Saturday, March 21, 2009

Vettori blames it on poor batting, inconsistent bowling

Beaten hollow in the first cricket Test by the rampaging Indians, a dejected New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori today said his "inexperienced" side will stand no chance even in the second match if the batting does not improve drastically.
"we were outplayed in all three facets of the game. If we look back to the start and the situation we put ourselves in at 60 for 6, we recovered moderately from there. In every aspect India just showed us how to do it in this Test match," Vettori said after India went 1-0 up in the three-match series after today's win.
"Even our fielding, which is something we normally pride ourselves was disappointing. Dropped catches always hurt and our ground fielding was poor as well. So we need to quickly improve on a lot of aspects if we are going to have a chance at Napier," Vettori said.
Vettori said he desperately wanted his batsmen to last longer at the wicket.
"It is the longevity with ball and bat. Obviously, we have to bat longer. Eighty overs in both innings is just not acceptable. We need to bat at least 120 overs", he said.

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