***Official*** New Zealand in Bangladesh & Sri Lanka 2013

[hendrix]

Is good to see Anderson and Neesham having success with the ball. These two make could be part of a useful World Cup attack, + 2 fast bowlers + Vettori + a few overs from Williamson. Gives a batting line up with Vettori at 8 and Neesham at 9.

Neesham I think has a bit of potential as a test bowler, and possibly slightly less potential as a batsman. Consequently I don't want to see him bowl too many middle overs that will dull his wicket taking capabilities at test level. The same sort of thing happened to Southee - he became an excellent ODI bowler but lost the ability to swing the ball a few years ago.

With Anderson I don't really care how much he bowls because a) he has heaps of batting talent and b) his bowling doesn't quite have the extra zip to be anything other than a partnership breaker in tests. Therefore, I don't care how much he bowls in ODIs and it will actually be a good thing for that type of role - the Watson-esque, extremely tight golden arm.



it'll be very interesting to see what happens with the pair.

 

[Bahnz]

Sounds like Latham's keeping got really choppy at the end of the innings. Don't fully understand the decision to make him the keeper. Good on Anderson and Jimmy tho. These aren't easy conditions to be an rmf in.

 

[Bahnz]

Holy ****, Devcich is bad. Bring back Rob Nicol.

Seriously, this is worse than Naeem's innings in the first ODI. I bet he somehow scrapes through to one of the most arsey 70 odds of all time. Regardless, I'm off to bed.

 

[BeeGee]

First time I've ever seen Devcich bat. First impressions.... how the **** is this prick playing for NZ?

The selections on this tour have been bizarre to say the least.

 

[BeeGee]

Rubel Hossain trying to be a scary fast bowler is quite amusing.

 

[Prince EWS]

I still can't believe Watling isn't in this team. It's ridiculous. Even when your best two batsmen miss the next series he still won't be in the ****ing side, and that's with your next two best OD batsmen also injured. So far down the pecking order; complete madness.

 

[Maximas]

Rubel Hussain should pull his length back a bit IMO

 

[Prince EWS]

Batsmen apparently ahead of Watling in the ODI pecking order:

Taylor
McCullum
Williamson
Guptill
Anderson
Elliott
Rutherford
Devcich
Latham
Neesham
Ronchi
and we can assume Ryder

 

[Prince EWS]

 

[cricman]

Mortaza adds a dimension to the Bangladesh ODI squad that they desperately lacked

 

[Langeveldt]

Who is this Bangladesh keeper? Having to mute him.. STFU ****

 

[Bahnz]

Well this isn't a good scorecard to wake up to...

Taylor seems completely stuck... Just petrified of playing an attacking shot because he knows doing so could consign nz to defeat. He needs to try batting with just a smidgen of Anderson 's courage and self belief.

 

[Mike5181]

**** me. It's the 2010 tour all over again.

 

[cricman]

That should all but do it.

 

[straw man]

We really are ****ing terrible at this ODI batting thing

 

[BeeGee]

**** me. It's the 2010 tour all over again.

Worse tbh.

Bangladesh are a stronger side now than they were back then, and they have played well, but this performance from NZ has been as bad as I've ever seen (and I suffered through the embarrassing 90s). The senior players have gone missing and the selections have been atrocious. We haven't put our best team on the field at any stage, imo.

 

[Bahnz]

Yeah, we're not helped by the fact that we're missing Guppers and KW. But this is still awful for all concerned.

The last time this happened the coach was binned a month later. Is it too much to hope that history will repeat itself?

Taylor's failure to develop as an ODI batsman is horrendous. For a player with all the shots in the book, it's so galling to see him get out in the same way every single time the rrpo goes above 6. It must be delightful for opposition captains. Just set a deep square leg, a deep mid wicket, and a long on and wait for NZ's best batsman to start hitting practice catches.

I really miss Styris.

 

[BeeGee]

Congrats to Bangladesh. Gazi has been impressive in this game.

 

[lockton2skipper]

Baz's time about up ? hesson presumably with him.

 

[Kippax]

Be very wary of NZC's succession planning, if you're keen for Hesson's head to roll.