. Are we likely to see a better crowd for the weekend?

So far I've noticed a turnout of one hundred percent fewer annoying ****ing horns.

 

[trundler]

Somervillage

 

[ashley bach]

Well, this isn't ideal.

we just had the worst preparation for a test series the world has ever known,
our 2 best batsman are out injured,
and to put the cream on top we just lost our 100th consecutive toss.
you're right....this isn't ideal!!!

 

[straw man]

If Somerville is going to persist with this legside garbage can we at least get a legslip in?

Also he's a weird offspinner in that he often drifts the ball in to the right hander instead of away. It all just ends up a whole load of legside.