New Zealand v West Indies

[Damo]

@Damo said in New Zealand v West Indies:

@mikey07 said in New Zealand v West Indies:

@Damo I’m not impressed being 6 down for only 200ish but maybe that just because I’m used to the BC racking up big scores.

Well I'm looking at a wide angle shot of the block and I can't tell which is the pitch and which are the pitches to be used next week.

I add that this is not a criticism of the groundkeeper. Far from it. I suspect the pitch will be juicy for days.

[KiwiMurph]

@mikey07 more like 300ish

[mikey07]

@KiwiMurph I didn’t see the exact score so 200ish was close to enough.

[canefan]

We'll get 400 then smash them with the ball

[MN5]

Well done Nicholls. Listening on the radio the innings sounded as streaky and lucky as you could possibly get, but what an important knock.

[nzzp]

@MN5 spot on. Critical in the context of the game. Take your luck when you get it, we didn't get any in Australia last year test 1, and that turned out poorly

[NTA]

Good day on that wicket - nearly 300 and 6 wickets down. Windies would think they didn't capitalise on a greenish looking pitch after early breakthroughs.

[No Quarter]

We are way on top but only because the WI can't catch to save themselves. Fuck me they dropped some sitters, they should be all over us after putting us in on that pitch. Not good enough at this level

Generally if you bowl first you need to roll through the opposition for 150 - 200 or you are behind the 8 ball. That said this Basin pitch doesn't seem to break up much, and given how green it was today it'll probably be best for batting on days 4/5. There's still a big mental hurdle to get over batting last though, and we have a quality bowling lineup.

[Bovidae]

@MN5 said in New Zealand v West Indies:

Well done Nicholls. Listening on the radio the innings sounded as streaky and lucky as you could possibly get, but what an important knock.

Nicholls has the distinction of getting the 99th and 100th test century at the Basin.

[Duluth]

150 for Nicholls and Wagner hitting boundaries at the other end

[booboo]

Loves Wags

[booboo]

Four hundy up

[MN5]

@booboo said in New Zealand v West Indies:

Loves Wags

A shoe in for GOAT team

[Snowy]

@booboo said in New Zealand v West Indies:

Loves Wags

The tail Wags.

[MN5]

@Snowy said in New Zealand v West Indies:

@booboo said in New Zealand v West Indies:

Loves Wags

The tail Wags.

Fuck I was just about to say that

[Snowy]

Not sure why they keep bowling short to Wags, even when he gets it wrong they are going for boundaries. The hook to third man for 4 was hilarious.

[booboo]

Lunch

422 for 8

128 runs in the session

Wags tantalizingly close to fiddy

[Bovidae]

They'd have to give Wags a chance to bring up his first test 50 before declaring (if that is the plan), or do we bat on?

[Snowy]

@booboo said in New Zealand v West Indies:

Wags tantalizingly close to fiddy

Love to see him get there in his 50th test.

The amusing thing about all the short bowling to him is that it's like "well you do it to us, so here is some of your own medicine", except he knows how to hook and pull and they go out of the park (even if a top edge).

There are some lessons for the bowlers bowling to The Wags (I nearly said "learnings" there, and would have had to punch myself).

[booboo]

@Bovidae I think they do both now, Wags for 50 and then bat on

If he was on say 20 and we 422 at lunch we declare, but given the current position we maximise the first innings score