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and now he's out, could make for an interesting last few overs.
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I'm never a fan of the tail scratching around in these conditions. Play positive cricket.
That was an unlucky dismissal for Sodhi.
That was an unlucky dismissal for Sodhi.
I'd keep Blundell as he's a legit awesome keeper and Latham can't keep especially at test level.
Latham and Conway are the ones out of form, Nichols playing his first international for a while, Rachin should have played instead of one of those 3
They seem happy to drop Ajaz due to "conditions" even after taking like all 10 wickets, but not the same for batsmen who have lower average over there, weird eh
Latham and Conway are the ones out of form, Nichols playing his first international for a while, Rachin should have played instead of one of those 3
They seem happy to drop Ajaz due to "conditions" even after taking like all 10 wickets, but not the same for batsmen who have lower average over there, weird eh
The herald was well off the mark saying that nz had done well to get the bangers out for 310. That's a good score to defend, and their spinners are far superior to ours, plus we lost the toss.
Going to be tough to win this one from here, we can do it, but Sodhi really needs to step up, as does the batting
Going to be tough to win this one from here, we can do it, but Sodhi really needs to step up, as does the batting
Zampa hasn't even played a test match, McGill mainly played when Warne wasn't available and Warne was one of the best spinners to ever play the game.
Sodhi doesn't have the control to play test cricket, he can't build the pressure required to be a real threat as batsmen don't have to take risks against him to score runs as he gives them a freebie an over.
Patel is handy in subcontinent conditions but he wouldn't be anywhere near my starting 11 anywhere else in the world.
I don't think you give NZC enough credit, for the most part they're pretty onto it.
Partly agree that nzc know what they're doing - they're deliberately not cultivating spinners and haven't done for years. And the selection has been conservative in the last 5 years, for which I'll blame Stead, mostly 'cos I don't like him as coach, and Larsen - it's been a stale selection group
It's just that we clearly have an aging bowling unit and the moment Henry got injured, they blood one of the youngsters for the next cycle, oh wait, they recalled Wagner at the age of 38, holy s***
They should be building him a statue and retire his number instead
While Jaimeson who could still be a gun bowler at the next ODI world cup is playing test cricket bowling 20 overs/day as a walking wounded.
They should be building him a statue and retire his number instead
While Jaimeson who could still be a gun bowler at the next ODI world cup is playing test cricket bowling 20 overs/day as a walking wounded.
Latham is one of new zealands greatest Test opening Batters imo. Blundell has been in decent form the last 12 months.
Bay39er
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Is that an under the counter medicine?
Ever Hopeful
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There are question marks over his performances against the best in the world, but his record is not disimilar to a great like Crowe. Pitches are better, bats are better etc, but Latham has solved the perpetual problem that opening batsman has always been for NZ.
No way he gets dropped, nor deserves to be so.
Opening the batting in tests is not short format cricket on Indian featherbeds. Ravindra has a lot to prove, though it would be nice to see him have the opportunity to do so. I still like Will Young in tests too, so Young/Ravindra/Nicholls fighting for a single spot since the emergence of Mitchell.
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Fraser Sheat, one of the next generation of fast-mediums that NZC need to consider.
