Gambit Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 This guy is good and dangerous when there is assistance. He's been drafted into the NZ squad for the 3rd test. On debut, he reduced England to 4 for 3, took a 5fer and made 77 from 40 balls. A few tests later, he reduced Australia to 23/3 on his way to a 4fer in his first test against OZ. On Friday, he will play his first test against India. Link to comment
flamy Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Here's hoping it is a greentop.... Link to comment
Chandan Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 This guy is good and dangerous when there is assistance. He's been drafted into the NZ squad for the 3rd test. On debut' date=' he reduced England to 4 for 3, took a 5fer and made 77 from 40 balls. A few tests later, he reduced Australia to 23/3 on his way to a 4fer in his first test against OZ. On Friday, he will play his first test against India.[/quote'] Is it sure that he'll play? Who will he replace? Patel? Link to comment
flamy Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Dammit, i was hoping another northie-southee spiced up post! I must admit, I was enticed into the thread by the title :woot: Link to comment
Shane Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Has O'Brien recovered from the side strain he had from the First Test? If not may be he might be the one Link to comment
flamy Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 umm' date=' he played the second test[/quote'] um.... sarchasm... Link to comment
Shane Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 umm' date=' he played the second test[/quote'] He did, but he was defn underbowled in the first innings of the second Test and the commentators then cited that the side strain might be one of the cause, but his bowling in the second innings might have put that arguement to rest Link to comment
fineleg Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I thought they'll pick Southee for Test-2 itself. They'll get him so they can have fresh pair of legs for Test-3. India will have to play him carefully in initial overs. Link to comment
King Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 It was silly not picking Southee in the first place. Just because he didn't bowl very well in ODIs (in fact not many bowlers can claim to have done well in ODIs) he wasn't picked for the test match. A young bowler like him should be given opportunities. O'Brien is one bowler (hails from Wellington) that has done extremely well in conditions not very suited for bowling given the gusty southerlies wind in Wellington. He''s so used to the conditions he can bowl at over 135k even bowling against the wind. I''d say NZ has potent bowling attack for Wellington. Surprisingly there is good weather predicted for the first 3-4 days of the test match but mid way through the test match the day light savings will kick in. The game is supposed to start at 11 am and after the 2nd day due to DST 11 am will mean 10 am start. If they start at 11 am after the DST kicks in there will be no sun light after 6 pm. Wonder what they are going to do about the start times post DST? Link to comment
fineleg Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 ^ This whole DST needs to be scrapped :D Confucions. Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Here's hoping it is a greentop.... me too-because i know munna will be effective. Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 If Southee is selected, then it's pretty sure, NZ is chancing on preparing a juicy wicket with a lot of green. Or Probably NZ selectors must have thought - Any bowler for Mills will do! Link to comment
The Outsider Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Most likely Franklin will make way for Southee and rightly so. Southee is no mug with the bat and despite all of Franklin's batting exploits at the FC level, I don't think there is too much to choose between them at international level - a 4/10 vs. a 6/10. On the other hand, Southee is a much much better bowler than Franklin and got jacked unfairly after the ODI series where pretty much every bowler got the hammering at some point. Moreover, his natural length is more suited to test matches and if it is going to be a typical Wellington surface then he will certainly be more than a handful given our batsman's proclivity to drive on the up. Looking forward to seeing him in action - his bowling in typical Wellington conditions will perhaps provide us our biggest test of the tour yet, specially if they bowl first. Link to comment
Rajan Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 It was silly not picking Southee in the first place. Just because he didn't bowl very well in ODIs (in fact not many bowlers can claim to have done well in ODIs) he wasn't picked for the test match. A young bowler like him should be given opportunities. O'Brien is one bowler (hails from Wellington) that has done extremely well in conditions not very suited for bowling given the gusty southerlies wind in Wellington. He''s so used to the conditions he can bowl at over 135k even bowling against the wind. I''d say NZ has potent bowling attack for Wellington. Surprisingly there is good weather predicted for the first 3-4 days of the test match but mid way through the test match the day light savings will kick in. The game is supposed to start at 11 am and after the 2nd day due to DST 11 am will mean 10 am start. If they start at 11 am after the DST kicks in there will be no sun light after 6 pm. Wonder what they are going to do about the start times post DST? I think the live telecast timing will remain the same, so, it wud be a 3.30 am IST start.what ever be the corresponding NZST . they have to ensure 90 overs are completed in a day. on a side note, the Kiwis complete their 90 overs in time so easily. Ponting shud learn from them instead of chaging the field twice a over and conducting a mini conference before every over when ever a partnership threatens to take the match away. Link to comment
Show_stopper Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Yes the first half an hour will be crucial..the guy gets beutiful outswing with the new ball. Link to comment
Kohum Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 He can handle the willow quite well too. Link to comment
Sachinism Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 If he does play, he will replace Franklin Link to comment
coffee_rules Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 May be we should drop Yuvraj and take in Balaji! Go with 5 bowlers on a green pitch. If Dhoni is back, we can risk not having Yuvraj for a swing bowler. Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 i can guarantee one thing-sehwag is going to ballistic on southee-looking forward to this battle. Link to comment
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