It's seven an over. The interesting thing to watch will be how they approach the game and when they'll decide they need to be scoring at required run rate or better. I think they left it too late to start the acceleration towards run rate in the first match. Also, due to Guptill, we didn't exactly get away to a flier and we were still able to get six an over.
That's the kind of bowler we'd like to have for India. Someone who chips away wickets quickly, not one who scrapes one wicket a game and survives only on economy. Bucky's strike rate is poor, and for a specialist bowler, not good at all. McClenaghan isn't a very great bowler, but what bowling attacks should have. Or Johnson. Or Broad. Or Lopsy. Or Junaid Khan. Even in this team, Shami is a better bet as a strike bowler, but for his sky-high economy on flats.
Am I missing something here?
Not an excuse. New Zealand pitches are not exactly grasslands for bowlers like Bucky to harvest wickets on. Man for man, Mitch has outperformed Bucky on these pitches, and he'll best him on flats as well.
Yes lets Agarkar back eh?
Probably feels sorry for us due to Guptill doing the same thing, wants to level the playing field.
