India prepared a lot of square turning wickets which backfired as their batting lineup played spin worse than New Zealand. This NZ team is in a rebuild phase and some of the newer players to the side are not a patch on the world class operators they have had in recent years.
There's not many captains that would have done that.
Stand out player by a mile last season
Starting to see the deal with Atkinson. Bit of Hoggard about the ball release and lines. There's going to be a nice variety of bowlers for McCullum to choose from for the Ashes he's building a nice stable.
Travelling all day so I can't watch it, is his pace still down?
Very mixed, 75-85mph but lovely late swing and 3 quarter seam deliveries, and not bowled hardly a loose ball. Wicket is sticky and tennis ball bounce like so pace not all that necessary just badgering away on a length is getting reward.
Never seen a top order batsman's biggest weakness be the short wide one, yet Ravindra has made it an art form the last 12 months.
