***Official*** New Zealand in Zimbabwe & Zimbabwe/New Zealand/India ODI Tri-Series

[Lyell_Chris]

bring back bond

our bowlers r getting spanked

 

[Loony BoB]

bring back bond

our bowlers r getting spanked

We need to save him for the final overs, mate.

 

[Lyell_Chris]

wot about 2 overs

bring on cairns 4 mills now 2 help bond at the death

 

[Lyell_Chris]

yay a wicket

thats gold

and i'm loving the dancing in the stand

 

[Natman20]

yah. Still looks like its going to be a large total

 

[Lyell_Chris]

we are gunna need a 100 from some-one

 

[Loony BoB]

wot about 2 overs

bring on cairns 4 mills now 2 help bond at the death

Bring on Cairns, someone who is going for over 7 an over for the series, for Mills, who is currently one of only three of our bowlers who is actually bowling decently? :S

Cairns will probably be used primarily as a batsman, I'm guessing. Not sure though. I'd imagine they'd replace Bond with him, and I can't see them bowling out Bond that early. But when the other bowlers are doing this poorly, you never know.

Still, it's been a different story since Sehwag got out, so hopefully the bowlers won't do as badly against the rest of the batsmen.

 

[Lyell_Chris]

I just thought cairns may be better than oram and mills at the death

 

[_Ed_]

Wouldn't mind seeing Cairns come in for Oram, who didn't bowl very well at all today.

 

[Lyell_Chris]

what do ya know Bondy is back

 

[_Ed_]

Ooops, forgot that it involves the batting innings too. Forget my last comment!

 

[Lyell_Chris]

crap i gotta go change the bloody channel now

 

[sportychic33]

oram's bowling wasnt too bad. yeah there were a few four balls in most of his overs but quite a few of the fours played by sehwag were lucky shots. i wouldn't bring cairns on to bowl as he has issues with his hamstring and his bowling (IMO) has been worse than oram's in this series.

 

[Lyell_Chris]

people like graeme alridge will train all winter and bowl their hearts out for their provinces and not get in the team

cairns sits on his @$$ all winter then goes to a few net trainings and gets in the team

cough..reputation..cough

 

[sportychic33]

yep that's the way things are. you also have to ask that question about mills as well.

bond is really struggling, he looks very tired, even when he wasn't bowling. last 10 overs have been really good, hopefully we keep it like that for at least the next 5 or so overs.

 

[sportychic33]

big test for oram here, to restrict the 4 balls and continue with the pressure the othere bowlers have put on in the last 10 overs.

 

[sportychic33]

argh 6 of oram. maybe oram needs to try some agression and bouncers to put some pressure on the indian batsmen.

 

[Natman20]

Oram needs to go

 

[sportychic33]

lucky wicket there for oram. good catch by mcmillian.

 

[Steulen]

yep that's the way things are. you also have to ask that question about mills as well.

bond is really struggling, he looks very tired, even when he wasn't bowling. last 10 overs have been really good, hopefully we keep it like that for at least the next 5 or so overs.

It doesn't show in his figures, though. Still excellent control. Or are the Indians playing the reputation and not the ball? (wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more)