Black Caps v India

[Hooroo]

@Crazy-Horse said in Black Caps v India:

Nichols to open. Munro dropped.

Thank Goodness for that sense!!!

[newsjunkie]

@KiwiPie Have no fear, Khaleel Ahmed is here.

This is good, I want to see how Pandya and the rest of the bowling unit responds without Shami breaking through up front.

Glad to see phenom Gill get the debut, but not at the expense of Rayudu and Karthik missing out on badly needed game time.

This gonna be gooooooood.

[Chris B.]

@Crazy-Horse Yeah - lots more changes than I expected.

Plenty of bowling options - but, maybe not all of them particularly good.

Boult
Henry
Neesham
Santner
Astle
De Grandhomme
Little Kane

Batting a long way down - let's hope Nicholls does well and we don't need all those options!

[KiwiPie]

@Chris-B said in Black Caps v India:

@Crazy-Horse Yeah - lots more changes than I expected.

Plenty of bowling options - but, maybe not all of them particularly good.

Boult
Henry
Neesham
Santner
Astle
De Grandhomme
Little Kane

Batting a long way down - let's hope Nicholls does well and we don't need all those options!

Batting a long way down THEORETICALLY

[Crazy Horse]

Didn't see the Munro dropping coming. When he was selected for the squad it looked like the plan was to try to play him into form.

Not sure about Nichols. He has scored some runs this season, but I get the impression the runs are a blip in his career. He just doesn't look as good as his figures suggest. Hope I am wrong.

[Chris B.]

Goddeeem yeeeeees.

An early breakthrough for once!

Boult gets Dhawan lbw - thought they might have reviewed, but I doubt anything better than umpires call.

[canefan]

@Crazy-Horse said in Black Caps v India:

Didn't see the Munro dropping coming. When he was selected for the squad it looked like the plan was to try to play him into form.

Not sure about Nichols. He has scored some runs this season, but I get the impression the runs are a blip in his career. He just doesn't look as good as his figures suggest. Hope I am wrong.

Who is opening in his place?

[Chris B.]

@canefan Nicholls.

Lbw all good - hitting middle and leg.

[Chris B.]

And now Boult gets Rohit!!!

Caught and bowled. 23/2.

[Mokey]

Great start by Boult. Surface looks a lot more bowler friendly.

[Chris B.]

Boult scones the new kid, Gill. Hits him square on the helmet.

[Chris B.]

Boult has 2/8 from 5 overs - plus he's unsettled Gill.

[Chris B.]

Rayadu drive CdG on the up and Guppy takes the catch. Duck for Rayadu and 33/3.

[Chris B.]

Virat will be sitting in his Mumbai mansion...fuming....

[Chris B.]

Karthik gets a duck as well. 33/4

CdG trundling in afire!

[Crazy Horse]

Ha. I was just about to post something sarcastic about Colin coming on to bowl and he goes and gets two wickets. Arsehole.

[Hooroo]

Been looking forward to this game all week......

[Cyclops]

De Grandhomme is a completely different bowler when he's getting a bit of movement.

[Chris B.]

Gill - action replay of the Rohit dismissal!

33/5

[ACT Crusader]

India playing like it’s a 3rd/4th playoff at the Rugby World Cup.