*Official* New Zealand tour of India 2024

[honestbharani]

I can recall 4 relatively straightforward chances missed in the first two tests. Not the worst in the world but still sub-par for the standards the team set c 2015 - 2021.

I think almost all of them were in the 2nd innings in Bangalore too, so great timing as well.

 

[King Kane]

Kohli is batting well against Australia in the test match highlights that Fox are showing here in the lunch break.

That was a long time ago though, Bill Lawry and Tony Greig were still commentating and Nathan Lyon had hair.

 

[Meridio]

It is. You have been far better than us catchingwise and I think its been the difference inspite of our 4 batting lollapses.

Na, the fielding has been a difference but it's nowhere near as simple as that. Our batting has been far more accomplished and the bowling much more disciplined - we've been able to apply pressure far more consistently for longer periods in both disciplines. The fielding has helped, but it's not the difference.

 

[trundler]

also RE young I'd like to give kudos to the current selection policy as a reason for his success here. He would've 100% been Sinclair'd 15 or 20 years ago.

Another big W for Gary Stead.

Say his name.

 

[honestbharani]

Na, the fielding has been a difference but it's nowhere near as simple as that. Our batting has been far more accomplished and the bowling much more disciplined - we've been able to apply pressure far more consistently for longer periods in both disciplines. The fielding has helped, but it's not the difference.

Nah my opinion is different coz had you been 180/7 or 8 instead of the 180/3 at the end of day 2 in Bengaluru, the series takes a very different turn as far as I am concerned. Your batting and bowling have definitely been far better than ours but I think those were enabled by our bad fielding on day 1.

 

[Meridio]

Ajaz's best over of the game, that one I think. Need to string more like that together

 

[Spark]

Throw's gone to the wrong end and I'm pretty sure I heard a "keeper" call. How do NZ keep getting this wrong? I think that's the third time this series.

 

[ashley bach]

Phillips deserved that, thank goodness Mitchell was able to hold one.

 

[honestbharani]

That was a very good catch by Mitchell. Rohit has missed a couple of these types in this series, I think. Again, shows the importance of the catching.

 

[King Kane]

Old buckethands Mitchell not letting Phillips down, a well deserved wicket, he should have 3 wickets.

 

[Meridio]

Nah my opinion is different coz had you been 180/7 or 8 instead of the 180/3 at the end of day 2 in Bengaluru, the series takes a very different turn as far as I am concerned. Your batting and bowling have definitely been far better than ours but I think those were enabled by our bad fielding on day 1.

But that's just assuming that if you had taken, say, the catch through slips off Latham when we were on 40ish (from memory), that we would then have collapsed. It's total conjecture, putting too much emphasis on the one or two events, rather than all stuff that happened over the course of that innings - how do you know that Rachin wouldn't have made 200 instead, or Mitchell wouldn't have found form earlier?

 

[centurymaker]

I can see these RHBs falling soon.

Only Sundar left.

 

[Meridio]

Throw's gone to the wrong end and I'm pretty sure I heard a "keeper" call. How do NZ keep getting this wrong? I think that's the third time this series.

Haha, it's exactly the sort of thing we've been doing for the last 18 months plus. Real lack of game awareness.

 

[Spark]

Sarfaraz might not be it

 

[_Ed_]

This has suddenly got a bit more enjoyable to watch.

 

[Spark]

This has suddenly got a bit more enjoyable to watch.

Roller wearing off clearly had a major impact (as has the ball getting old), it's biting way more than it did first up. Mind you, the way NZ were bowling, it was hard to tell

 

[Meridio]

Much, much better bowling this side of lunch. Far more accurate, repeatedly testing the forward defence - and then the variable spin and bounce comes into play

 

[centurymaker]

As expected, Sarfraz is useless against both pace and spin. A true FTB. I see him getting dropped for the next test and Rahul coming back into the XI.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

**** yeah two RHers

well that didn't last. Hope they got in some "alright boys into the tail" sledges in.

 

[honestbharani]

But that's just assuming that if you had taken, say, the catch through slips off Latham when we were on 40ish (from memory), that we would then have collapsed. It's total conjecture, putting too much emphasis on the one or two events, rather than all stuff that happened over the course of that innings - how do you know that Rachin wouldn't have made 200 instead, or Mitchell wouldn't have found form earlier?

Nah we missed a total of 5 chances that day. I am just counting each being taken.