*Official* New Zealand in India 2010

[_Ed_]

McIntosh has reached 20 balls, and celebrates with a lovely boundary.

 

[joels344]

Guptill gone for only 6.

 

[NZ Guy]

Pretty good ball but still reckon people are going to jump all over him and call for his head

 

[straw man]

Wondering if anyone on CW can give me a grade on Watling's keeping from having watched him for any decent length of time? Is he a Sinclair-style obvious part-timer?

If he challenged McGlashan for the four-day gloves at ND this summer by saying "Guptill's 85's shafted me a little, Jamie How also in the wings and coming back into favour, I'm thinking about replacing ****kins to win my long-term test future" would it be crazy talk? Apart from the use of '****kins' in public I mean?

Good question though I don't know who on here might have actually seen Watling wicketkeep. In general though I think we should focus on a proven domestic performer like Van Wyk or Young, and McGlashan for limited overs.

Crap, Guptill gone - I'm already thinking that 85 of his was a luck-inspired flash in the pan.

 

[Bahnz]

That didn't move that much. I think it was more down to Guptill having crap defence. Still a good ball though.

 

[straw man]

We all know NZ are well overdue a catastrophic batting collapse. I'll actually be very impressed if we don't have one this match.

 

[Bahnz]

Crap, Guptill gone - I'm already thinking that 85 of his was a luck-inspired flash in the pan.

Yep.

 

[_Ed_]

We all know NZ are well overdue a catastrophic batting collapse. I'll actually be very impressed if we don't have one this match.

To be fair we had quite a few in Bangladesh - maybe that was our allotment for the year.

 

[Bahnz]

I hope Taylor comes good. An ideal opportunity for him to join the rest of the top order and make a score of substance this series.

 

[straw man]

I was thinking Taylor might feel a level of familiarity with batting in the 8th over and score some runs.

But then I realised that Taylor is not like that. His successes and failures come at the most random, unpredictable times, no matter the conditions or who is bowling.

 

[Prince EWS]

Crap, Guptill gone - I'm already thinking that 85 of his was a luck-inspired flash in the pan.

Surely not.

 

[straw man]

Surely not.

Watling would have a scored a century then and probably another one today too

 

[Meridio]

Ugh, woeful defence.

Pitch is as flat as they come, but it looks like the predicted collapse is coming regardless.

 

[straw man]

Doesn't matter where he's batting... McCullum had better get those pads on!

 

[Blakey]

I called it damnit! Give me the credit for the prelude to the NZ collapse.

 

[miscer]

finally. We are supposed to be the number 1 side and the bowling has looked absolutely toothless so far. I hope we win this test match seriously.

 

[Prince EWS]

Watling would have a scored a century then and probably another one today too

Haha, it's so infuriating for me, not rating either of them. If one fails it just means the other one plays.

 

[Prince EWS]

Sree > Jono

 

[centurymaker]

Flattest pitch ever, ever flatter than the previous 2 tests and we are choking surprise surprise.

 

[chicane]

Yes! Sreeeeeeeee