Black Caps v South Africa

[Damo]

Let's please try Guppy at 5 in the tests. He can't open but he's clearly too good to be discarded from tests entirely.

[Chris B.]

Guppy, "My hamstring's sore, I'm rusty and the pitch is tricky...ah fuck it, I'll smack a quick 50".

[mariner4life]

goddamit. Do you remember when Tahir was a joke?

[Damo]

Thank goodness for drs. Pretty average decision from umpire considering it was both too high and missing leg.

[Chris B.]

Guppy's 73* off 60 has covered AB's 72 off 59. Bonus territory now.

Just need a few others to come to the party and cover especially Faf and Amla.

[Chris B.]

Guppy's getting bored so he engages in a quick game of skittles with Morris and Parnell!

[Donsteppa]

I know Guptil's test record isn't world beating... but if he misses out to Henry Fucking Nicholls the selectors should be shot.

[mimic]

Guppy probably hasn't scored enough runs to get back into the team. I wonder if the coaches have told him what he needs to do?

[mimic]

congrats Guppy.. 12th ton..

[Chris B.]

Superb hundred, while the others have scored 50 between them.

Ian Smith's on the pick Guppy down the order team and I'm on the bandwagon too. Surely a fucking hypnotist can convince him to see red as white?

[Virgil]

From cricinfo earlier today...

Consider this: in the last two years, since the start of the 2015 World Cup, Guptill is one of only two batsmen to have scored more than 2000 ODI runs. The other is David Warner. Like Warner, Guptill's runs have come at better than a run-a-ball - albeit by a fraction. In that time, he has also scored the most centuries by a New Zealand batsman: six, to Taylor's five (Williamson has two).

[No Quarter]

Fuck he is some player in ODIs and T20s. Absolutely world class. It's a shame we've been so light on openers in the past or I'd say he would have solidified the number 5 spot by now ala Astle.

[Mokey]

Gees, Guptill is playing a great innings. Getting the singles, demolishing the bad ball. Top stuff.

175/2.

[mariner4life]

@Mokey be very careful with your wording...

but, in the words of the great (in hindsight) Bill Lawry "they're close enough if they're good enough here New Zealand"

[Gunner]

Was about to say, these boys have battled a bit in the last few overs, balls crashing into the pads quite often...
Then bang bang, they both smack a six each to get shit happening again.

[Chris B.]

@Chris-B. said in Black Caps v South Africa:

Guppy, "My hamstring's sore, I'm rusty and the pitch is tricky...ah fuck it, I'll smack a quick 50150".

@Guppy - "Pessimistic fuck - I've fixed it for you!"

[Virgil]

Too easy..

[MajorPom]

Never too late for a collapse in Black Caps land ...

[Gunner]

Oh Rosco, soft!

There was absolutely no need to play that shot.

3 will quickly become 4 no doubt with Fern favourite Ronchi out there now.

[westcoastie]

Ronchi batting...hope he gets out for nil. and we can finally get rid of him