Neil Wagner buoyed by New Zealand’s performance – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 fast bowler, Neil Wagner, was on cloud nine after his impressive bowling performance put his side in pole position following the conclusion of the first day of the opening Test against England, which saw the hosts clean their opponents on a lowly
167.
In a thoroughly dominating show, it took the Black Caps just 55 overs to bowl out the tourists before ending the day just 36 runs behind, with new opening pairing of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamish-Duncan-Rutherford-c61359 adding an unbeaten 131- run stand.
Despite the shining performance of the batters, it was Wagner who got things running in an opening spell where he accounted for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597 had given some stability to the
innings before the left-armer dismissed the latter.
That then gave http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Prior-c1984 and top-scorer Jonthan Trott to finish the day, along with Wagner, with a four-for.
Their performances were all the more praise-worthy given the fact they may not have been in the playing XI for various reasons. Before the eve of the match, the management was strongly contemplating a four-pronged pace attack but resisted the temptation
to give balance to the composition. As for Wagner, he would not have started if http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Doug-Bracewell-c1394 hadn’t suffered a freakish incident while cleaning his home.
For now, the pacer is just pleased to see his side in the driving seat, something which has become a rarity for them in the longer version.
"We're in the position that every team can dream of at the moment," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Wagner-c79182 said, following the end of play at Dunedin.
"They were under a bit of pressure and thought they might take lower-risk shots but at the end of the day, that's the way they play," he said. "There's days when it doesn't come off and days when it comes off and on those days you don't want to be the opposition
and they can hurt you badly. Other days it doesn't come off and it was just one of those days when it didn't work for them."
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