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Just woke up and saw the score
**** this ****
**** this ****
At 1-0 up, you bat until your fingers bleed. Which they are probably doing now, incredible effort.Do they pull the trigger against the new ball? Or do they grind the day out and worry about target tomorrow?
I just don't want us to go for the win at all tbh. IDGAF if that sounds negative. They have a monster batting lineup. Dhawan, Pujara, Kohli and Dhoni could make a 350 run chase gettable in a session of good batting.Agree with all that's it's vital these two bat through the first 15 or so overs of the new ball. Against tired bowlers with the ball not brand new I really believe Neesham, Southee and Wagner should be able to score at least another 60 between them, giving us a 300 lead. Could still collapse short of an even-money score if we lose a wicket now.
Exactly right, that's my concern too. I'd sooner we just keep on batting and batting if we can.I just don't want us to go for the win at all tbh. IDGAF if that sounds negative. They have a monster batting lineup. Dhawan, Pujara, Kohli and Dhoni could make a 350 run chase gettable in a session of good batting.
Oh I pretty much agree - don't set them anything gettable - don't think about declaring unless it's 370 from 70 overs or so which would make India sweat without a realistic prospect of chasing it. I was just thinking of what happens when/if one of these two gets out next session - want the ball to be as old as possible.I just don't want us to go for the win at all tbh. IDGAF if that sounds negative. They have a monster batting lineup. Dhawan, Pujara, Kohli and Dhoni could make a 350 run chase gettable in a session of good batting.
he's gonna need to cramp up before he beats Mark Richardson's 145 v IndiaIf McCullum can get his 300 and bat us to a series victory, it'll be the single greatest innings ever by an NZ batsman. And I don't just mean that in the obvious sense that he'll have NZ's highest ever score.
Exactly right, that's my concern too. I'd sooner we just keep on batting and batting if we can.
It's all about the series win.
Oh I pretty much agree - don't set them anything gettable - don't think about declaring unless it's 370 from 70 overs or so which would make India sweat without a realistic prospect of chasing it. I was just thinking of what happens when/if one of these two gets out next session - want the ball to be as old as possible.
Yes they did get 360 though in 96 overs.I suppose the counterpoint to our argument is that you'd have to bowl pretty poorly for an extended period of time to fail to defend 350 runs. Which is somewhat true, but then I thought we bowled pretty well for most of the 4th innings in Auckland and they still reached 360, and this pitch is probably more of a road now than Eden Park was on day 4.