I'm not cutting any sarcasm, you're dead set attempting to suggest that we should disregard how completely ineffective Jeetan has been at test level over his entire career, in favor of him having taken wickets at county level recently despite the trend of incompetent bowlers like Ryder and Franklin being absolute beasts in that scene.
I'm pointing out Mark Craig offers far more to the NZ Cricket side than Patel ever will and that bowling wise, Craig has won tests for us and played a big role in victories he's been part of. Jeetan has never been the reason we've won a test, and in tests that we've won where he's played, he's hardly been trusted to bowl by his captain.
The idea that Patel should return to our test squad after again proving he's an incompetent player in India is beyond me. As much as I think Sodhi shouldn't even get a spot for ND, I'd rather him play than Jeetan.
All Jeetan can do is spear the ball in, in a holding role which has no purpose in test cricket, especially in NZ conditions.
So, I'll sarcasm all day about the idea you have that Jeetan should play. If the selectors pick him, it's in effect another "We don't give a **** about winning test matches anymore"
In relationship to "24 wickets falling to spin" - no, 24 wickets fell to incompetent batsmanship at Hagley.