Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series

[MN5]

Bugger, my team was one out.

O’Rourke in for Henry.

harsh call.

EDIT: Just checked the score, GREAT call !

[Donsteppa]

Good call for the selectors at 33/2

[MN5]

Southee gets Chandimal.

Very evenly poised.

Life in the old boy yet, wicket 381.

[MN5]

My boy Phillips !!!!

So much to love about him as a cricketer. Shot son !

[nzzp]

@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

Southee gets Chandimal.

Very evenly poised.

Life in the old boy yet, wicket 381.

he's exceeded my expectations already!

[nzzp]

@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

My boy Phillips !!!!

So much to love about him as a cricketer. Shot son !

I'm with you, but it was a bad drop he put in. Just went the wrong way and it cost him.

[MN5]

@nzzp said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

My boy Phillips !!!!

So much to love about him as a cricketer. Shot son !

I'm with you, but it was a bad drop he put in. Just went the wrong way and it cost him.

Best all rounder in the world

Disclaimer. Actually 18th according to ratings, just behind Nathan ‘has never even managed a test 50’ Lyon

[nzzp]

@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

@nzzp said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

My boy Phillips !!!!

So much to love about him as a cricketer. Shot son !

I'm with you, but it was a bad drop he put in. Just went the wrong way and it cost him.

Best all rounder in the world

Disclaimer. Actually 18th according to ratings, just behind Nathan ‘has never even managed a test 50’ Lyon

he keeps getting better!

[canefan]

BCs on top. Waiting for the rapid collapse when it's our turn to bat... If Satnav gets this much turn we will be fooked when it's our turn

[No Quarter]

I don't think we're on top at all, we would have wanted to bowl them out for 200 or less given we have to bat last. If Sri Lanka get 350+ this becomes a very difficult test.

[Donsteppa]

A very insipid final session of Day One from the bowlers so far. A sobering reminder of how middle of the road our spin bowling options really are...

[MN5]

@canefan that’s a big yeah nah…..

@Donsteppa indeed. Hardly Jadeja or Ashwin are they ?

[Donsteppa]

That is the stupidest review I've seen. Even by Southee and Blundell's already low standards

[MN5]

An edge to Sri Lanka at 302/7.

If we can wrap this up nice and early we’re doing ok, if these guys build a niggly partnership far less so.

It’s always a worry when the most effective spin bowler isn’t really a full time spin bowler.

Santner back to his old ways by the looks of things.

Will O’Rourke continues to impress, very important with Jamieson constantly breaking down and Wags and Boult out to pasture.

[canefan]

@MN5 agree about the spinner. The Lankan spinners will carve us up

[MN5]

That’s a solid start

[frugby]

I think we did reasonably well, and Mendis showed that there are not loads of demons in the pitch. Problem for us now, is even if we bowl them out for 350, we still are going to need a pretty extensive lead. Wouldn't want to be chasing more than 180 in the fourth innings, so working backwards, what do we need?

Parity is essential, a 50 run lead preferrable, a 100 run lead and the match is likely ours I would think? The trouble is, I don't see a huge score in our future, because in these conditions you need everyone contributing as SL pretty much had.

[Cyclops]

Perfect start - all out, only added an extra 3 runs, another 5fer for O'Rourke. Sri Lanka are ahead, but some good focused application can get us on top here.

[MN5]

O’Rourke with all the 5s……I would have chosen Henry so nice to be proven completely wrong. Shame he didn’t get just a bit more support.

Conway well overdue a score.

[MN5]

Fucken rain !