Story New Zealand - A Force To Be Reckoned With [NZ's 2014/15 Player Profiles COMPLETE]

[CG123]

No one picked Bond to get dropped, and no one picked Franklin to move up the order.
Thank you to everyone who participated, and I hope you continue to read and enjoy my story.

1. P Fulton - Correct Player, Correct Position
2. J Ryder - Correct Player, Wrong Position
3. R Taylor - Correct Player, Wrong Position
4. G Hay - Wrong Player
5. D Flynn - Correct Player, Wrong Position
6. J Oram - Correct Player, Wrong Position
7. D Vettori - Correct Player, Wrong Position
8. M Bell (wk) - Wrong Player
9. J Franklin - Correct Player, Wrong Position
10. I O'Brien - Correct Player, Wrong Position
11. S Bond - Wrong Player

rahulkhush - 10,000 vCash
eight players and one position correct

1. Tim McIntosh (wk) - Correct Player, Correct Position
2. Peter Fulton - Correct Player, Correct Position
3. Greg Hay - Wrong Player
4. Ross Taylor - Correct Player, Correct Position
5. Jesse Ryder - Correct Player, Correct Position
6. Neil Broom - Correct Player, Correct Position
7. Jacob Oram - Correct Player, Wrong Position
8. Daniel Vettori - Correct Player, Wrong Position
9. Shane Bond - Wrong Player
10. Iain O'Brien - Correct Player, Wrong Position
11. Tim Southee - Correct Player, Wrong Position

BKB1991 - 20,000 vCash
nine players and five positions correct

1. T McIntosh (wk) - Correct Player, Correct Position
2. J Ryder - Correct Player, Wrong Position
3. P Fulton - Correct Player, Wrong Position
4. R Taylor - Correct Player, Correct Position
5. D Flynn - Correct Player, Wrong Position
6. N Broom - Correct Player, Correct Position
7. J Oram - Correct Player, Wrong Position
8. D Vettori - Correct Player, Wrong Position
9. J Franklin - Correct Player, Wrong Position
10. S Bond - Wrong Player
11. T Southee - Correct Player, Wrong Position

User2010 - 35,000 vCash
ten players and three positions correct

1. Tim McIntosh (wk) - Correct Player, Correct Position
2. Peter Fulton - Correct Player, Correct Position
3. Daniel Flynn - Correct Player, Correct Position
4. Ross Taylor - Correct Player, Correct Position
5. Jesse Ryder - Correct Player, Correct Position
6. Neil Broom - Correct Player, Correct Position
7. Daniel Vettori - Correct Player, Wrong Position
8. James Franklin - Correct Player, Wrong Position
9. Tim Southee - Correct Player, Wrong Position
10. Shane Bond - Wrong Player
11. Iain O'Brien - Correct Player, Correct Position

bcvstheworld - 45,000 vCash
ten players and seven positions correct

1. T. McIntosh (wk) - Correct Player, Correct Position
2. P. Fulton - Correct Player, Correct Position
3. R. Taylor - Correct Player, Wrong Position
4. J. Ryder - Correct Player, Wrong Position
5. D. Flynn - Correct Player, Wrong Position
6. D. Vettori - Correct Player, Wrong Position
7. N. Broom - Correct Player, Wrong Position
8. J. Franklin - Correct Player, Wrong Position
9. I. O'Brien - Correct Player, Wrong Position
10. S. Bond - Wrong Player
11. T. Southee - Correct Player, Wrong Position

ADA - 35,000 vCash
ten players and two positions correct

1. Tim McIntosh (wk) - Correct Player, Correct Position
2. Peter Fulton - Correct Player, Correct Position
3. Daniel Flynn - Correct Player, Correct Position
4. Ross Taylor - Correct Player, Correct Position
5. Jesse Ryder - Correct Player, Correct Position
6. Neil Broom - Correct Player, Correct Position
7. Jacob Oram - Correct Player, Wrong Position
8. Daniel Vettori - Correct Player, Wrong Position
9. Tim Southee - Correct Player, Wrong Position
10. Shane Bond - Wrong Player
11. Iain O'Brien - Correct Player, Correct Position

hedger_14 - 45,000 vCash
ten players and seven positions correct

1. Tim McIntosh (wk) - Correct Player, Correct Position
2. Peter Fulton - Correct Player, Correct Position
3. Daniel Flynn - Correct Player, Correct Position
4. Ross Taylor - Correct Player, Correct Position
5. Jesse Ryder - Correct Player, Correct Position
6. Neil Broom - Correct Player, Correct Position
7. Daniel Vettori - Correct Player, Wrong Position
8. James Franklin - Correct Player, Wrong Position
9. Shane Bond - Wrong Player
10. Tim Southee - Correct Player, Correct Position
11. Iain O'Brien - Correct Player, Correct Position

Binnu - 60,000 vCash
ten players and eight positions correct

1. Tim McIntosh (wk) - Correct Player, Correct Position
2. Peter Fulton - Correct Player, Correct Position
3. Greg Hay - Wrong Player
4. Ross Taylor - Correct Player, Correct Position
5. Jesse Ryder - Correct Player, Correct Position
6. Neil Broom - Correct Player, Correct Position
7. Jacob Oram - Correct Player, Wrong Position
8. Daniel Vettori - Correct Player, Wrong Position
9. Tim Southee - Correct Player, Wrong Position
10. Shane Bond - Wrong Player
11. Iain O'Brien - Correct Player, Correct Position

MaD - 20,000 vCash
nine players and six positions correct

 

[Sartaj]

Cheers for some good innovative stuff and handy vCash

 

[hedger_14]

Binnu is lucky he thinks Bond is a better batsman than Southee because Southee would have been ahead of Bond if he was playing but he wasn't so Southee was at 10. Anyway, I got 45,000 vcash.

