Here we are again - it's Friday, and the weekend is beckoning! Which, of course, means that it's time for Keeping Stock's Friday Forum.
You know the drill. Here's the place to have a rant and rave, tell the world about your pet hate, or just generally get things off your chest before the weekend. Or, just to be different, we can talk about the cricket! Whatever, the floor is yours ...
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The most impressive thing about the Indian innings has been the way their top order has patiently built their innings. Wide balls left alone, good balls defended and bad balls put away.
NZ coach (Adrian) Mole should have a compulsory viewing session for all of the NZ top 7, Ryder excepted and Taylor should be made to watch it twice.
Martin is showing up the selectors first choice medium pacers. Well done Vettori on insisting on his inclusion.
Agreed pdm. Having said that, I thought the Kiwi bowlers weren't too bad yesterday, with the exception of Mills.
Martin has looked better with each spell (not that I've actually seen any play today - yet!). The radio commentators were saying that he thrives on work, and that they would look for him to improve through the series.
If Southee is amongst the wickets in the four-day game that has started today, I would be tempted to bring him in for Mills, who looks jaded.
My view is Southee should be playing now. He is `the future' of the NZ bowling attack and is a wicket taker. He should be in there learning how to bowl to batsmen like Tendulker and Dravid.
I have never rated Mills and it is interesting that Ryder is now bowling - ahead of him. Says it all I think.
At least we got them out finally pdm. I have to say, the more I see O'Brien play tesat cricket, the mote I like him. He's not a quitter, that's for sure.
So what can the batsmen do? McIntosh was probably the best chance of batting time, and he's gone. From here, making the Indians bat again would be a minor victory; saving the match would be a triumph.
Ryder can bat time Inv.
I agree saving the test from here would be a miracle (we’ll need to bat at least an hour after lunch on Sunday) but if we can’t make them bat again we’ve got bigger problems than we thought.
Can he do it twice in the same match LB? It would be great if he did. Flynn is looking better the longer he spends at the crease; a shame that Guptill let the Indians get inside his head in the last half-hour. The acid will go on Taylor and Prince Brendan to perform tomorrow.
I agree with you INV2 that Flynn is looking good and I have some confidence in Ryder getting runs again. The real question is did anyone in the NZ team learn from the way the Indians went about their innings.
Tests are no place for `flash harrys'. The remaining batsmen need to get their heads down and bat time. Firstly through to drinks, then lunch, then drinks, then tea ans so it goes. Unfortunately our test players play to much hit and giggle cricket for that.
Finally so much for Martin Crowes theory that Mills can bat. I haven't seen his dismissal but certainly wasn.t surprised he was out on the last ball of the day.
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