We went out this afternoon. Now that we're home, we are really glad that we went out. If we'd stayed home, we would have wasted an afternoon watching the Black Caps.
They finally dismissed the Pakistanis, conceding a first innings lead of 92. At the tea adjournment, they were 32 without loss. Two hours later they have been dismissed for a paltry 110, and Pakistan will resume in a moment needing just 18 runs to win the test match.
From what we've heard and read, the Black Caps' batting today has been awful. John Wright must already be wondering why he said yes when asked to take over as coach.
We'll continue to support the New Zealand cricket team; that's what a true supporter does. But when they play like Ilford 2nd XI (apologies to Ilford 2nd XI for the comparison), we won't resile from criticising them.
New Zealand is ranked 8th in the ICC test rankings for a reason; their performances over the last few seasons have been poor. Even the fact that they scored more in the second innings today than the Aussies did at Melbourne is little comfort. McCullum, Vettori and Taylor will be thanking their lucky stars that the IPL auction was last night.
5 comments:
I watched it.
I am annoyed.
The top order are useless. There was an absence of spine.
Please put the following words into the correct order.
"rubbish are you".
All I can say is bring on the Zimbos. We might beat them if we are lucky. And I might get called up as an opener.
Grafting is just not in the psyche of any New Zealand cricketer nay more.
Batting, bowling or fielding. Some do how ever make passable 2nd rate comediens on TV, both in the "chat show" and the so called serious interviews.
When I recall the Sutcliffe, Blair incident following Tangawai, the Greatbatch innings at Perth, beating England in England, the professional attitude of Hadlee R. and Turner G. the fighting spirit of Dick Motz, Andrew Jones Bevan Congdon and Graeme Dowling Jack Alabaster and co it is clear how the prima donnas of 2011 are such disappointments.
What makes this performance so disappointing for me is that any advances that the test team made in India have been eroded. For the first two tests in India the Kiwis fought tooth and nail with the world's top-ranked team. Two steps forward, five steps back, methinks.
I see Taylor found a new way to fail - run out. The more I watch and read the more convinced I am that his mindset is 20/20 only. A shame really because such a talent wasted for dosh.
GD you forgot Coney and Chatfield, as I recall that was against Pakistan and I think you can add Pollard to your list of battlers and of course JR Reid who as I recall scored 100 out of a total of about 133 against I think the poms.
pdm, you can't blame Taylor for being run out by the over-hyped cheat at the other end.
One thing is constant in the ever diminishing credibility of the Black Caps (they've earned that title - I refuse to call this bunch the New Zealand cricket team) and that is the presence of the sulking, cancerous left-arm non-spinner from ND.
The first thing Wright must do is dump the bastard!
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