Black Caps in India
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I'm looking forward to having cricket on all night every night for the next little while - the timing is great if you're in NZ. Thankfully the better half enjoys her cricket too so shouldn't be a problem having it on
We have nothing to lose. India have been fucking dominant at home since around 2012, they doctor the shit out of their pitches but given what happened at the T20WC that could backfire on them if Santner and Sodhi settle in. I see old Harbhajan has said the same, that if India make the pitches too unplayable it can be a bit of a leveller.
I like our bowling lineup, and I think Wagner could provide a great point of difference. He's predictable but the Indians will need to have a plan on how to play the short stuff. If the pitch gets slow and low with the odd one keeping down that could prove to be a handful.
Not worried about Southee, he's done well in India before but that was under Bond. He's been cake ever since and TBH barely deserves a spot in the team. Hopefully whoever is paired with Boult can just keep it tidy - Southee was really undoing the pressure he was building against SA by serving up dross.
The toss is going to be fucking critical. If we can bat first and get 350+ then she's all on. Having a strong lower order will benefit us, as on the turning pitches a long innings is fairly unlikely, but a handful of guys making hay and getting 30 - 40 each could get us to something defendable. On that note I hope Guppy's instructions are to go hard in the first 10 before the ball gets old and starts turning sideways. A quickfire 60 or 80 from him against the new ball would be fucking invaluable.
Bring it on!
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@MN5 Oi!! I did say batting AND bowling!! although I did expand more on the batting side of things...
I think they'll do well on both fronts - and Kane and Rosco can also bowl a bit of spin so we are rocking a 5-spinner attack!!
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A couple of other points - Kane's average is 51, what a complete fucking legend, and Wagner is 6 wickets short of 100 in his 23rd test. No NZer has reached 100 wickets in 24 tests. That's an incredible effort, talk about maximising your talent through hard work. Average 29 now which is more then respectable.
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@No-Quarter Yep, I'd have picked Wagner ahead of Southee for this test anyway, but Southee's injury solved that dilemma for the real selectors!
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@Frye said in Black Caps in India:
We lost the toss.
Guess I'm not watching this test.
fuck. somehow those cheaty fuckers rigged it, i just know it
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@Hooroo said in Black Caps in India:
Yeah becasue we have been a bastion of cricket tosses in tests.....
fuck, i had to check for myself. We've won the toss 11 times out of 29 tests in the last 3 years.
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We just never win the fucking toss. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. That pretty much invalidates my entire post.
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@Frye said in Black Caps in India:
We lost the toss.
Guess I'm not watching this test.
I'm a little bit ashamed to admit this is also my attitude. I'll leave this one to the masochists and the more mature fans who have that weird ability to enjoy skill by the opposition.
Oh well, recent blackcaps series usually only really worth watching from the second test anyway.
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@Paekakboyz said in Black Caps in India:
@MN5 Oi!! I did say batting AND bowling!! although I did expand more on the batting side of things...
I think they'll do well on both fronts - and Kane and Rosco can also bowl a bit of spin so we are rocking a 5-spinner attack!!
"5 spinner attack"....
I do love your optimism.
Awesome from Wagner, would have thought Paddles had him beat to 100 wickets but worth remembering he took a few years to achieve legendary status.
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we're completely fucked already
