Black Caps v India
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@Chris-B said in Black Caps v India:
@Siam That's who the commentators are talking about.
Alternatives would include pushing Latham up to open, but I don't really like that because it's a tough gig opening and keeping - we tried it with Tom and he fell apart.
We could also just push Little Kane up to open - to hopefully lessen the risk of losing an early wicket - as we did with both Fleming and Crowe on occasion. But then Rossco probably has to bat 3 - unless Nicholls....
Or we try Nicholls or Neesham as openers.
I think I'd give Young his chance, even though I know virtually nothing about him.
Another dismal start by our openers, piling the pressure onto the rest.
Kane to open isn't a bad option
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Looking at Rutherford s cricinfo record at first class and list A levelh it is very underwhelming. I doubt he is the answer.
http://m.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/331375.html
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We should be aiming for 300 from here. Rosco needs to finish strong.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v India:
@shark said in Black Caps v India:
Yep fucken useless Santner
Well either him or our other 'all rounder' Doug Bracewell....
Braces is ok. He was top scorer last game and been scoring well domestically.
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@Damo said in Black Caps v India:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v India:
@shark said in Black Caps v India:
Yep fucken useless Santner
Well either him or our other 'all rounder' Doug Bracewell....
Braces is ok. He was top scorer last game and been scoring well domestically.
Danny Morrison got 40 odd once. What's your point ?
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@shark said in Black Caps v India:
@MN5 both bowlers who bat a bit. Possibly less than that in that they may be bits n pieces players.
Both weak for No. 7s, but decent 8s.
Unfortunately, Ish Sodhi's a bit weak for 9 as well. Let's hope Doug's form from the last game carries on or we'll end up with another uncompetitive score.
Probably didn't need Tom Latham to play the shot he got out to at that point. Another three or four overs of nudging it around would have been fine.
Definitely didn't need Nicholls to then get out cheaply!
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We're 40 runs short of a par score and in all honesty about 80+ runs short of a winning score. We are getting smoked this series
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@No-Quarter 280 might have been a decent test for India.
I'm not sure what they've got if you get a couple of early wickets and can put the lesser lights under the grill.
244 should be a walk in the park - but maybe we can get a couple early and make a game of it.
Pretty much always two wickets worse off in that innings than you'd want to be (except the latter part of Taylor-Latham) - which is a major handbrake.
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Full credit to Taylor and Latham for getting us to at least a semi-respectable score, but Munro and Guptill just aren't working as an opening pair. Kane is in a tiny slump, but we all know he can get out of them, so not worried about him. Santner should not be considered an all-rounder, so we have a long and weak batting tail when we play him, Sodhi, Boult, Ferguson. If Bracewell is in early, we are pretty much fucked, because those guys don't have the skill to stay long with him.
