***Official*** West Indies in New Zealand 2013/14

[KiWiNiNjA]

Man, McCullum is so bad with his reviews (fielding ones, I mean). Calls for it when he shouldn't; decides not to when he should. Must have one of the worst success rates of any captain around.

With that one he actually had it right, you could see he didn't think it was out, but got persuaded to go for it anyway by players in worse positions than him.

 

[_Ed_]

With that one he actually had it right, you could see he didn't think it was out, but got persuaded to go for it anyway by players in worse positions than him.

Ah, right. Apologies to him in this case, then.

 

[straw man]

Tim Southee career to end of the 2012 tour of West Indies:
45 wickets at 44.00
... even more horrible considering his first bowling innings was 5/55

Then something happened

Since the end of the Windies tour:
39 wickets at 22.69
... largely in unhelpful bowling conditions as well.

Southee WAG.

 

[Prince EWS]

With that one he actually had it right, you could see he didn't think it was out, but got persuaded to go for it anyway by players in worse positions than him.

I actually think that makes it even worse. He was captain, he was in a good position, decision's on him.

 

[Bahnz]

Tim Southee career to end of the 2012 tour of West Indies:
45 wickets at 44.00
... even more horrible considering his first bowling innings was 5/55

Then something happened

Since the end of the Windies tour:
39 wickets at 22.69
... largely in unhelpful bowling conditions as well.

Southee WAG.

Southee was actually pretty good on the Windies tour. Had a couple of catches turned down and a bit of bad luck. The real turn around started after he was axed during the 2012 SA series.

 

[straw man]

Southee was actually pretty good on the Windies tour. Had a couple of catches turned down and a bit of bad luck.

I seemed to remember something along those lines, though he only played the second test and I saw very little of it. Also including that makes the difference in averages less pronounced

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

I actually think that makes it even worse. He was captain, he was in a good position, decision's on him.

Yeah, I think the same.

It's almost like he's just passing the buck.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Wait on, Craig McMillan is the Canterbury batting coach?

Yet he is up in the comm box sitting on his fat arse while his team just got bowled out for 223?

 

[JontyPanesar]

Sodhi has really developed a Pakistani quality to his leg spin. High arm with the head sort of falling over, should be able to get some consistent drift with this action if he keeps working at it. Pretty good start too, lots of control

 

[Prince EWS]

Wait on, Craig McMillan is the Canterbury batting coach?

Yet he is up in the comm box sitting on his fat arse while his team just got bowled out for 223?

That's what the vault is for.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

I wonder if Sodhi has a really nerdy nickname like "Na"....

 

[straw man]

One more wicket before stumps please. Would like Sodhi to pick one up.

 

[_Ed_]

Eesh, Wagner's going for a few.

 

[Prince EWS]

I wonder if Sodhi has a really nerdy nickname like "Na"....

Kippax to post about star-gazing.

 

[JontyPanesar]

That's not a googly folks...Need to write up a post on this asap. That's drift masquerading as turn

 

[Prince EWS]

That's not a googly folks...Need to write up a post on this asap. That's drift masquerading as turn

Are you talking about the lbw appeal? Absolutely kidding yourself if so. Turned a long way.

 

[JontyPanesar]

Are you talking about the lbw appeal? Absolutely kidding yourself if so. Turned a long way.

I'll explain at some point. But feel free to think me a numpty for now. That was as much of a googly as Piyush Chawla and Mushtaq Ahmed's. If you want to call those googlies fine, but they're very different from the kind MacGill or Kumble bowled.

 

[hendrix]

yeah I thought it looked like late drift. Sometimes even Vettori can look like he has a doosra with late drift that causes the ball to change angle and look like it's turned in.

I didn't see that one properly though so it might've been a bona fide googly.

 

[Prince EWS]

I do get what you mean - that from time to time the ball will drift in the air and then carry on off the pitch without turning at all, creating the illusion of it turning the other way when in reality it just changed its path before pitching.. a bit like really late swing that people confuse for seam movement.

That's not what happened there though; the ball did drift in but it clearly changed direction after pitching.

 

[Hurricane]

WI must go after Sodhi. For whatever reason (probably having 600 on the board helped) he is bowling with confidence. They must hit him out of the attack or he will get amongst them. That is effectively what bangers did. They did not let him settle. Apart from that ghastly full toss that was waist high, that is the best I have seen him bowl.