*Official* New Zealand in Bangladesh 2023/24

[The Hutt Rec]

There's part of me that wonders whether Santner has now reached that magical age that spinners apparently reach where they suddenly git gud, with his bowling in the World Cup showing a new stage in his development or something. Plus I seem to remember he took a decent bag in a Plunket Shield game recently. But then the more realistic part of me thinks that he'd just do what he's always done at Test level, bowl a bit too fast, not turn it enough and be a bit too loose.

I've thought exactly the same thing. I think I've got my hopes up for players in similar circumstances in the past, and then they've played and performed just the same as they always have.

 

[Athlai]

But he bowls so ****ing deliciously slow now

 

[Moss]

Blundell least of NZ’s worries, even if his game is less suited to (sharp turning) subcontinent pitches.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

2nd test team

Ravindra, Latham, Williamson, Conway, Mitchell, Phillips, Blundell, Santner, Sodhi, Jamieson, Southee

Bat deep

 

[Skyliner]

2nd test team

Ravindra, Latham, Williamson, Conway, Mitchell, Phillips, Blundell, Santner, Sodhi, Jamieson, Southee

Bat deep

Sodhi ahead of Jamo?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Sodhi ahead of Jamo?

Yes. Better average and better against spin.

 

[Moss]

Phillips hardly assured against spin but his approach has probably been the right one. Might as well get runs before the spinner gets you.

 

[trundler]

Another point for Shanto's captaincy

 

[Athlai]

I raised the finger to that one tbh

 

[Punk01]

Young plays spin better , should open next game , he showed in the odi series vs Bangladesh

 

[King Kane]

Phillips gone.

Surprised old Pistol didn't fire him without a review, that looked out.

Still a pretty good test for Phillips though, he has done enough to hold his spot.

 

[Punk01]

Phillips has this flaw where he always plays on Backfoot to spin lmao

 

[Sunil1z]

Young plays spin better , should open next game , he showed in the odi series vs Bangladesh

Also played well in IND in 2021 iirc

 

[trundler]

It spun back sharply. Impact looked like umpire's call on first viewing to me.

 

[Moss]

Coaching staff should be taking some notes here. 3 tests in India next year.

 

[Meridio]

Yeah playing back to literally every delivery is not a good way to play spin.

With Phillips now gone we can stick a fork in this one I think. Pretty poor performance all around I thought, haven't seen a hell of a lot of it but we've looked a bit sleepy and off-the-boil when I have been watching. On the positive side, Kane scoring runs is good, and I thought Jamieson bowled pretty well all things considered but had no luck. Mitchell's done alright too though his dismissal in the first innings was pretty crucial.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Coaching staff should take some notes here. 3 tests in India next year.

Plus 2 in Sri Lanka and possibly one vs Afghanistan in the UAE. Trial by spin.

 

[Meridio]

I've thought exactly the same thing. I think I've got my hopes up for players in similar circumstances in the past, and then they've played and performed just the same as they always have.

Call it the Doug Bracewell experience

 

[trundler]

Poor

 

[Athlai]

Yeah playing back to literally every delivery is not a good way to play spin.

With Phillips now gone we can stick a fork in this one I think. Pretty poor performance all around I thought, haven't seen a hell of a lot of it but we've looked a bit sleepy and off-the-boil when I have been watching. On the positive side, Kane scoring runs is good, and I thought Jamieson bowled pretty well all things considered but had no luck. Mitchell's done alright too though his dismissal in the first innings was pretty crucial.

Bangladesh definitely bowling far better than our frontline spinners. Our bats are facing difficult conditions but you'd still expect a lot better from them. Conway is looking properly out of form. Latham /Nicholls woeful.