*Official* New Zealand tour of India 2024

[Northerner]

Latham
Conway
Young
Ravindra
Mitchell
Phillips
Blundell
Santner/Bracewell
Henry
Patel
ORourke.

at some point got to give Sears a go too, pointless sending him to sit on the bench for 5 tests,

 

[PaulLennon]

Do you mean the "superior NZ bowlers" who just conceded 602/5 declared against Sri Lanka?

yup, nz have better bowlers for outside asia but inside asia, bang have a decent bowling attack. ind were just too good against them.

 

[PaulLennon]

Bangalore's always going to be having rains.

saved sa from a whitewash in 2015

 

[govinda indian fan]

Latham
Conway
Young
Ravindra
Mitchell
Phillips
Blundell
Santner/Bracewell
Henry
Patel
ORourke.

at some point got to give Sears a go too, pointless sending him to sit on the bench for 5 tests,

Sears should play esp if he is express. express pace always works in india

 

[Moss]

Asked about Southee’s place in the selection picture, Latham referenced the fact that “he took seven wickets (in one innings)” in Bengaluru “the last time we toured there as a test team,” which sounds impressive until you realise that was 12 years ago – almost two years before Latham, now a seasoned veteran, even made his debut.

Where were you 12 years ago, people?

Ha ha, was in a near-entry level job then and watched this game in its entirety at the KSCA (had far too much free time then, amazingly wasn't on CW yet). The first in a long line of "Tim Southee comes up with a great performance when questions are asked about his place in the side" episodes (think he averaged something like 45 in tests with the ball till then). Did bowl quite brilliantly, the use of the scrambled seam to get Dhoni and Kohli was masterful.

 

[Apex Predator]

Sears should play esp if he is express. express pace always works in india

Sears isn't express but could crank it upto 90mph which is more than handy pace. Don't think he can reverse it though otherwise he can be devastating. Umesh Yadav has crazy numbers in India for a reason.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Sears isn't express but could crank it upto 90mph which is more than handy pace. Don't think he can reverse it though otherwise he can be devastating. Umesh Yadav has crazy numbers in India for a reason.

Nz bowlers normally dont need reverse has it swing through out the day in nz

 

[govinda indian fan]

Imo we should rest rohit in one game and give debut to abhimanyu eswaran so that as rohit is missing a game in aus eswaran as some international experience under belt it would be stupid to play make shift opener in bgt

 

[capt_Luffy]

Imo we should rest rohit in one game and give debut to abhimanyu eswaran so that as rohit is missing a game in aus eswaran as some international experience under belt it would be stupid to play make shift opener in bgt

Not a bad call. Easwaran has been around for way too long to never get a Test cap. I think he deserves atleast one.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Not a bad call. Easwaran has been around for way too long to never get a Test cap. I think he deserves atleast one.

Playing one at home is better then debuting in hostile conditions against atg attack of Australia

 

[capt_Luffy]

Playing one at home is better then debuting in hostile conditions against atg attack of Australia

It is. But you don't get to choose really. Easwaran isn't going to challenge Jaiswal or Rohit for a spot, and there is a very long line of Sarfaraz, Jurel and Paddikal in the Middle order, so he better does grab the chance he gets with both hands.

 

[govinda indian fan]

It is. But you don't get to choose really. Easwaran isn't going to challenge Jaiswal or Rohit for a spot, and there is a very long line of Sarfaraz, Jurel and Paddikal in the Middle order, so he better does grab the chance he gets with both hands.

A new opener in aus could really hurt our chances of lifting bgt

 

[govinda indian fan]

A new opener in aus could really hurt our chances of lifting bgt

Dont want sarfraz to play in aus it could really kill his international career

 

[capt_Luffy]

A new opener in aus could really hurt our chances of lifting bgt

For one match?? I don't think he is going to do THAT much damage. Our other options include promoting one of Rahul/Gill to open, but then again, don't expect much from Sarfaraz in Australia.

 

[CricAddict]

Dont want sarfraz to play in aus it could really kill his international career

If he can't play in Australia, he need not have an international career.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Imo sarfraz should play vs nz it could show if he really struggles vs pace as he would be face good bowlers like o roruke and ben sears

 

[govinda indian fan]

If he can't play in Australia, he need not have an international career.

He great at playing spin which could be useful at sub continent and all he needs to be is not be at raina level vs short balls

 

[govinda indian fan]

For one match?? I don't think he is going to do THAT much damage. Our other options include promoting one of Rahul/Gill to open, but then again, don't expect much from Sarfaraz in Australia.

Rohit is our best player against pace and bounce if he doesnt play in perth we need somebody decent against bounce otherwise would mean a batting collapse

 

[SteveNZ]

Ha ha, was in a near-entry level job then and watched this game in its entirety at the KSCA (had far too much free time then, amazingly wasn't on CW yet). The first in a long line of "Tim Southee comes up with a great performance when questions are asked about his place in the side" episodes (think he averaged something like 45 in tests with the ball till then). Did bowl quite brilliantly, the use of the scrambled seam to get Dhoni and Kohli was masterful.

Haha, that is a hallmark of Tim Southee's career.

Speaking of 2012, I was at the Test in Dunedin v SA - Southee took 0-40 off 10 and 0-100 off 25 (and a second ball duck), he genuinely looked like a club bowler. His run-up was ****ed, absolutely zero momentum through the crease. From memory, Allan Donald was our bowling coach and completely remodelled him to the point where Bengaluru was 3 innings' later.

His career from post Brisbane 2008 to 2012 was one big cruise mode, you'd like to think he regrets that period but I'm not sure he does

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Sears isn't express but could crank it upto 90mph which is more than handy pace. Don't think he can reverse it though otherwise he can be devastating. Umesh Yadav has crazy numbers in India for a reason.

Sears actually reminds me a bit of early career Cummins. Slightly loose back-bending action which generates good pace and a natural away-swinger.