Struggling Mills hopes for a turnaround
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
When India came to New Zealand, the hosts were desperate to get the injured Kyle Mills back. He was their best and most experienced new-ball operator then. With New Zealand needing a draw to keep the Test series alive Mills knows he is part of the squad, perhaps only because of a side strain to Brent Arnell - who was tipped to take his place - and the unavailability of Jacob Oram.
It's been a change of fortunes for Mills who has come under attack from a dominant Indian batting line-up. From nine wickets at 20.33 and an economy-rate of 4.35 in the Chappell-Hadlee Series, he went to four wickets at 57.25 and an economy-rate of 6.36 in as many matches against India. His struggles continued in the Hamilton Test, where he scored a golden duck and gave away 119 runs for Harbhajan Singh's wicket. The only high point for Mills so far has been his fifty in Christchurch earlier this month but his batting is just a bonus.
Mills said he was being targetted by the batsmen and had let his side down with his poor performances. Questions have been raised about his fitness too, but the team management has backed him all through. Time, though, could be running out for Mills. —Cricinfo
It's been a change of fortunes for Mills who has come under attack from a dominant Indian batting line-up. From nine wickets at 20.33 and an economy-rate of 4.35 in the Chappell-Hadlee Series, he went to four wickets at 57.25 and an economy-rate of 6.36 in as many matches against India. His struggles continued in the Hamilton Test, where he scored a golden duck and gave away 119 runs for Harbhajan Singh's wicket. The only high point for Mills so far has been his fifty in Christchurch earlier this month but his batting is just a bonus.
Mills said he was being targetted by the batsmen and had let his side down with his poor performances. Questions have been raised about his fitness too, but the team management has backed him all through. Time, though, could be running out for Mills. —Cricinfo