***Official*** New Zealand in the West Indies 2014

[ohnoitsyou]

And again!! Preparing more spin friendly pitches isn't going to help the WI at all

 

[_Ed_]

Good lord, we've got a spinner who can take wickets in the fourth innings.

Never thought I'd see the day.

 

[Langeveldt]

An off spinner taking wickets with a straight arm

 

[Prince EWS]

This bloke can bowl hey. Maybe we're too harsh on domestic spinners who don't bowl flat darts but still have no luck.

Fly Johnston over pronto.

I still think it'd be a tad silly to really expect much from Craig at home - in fact I still think even Sodhi would probably be more of a threat at home, albeit probably less useful overall as he couldn't do a holding job - but he's backing up what many of us said about him as a threat in the right conditions.

 

[viriya]

Samuels has lived off his World T20I Final innings for 2 years now.. probably time to die now.

 

[straw man]

That's very nice bowling from Craig, good pressure and a top catch. Danny Morrison did his best to spoil the moment but this match surely only going one way now.

 

[Flem274*]

Fly Johnston over pronto.

I still think it'd be a tad silly to really expect much from Craig at home - in fact I still think even Sodhi would probably be more of a threat at home, albeit probably less useful overall as he couldn't do a holding job - but he's backing up what many of us said about him as a threat in the right conditions.

Yeah but I don't expect spinners to win games in NZ. You win in NZ with pace and your spinner is the support bowler.

 

[straw man]

Reckon that was a deliberate half-volley four ball from Southee to Ramdin there, followed by that in-ducker again.

 

[Prince EWS]

Hahaha, Adams's one Test was actually the third best debut match figures for a New Zealander of all time when he did it and then he never played again. So harsh

 

[viriya]

Yeah but I don't expect spinners to win games in NZ. You win in NZ with pace and your spinner is the support bowler.

Unless the spinner can get turn on any wicket.

 

[viriya]

Chanderpaul batting like NZ owes him a 100.

 

[Flem274*]

Anyway hopefully this performance discourages the West Indies from preparing a dust bowl for Narine, because it might only close the big gap in quality between he and Craig.

A normal pitch should see Narine retain his advantage.

Ooooh so close.

 

[stumpski]

So no-one has ever taken more than seven in a match on debut for New Zealand? And Paul Wiseman held the previous record? Well I never.

Plenty of opportunity for Craig to raise the bar though.

 

[straw man]

Hahaha, Adams's one Test was actually the third best debut match figures for a New Zealander of all time when he did it and then he never played again. So harsh

It was a good list of players that didn't go on to have very good careers tbh.

 

[Prince EWS]

Anyway hopefully this performance discourages the West Indies from preparing a dust bowl for Narine, because it might only close the big gap in quality between he and Craig.

A normal pitch should see Craig retain his advantage.

Fixed.

 

[stumpski]

Samuels has lived off his World T20I Final innings for 2 years now.. probably time to die now.

He had a superb series in England that year too, making big scores in every Test - but still, two years ago ...

 

[Zinzan]

20 overs to go, can NZ wrap it up today? Assuming they'll get an extra 30 mins tonight light permitting if they have the Windies 8 or 9 down.

 

[Howe_zat]

Can't believe some cricinfo commenters are calling Chanderpaul selfish.. what is he supposed to do? Get out?

Progression to bashing cricinfo commenters - that's a level up on your CW career

 

[Flem274*]

no, don't bowl sodhi. wat r you doing?

 

[Zinzan]

no, don't bowl sodhi. wat r you doing?

Agree, I'd rather Williamson have a crack to see if he can be our second spinner at Port of Spain.