Black Caps in India
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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
@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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The Black Caps innings is almost mirroring the indians.. But i don't think we can get a 40 run partnership unless its with sodhi
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@mimic said in Black Caps in India:
The Black Caps innings is almost mirroring the indians.. But i don't think we can get a 40 run partnership unless its with sodhi
Ha ha, too late.
FML
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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.
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It's easy to bemoan the use or lack of DRS but at least we reach a satisfactory conclusion with technology
Luke's and Ish's LBW and Rohit's in the first dig and Kane's not out caught behind all would have satisfactory outcomes
That India play under no DRS conditions is a farken joke
Their argument against DRS virtually mirrors the anti-vaccination nutjobs arguments
Might reign in some of the shit appealing too
Like NQ says it's like going back in time and the reality is that we, the watching stakeholders, are subjected to an inferior product when India play test cricket
Hard to beat India from here
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We look gone for all money. We'll be chasing 300+ and the Indians will have oodles of time to bowl at us.
I'd say the Ronchi one has been the most disappointing decision.
