New Zealand include McKay, Ingram and Broom in 13 man Test squad

[Miraz]

Black Caps squad
Daniel Vettori (captain), Tim McIntosh, BJ Watling, Peter Ingram, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Neil Broom, Brendon McCullum, Jeetan Patel, Tim Southee, Daryl Tuffey, Andy McKay, Chris Martin

[AsifTheManRahman]

McKay is a monster

[Miraz]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
McKay is a monster

We made him look like a monster.

[BD-Shardul]

Our first innings batting AND first innings bowling will be the key to have any chance in the test match.

[ZeeshanM]

I have a good feeling about this match. Some add this feelign schmeeling entry in BC dict.

[nycpro96]

We're gonna win. Doesn't matter who they field.

[wiseshah]

Franklin and butler out

good team selection

[wiseshah]

Oram out too
oh he retired

[nzfan]

broom is actually one of the best batsmen we have, averages in the 40's in first class cricket and is in some good form. I'm happy with his inclusion finally.

[sadi]

All they need is Vettori!!!

[Tigers_eye]

Originally Posted by Miraz

We made him look like a monster.

We faced Johnson, Roach, Steyn. Bond and all the fast bowlers in the world. This can not be an excuse for BD batting. Big Z should get a game. at #3 or #4.

[AsifTheManRahman]

Miraz bhai, you may be right, but I was actually pretty impressed with McKay. He has a lot of FC experience so that definitely helps, but not only is he fast (not express, but in the low 140's), he gets some vicious swing *right* before and after hitting the deck, which is too good for our batsmen as they don't get to face anything like that in the nets.

The other day, he was reversing the ball too, in his second spell. It will be interesting to see how good he is against better opposition in the long run. New Zealand's problem has always been the consistency - even guys like Computer Science Martin, Nathan Astle, Craig McMillan, Stephen Flemming (the batsman), Chris Cairns, Mark Greatbatch, etc. had the potential to become greats, but hardly ever got there.

OK maybe not Mark Greatbatch.

[ZeeshanM]

Computer Science martin mane? :S

[nzfan]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
Miraz bhai, you may be right, but I was actually pretty impressed with McKay. He has a lot of FC experience so that definitely helps, but not only is he fast (not express, but in the low 140's), he gets some vicious swing *right* before and after hitting the deck, which is too good for our batsmen as they don't get to face anything like that in the nets.

The other day, he was reversing the ball too, in his second spell. It will be interesting to see how good he is against better opposition in the long run. New Zealand's problem has always been the consistency - even guys like Computer Science Martin, Nathan Astle, Craig McMillan, Stephen Flemming (the batsman), Chris Cairns, Mark Greatbatch, etc. had the potential to become greats, but hardly ever got there.

OK maybe not Mark Greatbatch.

I'll have to disagree asif

only two of those have greats potential martin crowe and chris cairns

chris cairns was a better version of Andrew flintoff who was unlucky enough to be born in New Zealand

Martin crowe underpreformed in test cricket. He averaged 60-65 in county cricket-domestic cricket

[chol_bd123]

BD lost the Twenty20 and teh ODI's on purpose because they want to surprise them in the Test matches. lol

[AsifTheManRahman]

Originally Posted by ZeeshanM
Computer Science martin mane? :S

The guy whose code throws a DivideByZeroException every time he comes out to bat.

[Russell2k7]

Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
McKay is a monster

yeah and so is Mupariwa or w.e. his name is.

[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by nzfan
broom is actually one of the best batsmen we have, averages in the 40's in first class cricket and is in some good form. I'm happy with his inclusion finally.

is broom on test debut?