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*Official* New Zealand in India 2010

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
I reckon Southee will trouble him if he has to face the new ball. Probably won't face the new ball though.
 

Polo23

International Debutant
With talk floating around that McCullum will open do you think Watling is in line to keep?

McIntosh
McCullum
Guptill
Taylor
Ryder
Williamson
Watling+
Vettori
Bennett/Arnel/McKay
Southee
Martin

For mine that's a much stronger lineup than if Hopkins keeps and one of Guptill or Williamson drop out.
 

Flem274*

123/5
Watling is a part time keeper at best.

Best keeper plays, and that's Hopkins. Hopkins averages 59 with the bat for Auckland. If he can't hold a bat at test level then we should have a very serious look at our FC comp.
 

M0rphin3

International Debutant
Spin + Reverse swing = Epic pawnage IMO.

Good luck NZ anyways, anything less than 3-0 would be an satisfying IMO.
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Hopkins is a better batsman than Watling anyway, particularly in the lower order.

*hides from BJ fanboys*
 

Athlai

Not Terrible
Yeah you've got to think that McIntosh, Taylor, Ryder, Vettori, Hopkins, Martin and Southee will all almost definitely play.
 

Flem274*

123/5
Watling's footwork reminds me of an ipod shuffle when he's in bad nick. He's moving but he's not getting anywhere.

It's pretty precise when he's in form though.

I think Watling is going to suffer from being introduced too early to test cricket.
 

flibbertyjibber

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Looks a onesided affair but it will be fascinating to see which young NZ players adapt.Will watch a bit of it over the next few days.
 

BeeGee

International Captain
NZ need to hit India with a "Shock and Awe" campaign. Win the toss, bowl first, throw Martin the new ball and a headband, and let him open up a can of mediocrity on their asses.
 

weldone

Hall of Fame Member
NZ need to hit India with a "Shock and Awe" campaign. Win the toss, bowl first, throw Martin the new ball and a headband, and let him open up a can of mediocrity on their asses.
A better "Shock and Awe" campaign would be to win the toss, bat first and throw Martin as the opening partner of, ummmmmm, anyone, lol.
 

Teja.

Global Moderator
About our bowling:-

Reckon' It's a case of the selectors thinking "We're winning anyway, Why make changes in a winning team?. It's a ******** way to look at it IMO.

The truth is we've been relying heavily on one bowler in the form of his life who has previously been a 33-35 bowler for most of his career bar a few awesome spells. Ishant and Sree our other two 'main' pacers are terribly inconsistent and not even Johnson-esque good when they're good.

There is a chance that Zaheer will continue to average <25 for 2-3 more seasons, but the probability of that happening is very minuscule. Chances are he'll go back to being an average bowler. When that happens, We're ****ed.

So, We need to play the likes of Munaf and Praveen who are proven domestic performers until Sree and Ishant regain some sort of form so that when Zaheer gets injured/loses his current form, We have 2 test class bowlers to fall back upon, if not 2 wunderkidz.
To further show how **** we are apart from Zaheer:-

Indian bowling figures in 2010:

Zaheer Khan - 34 wickets in 6 games @ 22.7
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H'jan Singh - 25 wickets in 7 games @ 43.24
Ishant Sharma - 22 wickets in 8 games @ 44.72
Pragyan Ojha - 27 wickets in 6 games @ 47.14
Amit Mishra - 15 wickets in 4 games @ 42.2
Abhimanyu Mithun - 6 wickets in 3 games @ 62
Sreesanth - 4 wickets in 2 games @ 58.75

That's how sad our bowling is, atm.

Zaheer's law states that 2 tests played equates to 4 tests lost to injury. So yeah Zaheer injures himself, and he probably will, We'll have a tough time penetrating any batting line up on flat decks.
 

silentstriker

The Wheel is Forever
Indian bowling figures in 2010:

Zaheer Khan - 34 wickets in 6 games @ 22.7
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H'jan Singh - 25 wickets in 7 games @ 43.24
Ishant Sharma - 22 wickets in 8 games @ 44.72
Pragyan Ojha - 27 wickets in 6 games @ 47.14
Amit Mishra - 15 wickets in 4 games @ 42.2
Abhimanyu Mithun - 6 wickets in 3 games @ 62
Sreesanth - 4 wickets in 2 games @ 58.75
Good stats. That's hilarious.

I feel good about my bet now :).
 

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