Black Caps in India

[hydro11]

Looks like it will be a long time in the field.

[Mokey]

Oh God. Lost the toss, bowling on a road. No point watching Day 1, then. Just have to hope for a bit of luck or an Indian getting a bit weary and making a mistake.

Otherwise we are so fucked.

[MN5]

There's a compelling race to see who can rack up a 50 average, might happen in this match !!!!!

.......unfortunately it's between bowlers as opposed to batsmen. I was surprised Sodhi averages 47 compared to Craigs 46.........

[Bones]

Pujara gone for 62, c&b Santner.

[Bones]

And now Kohli gone for 9, b Wagner c Sodhi.

[No Quarter]

Thata boy Wagner.

[Bones]

And now Sodhi in on the action, Vijay caught behind for 65.

[Mokey]

Damn it, Black Caps, quit toying with my emotions.

[Bones]

Now Craig! Gets Rahane for 18, caught Latham.

[Gunner]

Maybe I should have had the cricket on instead of watching yet another depressing Taniwha loss.

Hope we can keep chipping away at them and keep them to a modest total.

[Canerbry]

Yep chipping away, new ball works for Boulty and we're into their genuine tail.

[TeWaio]

83.5
Boult to Saha, OUT, tip your hat to the bowler and head off for a cup of tea, because that was unplayable. An inswinger that defies the docile pitch and the lack of atmospheric help. It's that SG seam. So prominent. So useful in the hands of a good bowler. Boult pitches it on middle and off and jerks it in through the gap between bat and pad
WP Saha b Boult 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Tasty.

[TeWaio]

8 down now! Huge. Best days for batting will be Days 2 and 3, and they'll be ours!

[Canerbry]

Beautiful Boulty, sharp catch from the moral captain. This is officially now a shithouse batting effort isn't it?

[ACT Crusader]

Another one for Boulty.

[Canerbry]

What happens now? Do we try to get an over in, or bowl pies at thiese two and got one in the morning?

[JK]

Would be ideal to not have to bat today but wow what an effort by our bolwlers today. Much better than expected

[gollum]

@Canerbry said in Black Caps in India:

Beautiful Boulty, sharp catch from the moral captain. This is officially now a shithouse batting effort isn't it?

Depends, India raped SA 3-0,

Indias 1st innings (all batting first) were - 215, 201, 334

[TeWaio]

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[MN5]

Well colour me shocked at that result. Lets hope the boys manage to get that last pesky wicket for under 300.

Early days I know but Santner just seems adept at picking up wickets here and there on a regular basis which can be much more valuable than someone who gets a Michelle once in a blue moon and fuck all in between.

Interesting going through the Indian batting stats, not as awe inspiring as recent history would have us believe. Kohli "only" averages 44, not much considering he's mentioned alongside Root, Smith and our very own KW as the newer generation of batting superstars.