Black Caps v India

[Chris B.]

@Gunner It is a long way out to be four down, including most of our "solid" players.

Latham and Williamson were going along so nicely according to my schedule - we had a lot of batting to get us home in the last 10 overs if those two had just pushed it around and kept it on the deck through to 40 overs.

[Chris B.]

Shoulda reviewed that!!!!

[Donsteppa]

It's like they got Dhoni out at 18/4 and just expected another Hamilton to fall into their laps...

[Gunner]

Now Latham.

We really are fucked.

Need all our allrounders to chip in with 30 or 40 each... not likely.

[Chris B.]

Neesham did better than me - I thought it might have pitched outside leg!

[Donsteppa]

@Chris-B said in Black Caps v India:

Neesham did better than me - I thought it might have pitched outside leg!

On the plus side, you get to join the Kane Williamson club

[nzzp]

Well shit. Lon gway home from here with CdG gone

[kev]

@nzzp he missed that by miles. From the first ball against the spinners looked out of his depth. Plants front foot early and swings.

[Gunner]

Bring back Sri Lanka, I much prefer watching us be the bullies than watch us be bullied.

[nzzp]

@Gunner said in Black Caps v India:

Bring back Sri Lanka, I much prefer watching us be the bullies than watch us be bullied.

I think this has been the most enjoyable match though - the result has actually be in question for a fair bit of it. The last 4 have been pretty one sided

[Cyclops]

I think this game shows that we need a genuine third seamer and that neither de Grandhomme nor Neesham are up to that role. Neesham might be a fifth opinion, especially if there is a sixth (Kane or Munro the obvious candidates).

[No Quarter]

Neesh has his eye in. Long way to go but he's really shown his value with the bat this year.

[No Quarter]

Good chance for Santner to step up in a pressure situation. Just needs to nurdle it around at the moment.

[No Quarter]

That's an absurd way to get out. Gezz.

[Donsteppa]

That about sums up the "mental strength" of recent Black Caps performances nicely.

Thick as pig shit.

[Gunner]

What the flying fuck was Neesham thinking there?

Can hear the fat lady warming up her vocals..

[Squirrel]

@No-Quarter Just awful. We were in with a real shot there

[No Quarter]

Did Neesh get confused by the bowler shouting yes as part of the appeal? Trying to find an explanation for that. Just bizarre.

[Chris B.]

Circus McGurkus!

Fuck Jimmy. You'd look like a clown getting out like that in Presidents grade!

[Gunner]

Our top 4’s collective failures have cost us this series.
We can’t rely on our all rounders to bat 25 or 30 overs to win games.