***Official*** West Indies in New Zealand 2013/14

[Flem274*]

how could you ever think that was pad?

 

[NZTailender]

If there will ever be a time for Ronchi to repay the faith it'll be tonight. If Anderson doesn't single-handedly steer us there.

 

[Flem274*]

so the pitch is turning for real spinners. uh oh.

 

[Howsie]

Primetime Anderson baby.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Whaddya playa!

 

[dermo]

oh wow

 

[NZTailender]

When you dissect McCullum's ODI career, it really is pretty piss poor.

Edit: he gets out just as I was statsguruing

 

[Flem274*]

When you dissect McCullum's career, it really is pretty piss poor.

fixd

can we at least make this close pls. cbf watching a surrender.

Ronchi to save his spot with 30 (20) which won't actually help much.

 

[Prince EWS]

Ronchi to save his spot with 30 (20) which won't actually help much.

To be fair, if you're going to concede 360 regularly, having Watling in the middle order isn't going to accomplish anything.

 

[Flem274*]

To be fair, if you're going to concede 360 regularly, having Watling in the middle order isn't going to accomplish anything.

dunno where this myth about Watling being too slow has come from. Since recall his ODI strike rate has been fine.

 

[Prince EWS]

dunno where this myth about Watling being too slow has come from

ODI and List A strike rates below 70, perhaps?

Since recall his ODI strike rate has been fine.

When do you consider his recall? West Indies? Still only 71, and probably even lower when only considering his efforts in the middle order.

A lot of the time that's exactly what's been required of him, so that's fine, and as you know I'm a very loud advocate of the "Watling to 5 in ODIs" idea, but if you're chasing a really big score then Ronchi is going to be of my value, even if just for now. The idea of course is not to be chasing a massive score very often at all.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Nice to see Guptill's apprentice going about his work

 

[Flem274*]

Thought it was a tad higher, though from memory he came in during situations where batting helter skelter would have been very irresponsible.

Pick him and let him learn the last 15% he needs on the job.

Damn, the fun is gone. Ronchi scoring runs at a strike rate over 40 would be useful.

 

[NZTailender]

Well at least he tried

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Will this be enough for McCullum's ridiculous "chase no matter what" attitude to come to an end and for common sense to prevail?

Or will he just write off the loss as "oh well, it didn't come off"?

 

[Zinzan]

Ronchi to get a score now it doesn't matter with the Windies now only caring about keeping them below the RRR.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

He's going to justify it the same way he did Guptills 3 (20)

 

[Zinzan]

Will this be enough for McCullum's ridiculous "chase no matter what" attitude to come to an end and for common sense to prevail?

Or will he just write off the loss as "oh well, it didn't come off"?

I was honestly furious when I heard we won the toss and bowled. They'll no doubt come up with some feeble excuse about the history at Hamilton or how they've just wanted to test-out bowling first since they'd batting first in the last 2

 

[wellAlbidarned]

ggwp

 

[wellAlbidarned]

get 184 at 30 overs. Double your score at 30. WE WINNZZ