‘It’s a bit of frustration’: Kyle Jamieson hints at injury-hit New Zealand bowling attack against India

New Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson celebrates the wicket of India’s Shreyas Iyer during the 2nd ODI. (Photo by AP/PTI) NEW DELHI: New Zealand paceman Kyle Jamieson has admitted the hosts’ inability to mount a balanced bowling attack has been a source of frustration during the ongoing white-ball series against India as injuries disrupted their plans and affected the team’s ability to build consistency.New Zealand lost the five-match T20I series 2-3 and are 0-2 in the five-match ODI series, with the third match abandoned due to bad weather. The hosts were without senior pacers Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson while Blair Tickner also suffered an injury during the second ODI.Jamieson believes the repeated changes in the bowling mix have prevented the attack from developing the cohesion needed to challenge India consistently.“It’s a bit frustrating isn’t it? You’re always trying to launch an attack like that and you can kind of build camaraderie and build that cohesion. We haven’t had the reps (repeats) we’d like. But hopefully in the next couple of weeks we’ll all get out here together and play a fair bit of cricket,” Jamieson said in the third presenters’ broadcast. ODI.

Injuries disrupt New Zealand’s bowling plans

The absence of Henry and Ferguson deprived New Zealand of two experienced fast bowling options, while Tickner’s injury further complicated their plans. The lack of continuity was particularly challenging against an Indian batting line-up that benefited from the hosts’ bowling changes.However, Jamieson was among New Zealand’s most effective. In Wellington, he troubled the Indian batsmen with seam movement and bounce, taking three wickets in a rain-affected match.“I’m just trying to manage the weather a little bit. I’m trying to nail down what the conditions are going to be like and just put them (the opposition) under a little bit of pressure,” he said.

Jamieson has conditions that offer help to bowlers

The tall pacer also welcomed the conditions in the series that offered help to the bowlers, contrasting them with bat-friendly surfaces where restricting the opposition to a run rate of under 10 is considered a good effort.“No, I love it. I’m so used to liking these wickets that are, you know, when you go under 10, you’re having a good day. So it’s nice to have a little bit in your favor. You can kind of try to land a spot and hope you get a little bit of help. So it’s nice to have a little bit more in our favor. And it could go a long time.”With a tough Test cricket ahead of him, Jamieson also spoke about the adjustment needed in the transition from white-ball cricket to the longer format.“It takes a while, but just trying to trust the work you’ve done, trust the process around it, and ultimately just surrender to the game, what may or may not happen,” he said.Temper added that while he was out of action, the main focus was on managing his physical condition.“I’ve always felt that my game has been fine. I’ve just been trying to get the physicality and the physical side of it a bit more under control. I felt that if I could put some of those steps in, get some cricket under my belt, it was always going to be fine,” Jamieson said.“So luckily I feel like I’m coming out the other side now and obviously there’s a big Test cricket series coming up. So touch wood, we’ll survive,” he added.