dan_smee
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Summer's tests beginning in India, NZ and Aus, time for a new thread.
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that's a great comeback by new zealand. i thought we were no hope this morning, but somehow pulled out a 32 run win.
Their bowling attack is better than ours
steady on mate! roach is quick but he's certainly not dominating, and benn has an average in the high 40s. outside of that, they've got bravo, but that's pretty much it.
this test will end in a draw, surely, as much as i want to see the west indies win. and if gayle declares overnight (i thought they batted a bit slowly today) it is certainly not inconceivable for australia to win, they just have to deny a century of history.
great test. can't wait for the pakistan series either, wish i'd been able to watch their series with new zealand, it's been brilliant. umar akmal looks an absolute gem.
It isn't so much of a stretch.
Roach is quality. He deserved his 3 wickets, and has been a handful all series. Sammy was average. Benn has performed much better than his average suggests. Bravo is class. Rampaul has toiled.
I would say Rampaul and Siddles have been on par. Roach has outshone all the quicks.. Benn vs Hauritz is a toss up. Gayle is the best part timer in the 2 sides. Bollinger is solid but underbowled, Johnson is erratic and once again has the surprise value of the straight ball.
I would say their bowling attack is as good as, if not better than the sides we have been putting out
Put it this way. If I was told I could pick a team to play on, id say WI right now, as id rather face Johnson, Hilf, Siddle, Ritz, Bolly, North and WATSON! than Roach, bravo, Rampaul, Sammy, Taylor, Benn and Gayle
well i have to disagree. roach is good, but remember he only got two against a second-string queensland outfit, and the aussies declared 8 down for 480odd in the first test. he's not going to take 7/1 in perth.
rampaul's only contribution so far has been the 40 he made in the first innings. siddle is carrying a slight injury but he's been ineffectual so far. definitely not the merv we're all hoping for... yet. i'd put katich up with gayle as a part timer, bowls very useful wrist spin (and he'd been my next captain to be honest).
also remember hilfenhaus missed this test, and he took 8 in the first.
if i was actually able to play cricket, i'd still much rather be on the australian team.
looks like we're in an absolute stalemate here.