2nd Test New Zealand v India at Christchurch, Feb 29 - Mar 4 2020

[JJ]

Almost as bad as Kane in Australia.

Interesting...

Williamson in Australia - 7 tests. 2 centuries, average 42.8
Kohli in NZ - 4 tests, 1 century, average 36 and dropping with this test
Davey in NZ 2 tests, 0 centuries, average 13
Davey in England 13 tests, 0 centuries average 26
Hell, Davey away 39 tests, 5 centuries, average 33.2

Guess Kane and Virat need to put in some hard yards before they become Warner-esque...

Interesting

 

[JJ]

No counting chickens yet, but the Australian tour was an anomaly - flat out embarrassing, selectors and coaching need to be accountable

 

[TheParraboy]

Interesting...

Williamson in Australia - 7 tests. 2 centuries, average 42.8
Kohli in NZ - 4 tests, 1 century, average 36 and dropping with this test
Davey in NZ 2 tests, 0 centuries, average 13
Davey in England 13 tests, 0 centuries average 26
Hell, Davey away 39 tests, 5 centuries, average 33.2

Guess Kane and Virat need to put in some hard yards before they become Warner-esque...

Interesting

ay?
Has Kholi or Williamson ever opened in test cricket?

If ya gonna compare apple and apples

Remove Warner and provide the stats for Smith

 

[TheParraboy]

World's best batsman...

billion plus people cant be wrong mate....

 

[JJ]

ay?
Has Kholi or Williamson ever opened in test cricket?

If ya gonna compare apple and apples

Remove Warner and provide the stats for Smith

Williamson effectively opens lol

Couldn’t resist such quality bait

Bygones...

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Interesting...

Williamson in Australia - 7 tests. 2 centuries, average 42.8
Kohli in NZ - 4 tests, 1 century, average 36 and dropping with this test
Davey in NZ 2 tests, 0 centuries, average 13
Davey in England 13 tests, 0 centuries average 26
Hell, Davey away 39 tests, 5 centuries, average 33.2

Guess Kane and Virat need to put in some hard yards before they become Warner-esque...

Interesting

Interesting. I was referring to his last tour which seems to have slipped your mind completely now that your back on home turf.

Interesting.

Also interesting- your obsession with Davey.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

No counting chickens yet, but the Australian tour was an anomaly - flat out embarrassing, selectors and coaching need to be accountable

Lol, you've won 11% of your away tests in the last 5 years, you can only win on your home decks.

All of a sudden Southee looks like Wasim Akram and Colin looks like Ian Botham whilst in Australia they looked like plod and plodder.

 

[JJ]

Interesting. I was referring to his last tour which seems to have slipped your mind completely now that your back on home turf.

Interesting.

Also interesting- your obsession with Davey.

And yours with us given we’re so shit... interesting...

 

[AlwaysGreen]

And yours with us given we’re so shit... interesting...

So I'm not allowed to watch a cricket match and comment on it.?

Interesting

 

[TheParraboy]

Imagine if an aussie did this, especially Warner....imagine the outcry from the nancies and the angry middle aged women on social media. Life bans galore!View attachment 36461

Just passionate mate

 

[JJ]

Imagine if an aussie did this, especially Warner....imagine the outcry from the nancies and the angry middle aged women on social media. Life bans galore!View attachment 36461

Yeah strange there was no comment, same with the catch

I actually like him but atm it seems he’s untouchable which doesn’t sit well...

 

[Meth]

Lowest 4th innings total at Hagley was 236 by Sri Lanka a couple of years ago. Bumrah and Shami looked ominous yesterday, but I still think they need at least another 100 to be a chance.

 

[Meth]

This game is really delicately poised

 

[bazza]

No counting chickens yet, but the Australian tour was an anomaly - flat out embarrassing, selectors and coaching need to be accountable

The NZ team in Australia for the first 2 games was pretty much the same one that is playing now

 

[Meth]

Great keepers catch, Waitling

 

[Meth]

The NZ team in Australia for the first 2 games was pretty much the same one that is playing now

not really.

Raval was playing despite horrendous form.

Santner was playing despite not being able to get any turn.

Ferguson was playing because there is no better time to experiment than in Australia.

More crucially, our key players did not fire.

 

[Meth]

Another one. Boult is on fire

 

[bazza]

More crucially, our key players did not fire.

That is what I was getting at
Hardly the fault of the selectors

 

[JJ]

The NZ team in Australia for the first 2 games was pretty much the same one that is playing now

Henry, Santner, Ferguson and Raval played... we had no batting or spin cover

 

[Meth]

That is what I was getting at
Hardly the fault of the selectors

Not entirely- but (for instance) we all saw Raval happening a mile away, which meant that (as JJ said) Williamson has effectively been opening. Yeah, he should have been up to it and he wasn't- but the Australian bowlers were bloody good, just quietly.

Santner over Patel was a bit weird.

Southee's non-selection in the 3rd Test was bizarre.