Dochart: It’s embarrassing to see that the wickets are starting to fall in NZ innings when Bangladesh batted almost 2 days. It’s strange to see a subcontinent side bat for 2 days in New Zealand. Happens very rarely. I think last time before this was when Sri Lanka batted in Wellington and it ended up being a draw.
Yeah its a weird one. NZC were sold this was 3 days of Green, clearly 1st day was good for bowling, but NZ didnt look in trouble until #6 onward, was looking like the usual 450ish score. 330ish was just not good enough even on greenery.
Then it dried into concrete day 2-3 which was largely Bangladesh innings, but NZ still created enough oppurtunities to take 20+ wickets, some of them were very costly, the dropped catches, Wagner NB LBW and not reviewing the LBW Ump mistake directly cost NZ ~200 runs. But nonetheless what Bangers did that NZ didnt, was put partnerships of substance together, all the way through. That is what dissapointed me about NZ, was Blundell, Rachin, Jamo and even Southee, not hanging in there for Nicholls and each other.
And thats where Im most worried, Blundell doesnt inspire confidence in me, Rachin is yet to deliver and to be fair is an opener not a 7 and Jamo is an all rounder which you would expect to be hit and miss.
Latham was caught out by the bounce playing a ball on a line that you would expect the best opener in the world in recent years not to play regardless of the irregular bounce.
Conway was just typical for him, he does get out with that kind of delivery a lot, but it was the fact that he edged it and it carried, very rarely will you get struck that hard front on and it carry to slip. I was with Grant Elliot, I thought they were reviewing an LBW, I didnt even see that it had been caught as you just wouldnt expect that being wrapped so hard on the pad, even the top. So was kind of typical but also a bit odd, cant expect him to avg 80 forever.
So NZ had the green wicket and now have the irrgegular bounce wicket, Bangers had the flat track, which in itself is the toss of a coin. But regardless you would expect A. NZ to have dismissed Bangers for sub 300 with the amount of oppurtunities they created B. They should have put on more than 70 for the last 5 wickets as WTC.
I honestly think Watling is the most disruptive loss, IMO its cost us a number of those Banger wickets and its also seen us not have the anchor in the mid-tail.
I still expect NZ to draw this, Im more worried about our future when we take on real gun sides. We need more solidity at 6 and 7. Hopefully Rachin delivers, hopefully Blundell improves both sides of his game immediately.
Partnerships to #8/9 and we should be ok. If we bat until Lunch tomorrow it should be a draw. But somebody needs a ton, and we need a bunch of 50s.
Lastly a number of these Banger players are from the u19 world champ side, so its actually pleasing to see imo, they have been the bottom for too long.
