New Zealand Tour of India 2021 (3 T20's and 2 Tests)

[Cleavy]

Is Saha hurt?

stiff neck according to cricinfo

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Kiwis lose their 6th.

Someone has to stand up....

 

[Santana]

India's lead is still over 100 runs and these two are going at a snail's pace. Feels NZ's chance to win this match is going fast

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Blundell cops a grubber.

Dunno why they play back to the spinners on this mud-heap.

 

[Cleavy]

still 80 odd behind with only 3 wickets remaining. you'd love a quickfire 30 from Southee here.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Southee plays back, ball keeps low......8 for 270.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Everyone sleeps on Axar Patel. Good cricketer.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Jamieson knocks over Gill with his first ball!!!

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

If Jamieson plays on their last tour here I think it would have been a lot closer series

He is something else

 

[Santana]

Impressive fightback from India today after yesterday.

Anything lead north of 250 should be enough

 

[Cleavy]

Controversial new tactic sparks fierce cricket debate

Polarising India star Ravichandran Ashwin has debuted a bizarre new tactic during India’s Test clash with New Zealand.

www.news.com.au

I guess as long as he's not moving into the danger area of the pitch, it's ok? ridiculously fine line though. it's always Ashwin who seems to be involved in these things...

 

[PhatBoy]

Controversial new tactic sparks fierce cricket debate

Polarising India star Ravichandran Ashwin has debuted a bizarre new tactic during India’s Test clash with New Zealand.

www.news.com.au

I guess as long as he's not moving into the danger area of the pitch, it's ok? ridiculously fine line though. it's always Ashwin who seems to be involved in these things...

It’s like he does it for the sake of doing it, just being a serial pest so he can have the title. He’s a dick

 

[Plugger35]

Disappointing to concede a first innings lead after that great opening partnership, we will need to bowl extremely well today to stay in the match.

Any lead over 200 will be tough to chase down on this pitch so we'll need to keep the lead to 200 or less which won't be easy with the lead already 63.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Controversial new tactic sparks fierce cricket debate

Polarising India star Ravichandran Ashwin has debuted a bizarre new tactic during India’s Test clash with New Zealand.

www.news.com.au

I guess as long as he's not moving into the danger area of the pitch, it's ok? ridiculously fine line though. it's always Ashwin who seems to be involved in these things...

I'm wondering if his tactic is a bit more mischievous than it looks. Everyone thinks and probably so does the umpire that he is just looking to get straight down the middle. What if the tactic has a wider purpose of preventing batsman from taking a quick single. Look where he finishes up, directly in front of the batsman. Not just moving across them but dead stops in front. To be honest, he should have told the batsman to stand on the other side because of where his follow through finishes. He knows this and never says anything which suggests the whole purpose is to delay the non striking batsman enough to reduce the runs from a shot.

He and the Indians will be the first ones up in arms if he gets knocked over by the batsman taking off for a single. He has no excuse to be there and the onus is on him to create a follow through that doesn't impede the batsman.

 

[NYRB]

surely India look to up the ante during the after lunch session today if they have wickets in hand? probably need to give themselves 3 sessions+ a few overs today to really push for the win.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Jamieson again.

Gets Pujara on review.

 

[MJG14]

Plumb.

Let's go NZ!

 

[Plugger35]

No point reviewing that, that was plumb.

Another failure for Rahane.

 

[Santana]

This is gotten beyond the point of embarrassing now. Will Dravid have the backbone and move of some of this middle order deadwood or will one of them have some self-respect and pull the pin themselves?

 

[corbies]

This has been brilliant from NZ today.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Southee gets Mayank.

NZ nearly be favourites atm..

 

[Plugger35]

Southee rewarded for some great bowling.

NZ right back in this match now.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Southee gets Jadeja!!

 

[Trojan90]

Lets hope NZ can steamroll this tail and give themselves a shot.

 

[MJG14]

That is the third time that the third umpire has stuffed up directions to the on-field umpire in this Test match.