And on a different note - I've notice India's spinners seem to have been bowling with a weird sort of plan of late in Test matches. Flat and tight for the most part, but the occasionally tossing the ball up and getting rip and turn and drift.
Surely they'd be more effective if they both kept tossing the ball up, no? It seems like they're intent on building pressure and keeping runs down, and getting the batsmen out when they look to attack the few hittable deliveries. It might have worked against sides like Aus and may be a legit tactic on flat pitches, but surely with NZ's batsmen not being as good against spin, and with them being under pressure to bat to save the match, it would have been worth letting Ojha and Bhajji attack?
And on that note...are these orders decided by MSD/Gary Kirsten, or are both Bhajji and Ojha given freedom to do as they like, and choose to operate this way? And also, is it possible sides have been racking up 400+ against our bowling so frequently because our spinners are letting themselves be milked away as part of a plan, and if they kept attacking, while the possibility of being hit for over 4 RPO exists, we could potentially be shooting out sides for around 300ish?
ZoraxDoom added 11 Minutes and 34 Seconds later...
End of days play. Bhajji scores one more run, and he's India's third highest run scorer in both innings.
Lead is 110. And, despite everyone's expectations, all 3 results are possible going into day 5 (4 if you count a tie)
Fun stuff.
