NZ tour of India

Rapido

@chris-b said in NZ tour of India:

With Kane sitting out, there's still a clear place for him.

There isnt, though.
He'd be blocking Will Young. Time to go.

Chris B.

@rapido Young would bat at 3 in my team.

He'd be blocking Mitchell or Ravindra - which is fair enough if he still wants to play.

Damo

India have taken 2 very poor reviews.

Could come back to bite them, given that we are barely 15% through the run chase.

canefan

@damo said in NZ tour of India:

India have taken 2 very poor reviews.

Could come back to bite them, given that we are barely 15% through the run chase.

You are a supreme optimist

canefan

Nicholls riding his luck again

Damo

@canefan said in NZ tour of India:

@damo said in NZ tour of India:

India have taken 2 very poor reviews.

Could come back to bite them, given that we are barely 15% through the run chase.

You are a supreme optimist

My post was factually accurate.

Now India failed to review an LBW that would have overturned the not out decision.

canefan

@damo said in NZ tour of India:

@canefan said in NZ tour of India:

@damo said in NZ tour of India:

India have taken 2 very poor reviews.

Could come back to bite them, given that we are barely 15% through the run chase.

You are a supreme optimist

My post was factually accurate.

Now India failed to review an LBW that would have overturned the not out decision.

Oh I know. But if we win this game I will shout you a virtual beer. Its just nice to see some of our batters display some fight

Damo

@canefan said in NZ tour of India:

@damo said in NZ tour of India:

@canefan said in NZ tour of India:

@damo said in NZ tour of India:

India have taken 2 very poor reviews.

Could come back to bite them, given that we are barely 15% through the run chase.

You are a supreme optimist

My post was factually accurate.

Now India failed to review an LBW that would have overturned the not out decision.

Oh I know. But if we win this game I will shout you a virtual beer. Its just nice to see some of our batters display some fight

Nicholls is looking all out of sorts. However, if he can survive till stumps he just might have a big innings in him.

I note the TAB is no longer offering odds on the result.

canefan

50 up for Mitchell. Well done lad

Chris

Well done moose great 50 boy,Still averaging 50 after 6 tests.

canefan

Ashwin on fire right now. I don't know how Nicholls has survived

canefan

Mitchell playing with a positive frame of mind. Until he went aerial once too often, and holed out in in deep. He didn't really need to go there after just having hit a 6

Donsteppa

Six and then out this late in the day from Daryl Mitchell. A good knock, but still a lot to learn about the longer form of the game it seems...

Damo

Nicholls is having some luck today. LBW not reviewed and now bowled but the bail wasn't dislodged.

That was unnecessary from Mitchell. He had just hit a nice controlled 6 and he's out having a bit of a whack at one he should have just defended. Shame.

Donsteppa

And now Blundell idiotically runs himself out without troubling the scorers...

Chris

You muppett Blundell there was never a run to mid off.

Damo

Our path to victory is beginning to look obstructed.

Night all.

ACT Crusader

Just play out the day Mitch.

Run outs in test match cricket are just stupid.

canefan

@donsteppa said in NZ tour of India:

And now Blundell idiotically runs himself out without troubling the scorers...

I miss BJW

Donsteppa

I think we're into some interesting selection times for the Test side over the next twelve months.

Last night I started to think about a side for Bangladesh without Williamson and Taylor in response to @Chris-B's post, and got myself into a tangle much quicker than I expected. Mainly because Ajaz. I started thinking through roughly...

Latham
Young
Conway (or vice versa with Young)
"Hmm... possibly Philips, or possibly move Nicholls up one" (I'm not a noted Nicholls fan, but I suppose he does make his own luck)
Nicholls
Blundell (although his form with the bat hasn't been great in the last few months, I can't think of others in the near future?)
Ravindra, and then I'll pick the usual four pace... hang on... what about Sir Ajaz Patel?

I then wondered about:

Latham (c)
Young/Ravindra
Ravindra/Young
Conway
Nicholls
Blundell
Jamieson
Southee
Wagner
Patel
Boult

Which offers five bowlers plus part time spin, but Jamieson and Southee feel about a spot too high in the batting order.

Might make for some fun times for the selectors...! Especially as and when Kane's elbow heals. I wonder if surgery looms, or if it's even possible for the nature of his injury, but it doesn't seem to be going away any time soon...

The Silver Fern

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