Kiwis getting smashed by India

[llosis]

Tea score: Day 2

India is 4/438
Dravid 214*
Ganguly 75*

India at home are still one hell of a test for any side. Our next tour there will be a fascinating battle. Hope like anything when the time comes we truimph!!

In the meantime good luck NZ!

 

[Mog]

Good to see Ganguly acting like a petlant prick after being officially warned for running on the pitch...

 

[Great_Unknown]

How fitting it is, seeing the Kiwis falter against a side coached by a former NZ international.

 

[EagleBlue]

Originally posted by llosis
Tea score: Day 2

India is 4/438
Dravid 214*
Ganguly 75*

India at home are still one hell of a test for any side. Our next tour there will be a fascinating battle. Hope like anything when the time comes we truimph!!

In the meantime good luck NZ!

And the surprise is ??????

NZ bowling attack comprises Tuffey, Oram, Styris, Wiseman, Vettori. That attack would struggle to dismiss a grade side let alone the 2nd best batting lineup in World Cricket on an Indian "road" (apologies to Vettori, at least he looked like getting a wicket)

 

[EagleBlue]

Originally posted by Mog
Good to see Ganguly acting like a petlant prick

Again, the surprise is ???????

 

[Harvs35]

India unearthed next champ, Patel

Patel next Sehwag next Tendulkar next Indian God.........wait he already is

HarveynickymilneBGX

Robert Harvey:2 Brownlow Medals ; 4 Best and Fairests ; 8 Times All Australian , 3 EJ Whitten Medals and not finished yet

 

[Tank]

India declared at 5/500

NZ currently 2/16, Zaheer just had Lou Vincent caught behind.

 

[Vindaloo Mat]

I am going to the match tomorrow as it is eing played just down the road from my house. NZ presently 33/3. At least I picked a day when the match was still on....doubt it will go into Sunday. The pitch will break up after tomorrow.

VM

 

[llosis]

Originally posted by Vindaloo Mat
I am going to the match tomorrow as it is eing played just down the road from my house. NZ presently 33/3. At least I picked a day when the match was still on....doubt it will go into Sunday. The pitch will break up after tomorrow.

VM

One thing I want to do before I die (sometime off yet I hope) is go to the cricket in India. Looks completely mad. Envious of you Matt.

I'm going to Aust v Zim tomorrow. Think the atmosphere may be somewhat different to India

 

[Slax]

NZ 8/276 (Astle 103) in reply to India 5/500 dec (Dravid 222, Ganguly 100 no)

Consider we couldn't win in India we can't expect the Kiwis too.

 

[JUBJUB]

You've gotta love Craig McMillan's porno mo.

 

[Slax]

Gotta love getting smashed if it equals a draw

Well done by the Kiwis to see it out for a draw with some determined batting.

 

[EagleBlue]

Now Ganguly is blaming the pitch for India unable to win WTF !!!

If the pitch was THAT good, why did it take nearly 2 days for them to get 500 against NZs bunch of pie-chuckers.

W@nker

 

[IceTemple]

Yeah but EagleBlue we are talking about Ganguly not someone with intelligence!

 

[dr nick]

i am dumbfounded by the fact that both captains agreed to call the match a draw, a hour an a half before the scheduled stumps.

Fair enough NZ would want to do so, but India only needed 4 more wickets. No wonder Tendulkar was ****ed off.






Craig McMillan..... struggling these days:

54 & 83* v India... ok but before that...

4 & 18 v India
9 v India
14 v West Indies
6 & 1 v West Indies
15 & 2 v Pakistan

 

[llosis]

I rate the Kiwis. Might not have the most talent but they play with heart and you've got to admire that. In many ways the kiwis and the indians couldn't be more different. India have stars, NZ have none. India play without much strategy, hoping their talent will win out, NZ play with consistent application extracting all they can out of the team. India are characterised as being aloof, unrealistic and detached from reality (eg Mr Ganguly and the wicket comment), NZ are fairly practical and realistic about their cricket.

I was initially surprised they opened so poorly in this test but give the kiwis credit for staving off defeat. Second test will be interesting.

 

[the fly]

Individually, the guys in the Kiwi team aren't the best players going around in test cricket, but they're a close-knit unit, and can spring upsets against teams with players who would be seen by many to be more talented.