Black Caps in India
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That's a bugger about the quick wickets - Kane's was a jaffa
As mentioned the ball is turning square. Stick it out boys
It's tough to win in India and that's fine. As No Quarter mentioned countries should prepare pitches as they want so long as they're good enough to pass playable scrutiny. All countries actually behave the same way despite what social cricket warriors postulate (except that time when India threatened not to tour and the financial benefits if we greened things up too much).
The appealing, the noise, the smells are all part of the Indian ride and I'm pleased that we don't whine about these things.
Interesting game situation and we need to fight against the grip India have on us and are getting from the wicket.
Ravi Shastri is a dick of a commentator and the current cricinfo commentator could do with toning down his shit too:
Ashwin to Williamson, OUT, he makes sure it needs a bit of magic to get him out, and Ashwin has produced it. You little beauty! He had to go back, because the length was a touch short. -
That was a delicious drive from my boy Ronchi.
Now off the backfoot for 4, 10 from the over. These two have done well to at least postpone the collapse.
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@No-Quarter Yeah - I'm not at all unhappy to see Ronchi there. We need someone who will play his shots.
What is Kohli playing at pulling Jadeja out of the attack to bowl the part-timer and the seamer? Should be keeping the foot on the throat!
Let's hope it's a case of too much speedwork not enough fitness!
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@nzzp said in Black Caps in India:
Who here thought days 2 and 3 would be best for batting? I did, and it looks like rubbish - Day 1 is the goods, after that it's just damn hard work
I guess it's relative.. If this looks rubbish, imagine what day 5 will be like..
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Ronchi gets a shit decision and has to go. Fuck sakes, didn't need that.
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That really is a shit decision. Left arm over to the right hander, the only way it's hitting is if it pitches outside leg. Otherwise it's always going to be going away too far with the angle and the spin. So much fucking doubt, LBW was not a dismissal he can really get bowling over the wicket.
In saying that... why is there still no DRS? Playing against India is like going back in time.
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I reckon the Indian commentators are under instruction not to question decisions too much - and the directors not to provide too many replays when there's doubt. There have been a few iffy ones IMO.
That was a strange session. Indian spinners looked ready to run through us like a very hot curry - getting our best three batsmen in four overs. But, then Kohli almost immediately took Jadeja out of the attack and, I reckon, let Ronchi and Santner off the hook. Suddenly the ball didn't seem to be turning as sharply - even from Ashwin (commentators speculating that he's got damage to his fingers) and we've pushed on much better than I expected.
Does the ball reach an optimum softness and then get a bit too soft?
In any case, they've now taken the new ball, which will bounce more, but shouldn't turn as sharply - and they'll use their seamers a bit.
I reckon Kohli's made a bit of a mess of things. If the new ball doesn't really start to grip for another 20 overs - with a bit of luck we could get quite close to their score by then.
Having lost the toss I'd take a second innings shootout against them - and would have bitten your hand off to have what we've got now, when Kane went out.
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Bugger - we badly needed a couple of handy 15-20s, but Jadeja has dynamited our tail with one over - and now BJ goes.
Still - we're not completely out of this - though we really need to roll the Indians for absolutely no more than 150. Could happen on this pitch, but it needs lots to go right.
