Blackcaps v Sri Lanka

Cyclops

Their keeper has a pretty bloody handy first class record - 11 tons including a triple and an average over 60!

MN5

Their keeper has a pretty bloody handy first class record - 11 tons including a triple and an average over 60!

Didn’t do him too much good today though. Into the bowlers now, will Southee enforce the follow on I wonder ?

Cyclops

I reckon we enforce if we can. Forecast suggests we'll lose some time to rain so we probably want to maximize the time we have to bowl the out.

MN5

@Cyclops said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

@MN5

I reckon we enforce if we can. Forecast suggests we'll lose some time to rain so we probably want to maximize the time we have to bowl the out.

Yes although do the bowlers need a rest ? Maybe bat again for another cheeky couple of hundred runs and grind them totally into the dust ?

Windy tomorrow and possible rain Tuesday.

nzzp

@MN5 agree. The bowlers can get cooked - we saw it against England. Unless we are really confident we've got deep bowling ( and I don' tthink we do) we should just bat again, and allow 170 overs or so to knock them over.

And as I write, a runout by MBracewell. Well done

MN5

@nzzp said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

@MN5 agree. The bowlers can get cooked - we saw it against England. Unless we are really confident we've got deep bowling ( and I don' tthink we do) we should just bat again, and allow 170 overs or so to knock them over.

And as I write, a runout by MBracewell. Well done

Another one ! Spin bowling all round superstar Michael Bracewell strikes again !

Cyclops

Tickner's only bowled 6 overs this innings. We're probably saving him to spearhead the second innings

This is the time when being at the ground is good - Latham and Conway will be going through their warmup routines now if we're not enforcing.

MN5

Only one of an Abba song or a Sweet Potato left to get now.

Cyclops

@MN5

Kumara is on the cusp of pulling a Chris Martin and getting more test wickets than runs.

Fernando is even closer, but has played less.

MN5

@Cyclops said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

@MN5

Kumara is on the cusp of pulling a Chris Martin and getting more test wickets than runs.

His average is still twice that of Coldplay !

nzzp

sounds like enforced!

MN5

@nzzp said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

sounds like enforced!

Yep confirmed on cricinfo. A bit surprising.

Nice spread of wickets, everyone doing the biz.

Tickner will still be fresh and hopefully fired up.

MN5

Karunaratne only just got dismissed and he’ll be out to open again very shortly. Poor bugger will be hoping for more support this time !

canefan

I see Dougie has taken first blood for us

nzzp

when has the Basin wicket turned and bounced like this?

And why is M Bracewell looking like a good bowler?

No Quarter

@MN5 said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

@No-Quarter said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

Bracewell is going to take 5 and secure his spot in the team as well

You need to be more specific

Well they took 6 between them. Enough to keep them both in the team? Probably.

canefan

@nzzp said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

when has the Basin wicket turned and bounced like this?

And why is M Bracewell looking like a good bowler?

I blame the conditions

MN5

Sri Lanka essentially negative 318/2………

I think Devon and Tom can afford to relax a bit knowing they won’t have to bat again

Cyclops

Hmm Mendis and Matthews at the Basin with a massive deficit, a couple of days to bat and a dodgy weather forecast. Why does this feel familiar...

MN5

@No-Quarter said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

@MN5 said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

@No-Quarter said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

Bracewell is going to take 5 and secure his spot in the team as well

You need to be more specific

Well they took 6 between them. Enough to keep them both in the team? Probably.

It’s doubtful we’ll get to see the “all round” side of Dougs game this test though

The Silver Fern

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