Australia in New Zealand (2024)

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, rollingstoned said:

I can still see Henry troubling gill and Hitman a lot if we go there. He bowled well in the Dharamshala wc game too. 

 

Trick is to see off the first 25  overs against NZ then it will be net practice. But we rarely do that. 

[Kron]

20 minutes ago, rollingstoned said:

I can still see Henry troubling gill and Hitman a lot if we go there. He bowled well in the Dharamshala wc game too. 

He is a nothing bowler. Only does well when there is swing. 

 

He should be smashed around. Also he trundles after first few overs

[Kron]

20 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Trick is to see off the first 25  overs against NZ then it will be net practice. But we rarely do that. 

Thats our batting skill inability. We lose in nz due to crap batting vs swing.

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Kron said:

He is a nothing bowler. Only does well when there is swing. 

 

He should be smashed around. Also he trundles after first few overs

 

Our batsmen require just shade of movement to get trapped infront or getting bowled. We were undone by movement in SA. Even in India Anderson had his moments against us except Jaiswal.

[rollingstoned]

4 minutes ago, Kron said:

Telling you now. Our boys just dont care for nz tours. You can see it in the intensity itself. 

 

We just dont care. If we played with intensity like we do vs aussues we would desteoy them. Also time difference. No one seem to care even in india. To watch. 

 

We will crush them like cockroaches in india as per usual though.

 

We so lack a swing bowler for nz tour. 

Forget that, the afg-ire game is going on. Ire have this metronomic trundler who bowls 130 and gets bounce called Adair. He gets bounce and seam movement troubling batters even in that placid Abu Dhabi deck. We don't have one bowler like that at present. 

[vvvslaxman]

Smith bowled. lol Why is he wasting his career by playing as an opener. New ball is not for everyone.

[rollingstoned]

3 minutes ago, Kron said:

He is a nothing bowler. Only does well when there is swing. 

 

He should be smashed around. Also he trundles after first few overs

Henry is more seam movement than swing. He was the best bowler in the first innings too. 

[Frustrated]

Smith Gone for a Duck

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, rollingstoned said:

Forget that, the afg-ire game is going on. Ire have this metronomic trundler who bowls 130 and gets bounce called Adair. He gets bounce and seam movement troubling batters even in that placid Abu Dhabi deck. We don't have one bowler like that at present. 

Ishant is the only one who did that towards the later part of his career. He has a nice repeatable action. This is why i think they missed the trick with Sandeep Warrier. 

[rageaddict]

Smith must retire choker.

[Frustrated]

Trundler Tim 'Gutkesh' Southee Finally gets one.   This time a vital breakthrough. 

[rollingstoned]

Just now, vvvslaxman said:

Ishant is the only one who did that towards the later part of his career. He has a nice repeatable action. This is why i think they missed the trick with Sandeep Warrier. 

Don't think ranji pitches reward that style of bowling. Ishant also improved his line and length only after several years of experience and learning on the job in international cricket. Immaculate control over line and length with some bounce is such a weapon. 

[vvvslaxman]

India lacks outswing bowlers. They move off the pitch alright. But from the hand nobody can't move. In these conditions with 3 or 4 slips that ball is essential.  After sreesanth we found no outswing bowlers.

[rollingstoned]

1 minute ago, vvvslaxman said:

India lacks outswing bowlers. They move off the pitch alright. But from the hand nobody can't move. In these conditions with 3 or 4 slips that ball is essential.  After sreesanth we found no outswing bowlers.

Why you think boob Kumar got so much love? 

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, rollingstoned said:

Why you think boob Kumar got so much love? 

 

Bhuvi is predominantly an inswing bowler who can move off the pitch. He is not like Irfan or Kapil. It is a rare skill. None illustrated that better than Dale Steyn.

[vvvslaxman]

Among the current lot Shardul Thakur is the closest to the old style outswing bowling. But he sometimes bowls too short to make that ball effective. But he was excellent at the Gabba.

[rollingstoned]

3 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Bhuvi is predominantly an inswing bowler who can move off the pitch. He is not like Irfan or Kapil. It is a rare skill. None illustrated that better than Dale Steyn.

He does swing the ball away a lot. 

[vvvslaxman]

Khawaja technically is a poor batsman. Hardly any feet movement. He is more or less static most of the time. HE just uses his hands. He has found a funky way to score runs.

[vvvslaxman]

Damn India lost a world cup final that had Smith and Labu in the middle order what a shame lol They don't even play Test matches very well.

[Frustrated]

Aus 4/2