Black Caps in India

[hydro11]

Aussie can't defend those scores because their bowling line up is terrible. If they got their best team out there, it would be a bit different. I know South Africa aren't at full strength either but those bowlers just aren't up to it.

[Chris B.]

Little Kane and Neesham in for us - Nicholls and Wagner out.

Batting should be much stronger - Santner possibly batting at eight. Bowling maybe a bit less bite.

The toss apparently crucial - I think that's the seventh in a row for India at home - they won all four against SA as well and I don't think they played anyone since?

[Baron Silas Greenback]

@Chris-B. Bloody annoying

[mimic]

Bit rough on Wagner.. isn't he our best bowler on the ICC rankings?

[mimic]

Just to answer myself.. Wagner is ranked 10th.. Boult is ranked 9th.. Wagner is one point behind Boult

[mimic]

Jeets strikes

[Chris B.]

Spin from both ends from the 4th over.

I'm inclined to think we should have run with the frozen bank accounts and caught a plane home!

[No Quarter]

@Chris-B. said in Black Caps in India:

Little Kane and Neesham in for us - Nicholls and Wagner out.

Batting should be much stronger - Santner possibly batting at eight. Bowling maybe a bit less bite.

The toss apparently crucial - I think that's the seventh in a row for India at home - they won all four against SA as well and I don't think they played anyone since?

That really fucks me off. No DRS / hound the umpire / prepare pitches that don't last 5 days dickheads keep winning the fucking toss making them nigh on impossible to beat at home. Grrrr.

[Chris B.]

@mimic said in Black Caps in India:

Bit rough on Wagner.. isn't he our best bowler on the ICC rankings?

I guess Boult and Henry looked a bit more threatening in the last test. I'm starting to think we should have picked Sodhi instead of Henry and opened the bowling with Boult and Neesh.

[Siam]

When I first heard of the proposal to do away with the toss and visiting team decides I was quite firmly against it

Not so sure anymore

Not that the bcci would adhere to it if it became law anyway....

[TeWaio]

@Siam I am massively in favour of it. Takes the randomness out of it and introduces some interesting tactics / game theory for the two captains around selection / conditions / opposition

[hydro11]

India have not lost any of their last 7 home tests when they lose the toss. No one has won in India since 2012 when they win the toss.

[Donsteppa]

Just imagine how bad this would be looking without Jeets.

[mimic]

Injuns declare at 557/5..
First tons of the series and they make it count with some big ones..

[ACT Crusader]

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps in India:

Just imagine how bad this would be looking without Jeets.

Selectors vindicated by that one spell alone.

Impressive batting from Kohli and Rahane. Just as impressive was Guptil surviving those 9 overs

[hydro11]

Playing for a draw here and doing okay.

[MN5]

Martin Guptill take a bow, just goes to show if you give a guy a million chances he'll come right ( could use that logic if, god forbid, any of us were called into the national team but still.....)

( in the tune of 'Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby" by the Kaiser Chiefs ) "Guppy, Guppy, Guppy GUPPY !!!!!"

[mariner4life]

@MN5 a 100-run opening stand? in India? What is this witchcraft?

[MN5]

@mariner4life said in Black Caps in India:

@MN5 a 100-run opening stand? in India? What is this witchcraft?

Get on the Guppy bandwagon while it lasts, the guy is a bonafide champ !

A black caps century opening stand is still a rare moment to cherish......

[mariner4life]

FUCK! my bad everybody