***Official India in New Zealand***

[G.I.Joe]

I'd say practice match + 3-test series.

I'd say 365 days in a year. No more.

 

[Lambu]

I'd say 365 days in a year. No more.

 

[Polo23]

I'd say harden up.

 

[Bahnz]

I'd say 365 days in a year. No more.

Indeed. If you take into account that the Indian series started 10 days after the end of the aussie tour, and that holding a test match in April is hardly ideal to start with, it's silly to say they should've booked a practice match in with the 3 tests.

10 days -
3 for the game
2 for rest days after the ODI series
3 for rest days in between the practice match and the first test.

That would've left only 2 days after the end of the aussie tour, not really enough recovery time. Obviously it would've been nice if there had been enough time to hold 3 tests and a practice match, but there wasn't. So can people stop blaming the BCCI? God... that's something I never though I'd hear myself say...

20/20 squad out. Oram and Ryder back but no Styris. Anyone know why?

 

[Days of Grace]

Not good enough anymore?

 

[GGG]

"India have bent over backwards to accommodate our wish for three Tests so we have to give them some warm-up," Vaughan was quoted as saying in the Dominion Post. "I said to them: `We won't leave you in the lurch, we will give you some decent warm-up,' and one way or the other we will honour that."

Cricinfo - Indians could get practice games

But of course, it's the BCCI so it must be all their fault.

Interesting, last I heard was that India requested 3 test matches?

 

[GGG]

"BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said he was delighted that both the boards were able to agree on an extended tour. "My thanks go to New Zealand Cricket for responding positively to our request for an extended Test series"

Cricinfo - India to play extra Test and Twenty20 in NZ

 

[Precambrian]

"BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said he was delighted that both the boards were able to agree on an extended tour. "My thanks go to New Zealand Cricket for responding positively to our request for an extended Test series"

Cricinfo - India to play extra Test and Twenty20 in NZ

FFS Get a life. That article is dated over a month back.

 

[HMas]

NZ 20/20 team to white wash India 2-0

Ryder
McCullum
Guptill
Taylor
Elliot
Broom
Oram
Vettori
Southee
Butler
Brien/Thompson

 

[G.I.Joe]

NZ 20/20 team to white wash India 2-0

Ryder
McCullum
Guptill
Taylor
Elliot
Broom
Oram
Vettori
Southee
Butler
Brien/Thompson

To go alongwith the Pakistan teams to whitewash Australia, you've posted in the past?

 

[HMas]

Is Thompson as good as Mills and will Mills be fit for ODIs???

 

[Lambu]

Is Thompson as good as Mills and will Mills be fit for ODIs???

i would worry more about Akhtar and whether he would be fit for the next game if i were you tbh

 

[silentstriker]

FFS Get a life. That article is dated over a month back.

Calm down.

 

[Matt52]

FFS Get a life. That article is dated over a month back.

He was merely pointing out that one article stated the NZ cricket board requested three tests and the other article stated the Indian board requested three tests. A useful point for discussion.

 

[Matt52]

NZ 20/20 team to white wash India 2-0

Ryder
McCullum
Guptill
Taylor
Elliot
Broom
Oram
Vettori
Southee
Butler
Brien/Thompson

I hope Elliot doesnt get picked for 20/20. And Thompson is poor. He is an average domestic cricketer. He bowls little medium pace 125 change ups and bats down the order. He is one of those allrounders who does a little bit of both but is not great at either .
Maybe give that young Anderson guy a go. The indians dont have any extreme pace bowlers that might ruffle a young guy. It will be at home and a couple of 20/20s cant really hurt him, but give him a chance and exposure to the top level.

 

[Bahnz]

I hope Elliot doesnt get picked for 20/20. And Thompson is poor. He is an average domestic cricketer. He bowls little medium pace 125 change ups and bats down the order. He is one of those allrounders who does a little bit of both but is not great at either .
Maybe give that young Anderson guy a go. The indians dont have any extreme pace bowlers that might ruffle a young guy. It will be at home and a couple of 20/20s cant really hurt him, but give him a chance and exposure to the top level.

Oh FFS! Have you seen his 20/20 performances this season? He's averaged 9.66 at a strike rate of under 100. If you're going to promote a player on the argument that "well, I've never seen him play real cricket and have no idea about his technique and abilities, but he's better than that other guy coz he's got teh potential!!!" (), at least make sure that he's actually performing at domestic level. Anderson would be an even more ludicrous selection than Trent Boult.

 

[Flem274*]

I hope Elliot doesnt get picked for 20/20. And Thompson is poor. He is an average domestic cricketer. He bowls little medium pace 125 change ups and bats down the order. He is one of those allrounders who does a little bit of both but is not great at either .
Maybe give that young Anderson guy a go. The indians dont have any extreme pace bowlers that might ruffle a young guy. It will be at home and a couple of 20/20s cant really hurt him, but give him a chance and exposure to the top level.

Haha, classic Matt post. Slag off a guy who can't bowl 140 and advocate using an unproven young guy instead.

 

[Precambrian]

To go alongwith the Pakistan teams to whitewash Australia, you've posted in the past?

I've put him on ignore. Can understand the jealousy. Can't understand the trolling.

 

[204*]

I think Elliot is lucky to hold his place in the Twenty20 side, McGlashan would have been a much better option.

 

[Flem274*]

McGlashan is pretty crap tbh.

"look at me, I can reverse sweep 130 kph for six!, pity it never works at 140!"