 

[CG123]

Binnu is lucky he thinks Bond is a better batsman than Southee because Southee would have been ahead of Bond if he was playing but he wasn't so Southee was at 10. Anyway, I got 45,000 vcash.

Actually no...
Since Bond has been back playing international cricket, he has been batting ahead of Southee.
E.g. - 1st ODI: New Zealand v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Nov 3, 2009 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
2nd ODI: New Zealand v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Nov 6, 2009 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com
3rd ODI: New Zealand v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Nov 9, 2009 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

 

[Sartaj]

But,i feel Tim Southee can push to be a bowling allrounder like Mitchell Johnson or Irfan Pathan.
He's got some serious slogging skills.

 

[hedger_14]

I agree with bcvs there. He has been batting ahead of him in Tests though.

 

[Prithvi]

Btw, thanks bcv. I copy pasted your line up and as it won't look nice if we both have same line up, I tweaked some players btw, thanks for vCash cg I can't read the story as I'm from mobile

 

[BKB1991]

Aye NZ deserve to lose as they didnt pick their strongest 11

 

[CG123]

I agree with bcvs there. He has been batting ahead of him in Tests though.

They'll actually never played a test together, in real life.
Since the ICL, Bond has only played in the first Pakistan test, which Southee didn't play in.

 

[hedger_14]

I thought Southee batted ahead of him in the second or third test. He was batting behind McCullum, I think.

 

[CG123]

I thought Southee batted ahead of him in the second or third test. He was batting behind McCullum, I think.

Bond didn't play in the second and third tests...

 

[CG123]

New Zealand fight back, after a horrendous batting display

It was a minefield in Lahore, as neither captain at the toss picked the carnage that would unfold, on the opening day of the second test between Pakistan and New Zealand.

After winning the toss and batting first, New Zealand made a solid start through McIntosh and Fulton. They put together a steady 39, before Kaneria trapped McIntosh leg before wicket for 17. Flynn came to the wicket, and he and Fulton continued this good start for New Zealand, taking them up to 86 for one. This time it was Afridi who broke the partnership just before lunch, getting rid of Flynn for 23. The BLACKCAPS went to lunch at 90 for two, with Fulton not out on 43.

After lunch, New Zealand plain and simply sucked. If you include the wicket they lost just before lunch, they lost their last nine wickets for under 85 runs. It was once again Kaneria who wasted them up, taking five wickets for only 41 runs.

It was Pakistan's turn to face the music after tea. Southee and O'Brien both started off with some inspired spells of opening bowling, both getting through eight very economical overs. It was O'Brien though who got the early breakthrough, as he had Jamshed caught at short leg for 13. Southee then ripped a short one in to a struggling Umar, who couldn't get out of the way in time. It was a sick side for all, as he received a nailing in his ribs, and had to stroll off retired hurt. Oram then came on first change, and picked up one of the key wickets of Younis Khan for just five. Taylor then needed to keep the pressure on, and done it by bringing on arguably the best spin bowler in the world Daniel Vettori. He picked up two wickets in only eight over's of bowling, to have Pakistan reeling on 90 for four, at the end of day one. Really Pakistan are five down, with Umar more than likely not going to be coming back on.

Pakistan would of enjoyed the middle session of the first day, but New Zealand really managed to come fighting back in the final session. A few early wickets in the morning could keep New Zealand in the test, but one big partnership by Pakistan could put them out of it. Join us tomorrow for day two, of the second test between Pakistan and New Zealand.

Short Scoreboard

New Zealand | 172 all out Peter Fulton 43 . | Danish Kaneria 5 - 41 Jesse Ryder 24 | Shahid Afridi 2 - 43 Daniel Flynn 23 | Umar Gul 2 - 53

Pakistan | 90 for 4 Mohammad Yousuf 27* | Daniel Vettori 2 - 19 Nasir Jamshed 13 | Jacob Oram 1 - 18 Khurram Manzoor 13 | Iain O'Brien 1 - 32

Peter Fulton, showing us how to play the sweep shot

Daniel Flynn, getting himself out

What shot is Neil Broom trying to play, on test match debut

Danish Kaneria, continues his domination of the New Zealand batsmen

Taufeeq Umar copping one in the ribs, forcing him to go off retired hurt

Daniel Vettori accepts a simple caught and bowled, keeping New Zealand in the test match​

 

[hedger_14]

Some nice graphics there. You definately didn't bat well there but you've got off to a good start with the ball.

 

[Gaurav_7]

NZ have got a good start with the ball here.Still Yousuf needs to be dismissed as he can take the game away.NZ batting was certainly very poor.Like that cricinfo presentation.

 

[BKB1991]

Hmm this is more likely like a NZ-PAK test. Low scores!!
Good with the graphics and the match report!!