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***Official*** New Zealand in Zimbabwe & Zimbabwe/New Zealand/India ODI Tri-Series
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haha we need him to emulate his form last time india toured nz
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It was a really bad start, NZ slumped to 36/5 through a mixture of great swing bowling from Pathan and Nehra and stupid shots (Styris). McMillan played a really good innings for his 54, he had a big partnership with Oram who started shakily but grew in confidence as he went before being run out, and McMillan followed not long after. Cairns looked good for a while but didn't last long enough, same for Vettori who was run out with a brilliant throw from the boundary. McCullum showed that he's in magnificent form, deserved a fifty but fell one short and was the last wicket to fall.MoxPearl said:**** forgot this game was on today. just turned on the tv
can someone give me a quick summary of what happened ??? what a **** score !
Overall 215 was a good recovery from 36/5, but it should have been even better. Now we wait and see how the Indian chase goes.
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Can someone please explain to me why our batsmen are so stupid? From the first ball of the day it was blatantly clear to me that the bowlers were swinging the ball in and were looking for lbw's. Despite this, our batsmen all continued to plant their front foot down the pitch and then try and adjust to the swing. It is terrible technique at the best of times and IMO shows a poor cricketing brain to not adjust your technique when the ball is swinging.
Styris and Cairns should both be shot after playing those shots. Oram looked good for the most part, though he was premeditating the sweeps a bit much. When he used his feet to Harbhajan he looked a lot better. McCullum was superb, though he should have waited a bit longer before really trying to slog it. I'm surpised at how weel McMillan batted, but in typical fashion he got out right when we had a good partnership going.
Now we really need Bond to knock the top 3 or 4 batsmen off and then get Vettori in to pick up the middle order. There's still hope for us, but it really is dependant on our opening spell.
Styris and Cairns should both be shot after playing those shots. Oram looked good for the most part, though he was premeditating the sweeps a bit much. When he used his feet to Harbhajan he looked a lot better. McCullum was superb, though he should have waited a bit longer before really trying to slog it. I'm surpised at how weel McMillan batted, but in typical fashion he got out right when we had a good partnership going.
Now we really need Bond to knock the top 3 or 4 batsmen off and then get Vettori in to pick up the middle order. There's still hope for us, but it really is dependant on our opening spell.
