Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020

[Crucial]

@canefan said in Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020:

@Crucial said in Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020:

@Gunner said in Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020:

When do we start to question Henry Nichols’ place in the side?

I don’t have the stats to back this up, but it seems he hasn’t scored any test runs for 12 months or so.

Yep, hasn't scored a 50 in 12 months. He has had some time consuming innings though which I guess is a role. Would be nice to add some numbers to it though.

What replacement options do we have(real question)? He needs to feel pressure for his position, we can't afford to carry passengers

That tall fella is a handy batsman.

[Chris B.]

@canefan Right now, first cab off the rank is Mitch Jr.

Will Young is back playing some cricket, but I haven't watched how he's going and, as above, Conway will be available soon.

But, on the other hand, Rossco is having his 36th birthday later this week, so I doubt we should be thinking about discarding the guy who's been substantially groomed to take over the number 4 spot. Plus - Henry made decent runs in the ODIs vs India, so he's hopefully been finding ways to get out rather than suddenly become useless.

[Virgil]

7 down!!

[canefan]

Throttle these last few before lunch for not much and its all on

[Hooroo]

@Virgil said in Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020:

7 down!!

Awful way to get out.

[Hooroo]

Boom and another

[booboo]

Re batting options, who was that Auckland bloke who busted his shoulder? Will Young?

[Virgil]

Dream start, picking off the 2 guys who could have pushed that lead up.

[Virgil]

Boult in for a chance at our cheapest ever 5 for?
My crap skills using stat guru shows it to currently to be 5/26 by Bruce Taylor.

Edit: no wait there’s a 6/26 by Chris Martin and a 7/27 by Chris Cairns.

[canefan]

Smithy reminds the viewers of our capitulation vs Pakistan in Hamilton

[Bovidae]

@canefan And I was there!

Don't worry I am not at Hagley. Given the conditions the chase won't be easy. We can just promote Jamieson and Wags.

[Virgil]

9!!

[Mokey]

I sure hope we get the last guy out asap. The way this pitch is playing, I'm not overly confident about us getting the runs, even 150 or whatever. India bowled really well yesterday and will be pissy as hell.

[canefan]

Timmy has to make Bumrah defend his stumps. No deliveries on the stumps so far this over

[Donsteppa]

Not a good time for Jadeja to start jamming extra runs...

[Donsteppa]

Excellent, solved by a runout

[mariner4life]

i HATE these 130-odd 4th innings chases, they are so fucking nervy, and always seem to be harder than they should be.

[Virgil]

132..
Easy as it’s not like we are facing up to Waqar and Wasim

[canefan]

Right, 131 to win. Come on boys! We have to be positive, don't want to get picked off one by one by the pitch

[Chris B.]

@Donsteppa Phew - for a second I thought they'd missed yet another stone dead runout - but Kane picks up a good bounce and runs it in under the posts - so to speak!