Friday, March 14, 2008

2nd Day, 2nd Test vs England

NZ 198, trail England by 144.

Fleming (34 off 93) has again shown why his career is on its last legs. Don't get me wrong, I like "Buckets", but I had thought that without the burden of captaincy he would have been able to finish his international reputation with a flourish. This England series will be his last test outing, and it looks as though his mind is on other things.

I'm picking this will be Sinclair's last outing for New Zealand.

Vettori, on the other hand, is like a fox terrier - he's a battler, and has shown real determination and resolve - and has risen to the role of captain. He currently averages just over 27 in test batting. I'm looking forward to watching this average improve with his reign over the BlackCaps.