1st Test New Zealand v India at Wellington, Feb 21-25 2020

[TheParraboy]

Looking forward to this 2 test series (should have been 3 minimum)

Right in the middle of the women's T20 WC and Oz mens tour to South Africa

So some good cricket (RIP BBL for 2020) before the footy season

Kiwis a great chance, hopefully take home the maximum test championship points

India currently in a 3 day warm up match v NZ XI
8/254

starts next Friday 930am Sydney time

 

[JJ]

Lot depends on whether Boult is ready... I rate us here, despite the Australian abortion which was a low point to rival Davey’ ashes...

 

[JJ]

People will bang on about the spinner but an irrelevance imo... Patel is clearly the best but pace gets wickets might as well play Neesham... despite it being stupid they might still pick Santner

 

[Mr Spock!]

Come on kiwis.

Here's hoping bradmanson channels his inner Steve Smith.

 

[Mr Angry]

Carn kiwis, f**k India.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Go India, keep these cocky upstarts in their place at the bottom of the pile.

 

[JJ]

Go India, keep these cocky upstarts in their place at the bottom of the pile.

Good for you big marrn, gotta know who pays the bills

 

[JJ]

Come on kiwis.

Here's hoping bradmanson channels his inner Steve Smith.

Nah he won’t go all uncoordinated and weird

 

[Front-Rower]

I found this interesting.

India all out 263 in their warm up game Vs NZ-XI

Vihari 101
Pujara 93

next best score was 18 and the other 8 failed to make it to double figures.

Granted there was no Kohli, but not a great start for the Indians

 

[TheParraboy]

Go India, keep these cocky upstarts in their place at the bottom of the pile.

Come on cuz, we need to support our bros across the ditch...

 

[jargan83]

f**k Team India.

Go the Bleck Ceps

 

[JJ]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/...t-ajaz-patel-kyle-jamieson-named-india-series

So, last spot is either Patel, Jamieson, or Mitchell... TBH not sure what I'd do, the good thing is at least Jamieson is quite different to the other pace bowlers, and Patel is actually a very good spin bowler, easily the best in NZ atm... Mitchell is the defensive option, but still offers more than Santner

 

[Meth]

Yeah, pretty happy with the squad tbh. Happy to see either Mitchell or Patel get the nod- although, will Patel trouble India? He has obviously gone pretty well in the subcontinent. Wicketless in NZ.

 

[JJ]

Not sure whether he can trouble them... but he’s the best spinner in the country, should have been in Aust ahead of the plod they took

Good thing I’d all 3 are reasonable options to play...

 

[JJ]

Wagner is out of the first test... his first child is arriving late...

Henry called it. Hopefully the go with Jamieson but time will tell

Huge loss for us, but huge thing for the Wagner familyhttps://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket...-pause-for-neil-wagner-as-matt-henry-summoned

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Good toss to win.

India 2/38 after 16.

Southee, Jamieson with the wickets.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Kholi goes

40/3

Jamieson 2/10 off 4.

 

[TheParraboy]

3/43

Kholi and Pujara both gone, huge

 

[TheParraboy]

Kholi chased that one, very amatuerish

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Kholi chased that one, very amatuerish

First two wickets were ideal balls for the conditions. It's like Kohli wasn't watching until he had to go out and bat. Very loose.