Blackcaps v Sri Lanka

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Beauty of an over from Rajitha

booboo

Wags: bulging disc and torn hammy.

Career ender at 36?

Loves Wags. :crying_face:

four more years

And if we are really serious about finding a spinner who can bat a bit, lets select this guy:
https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/adithya-ashok-1193546

Daniel Vettori had a similar amount of experience when he was picked and look how he turned out.

Or Tim "son of Chris" Pringle

MN5

Can any locals give us an update on the weather down there please ?

Fucken hate it when rain delays cricket……I don’t mind it if it saves our asses though.

So being ever the optimist with a couple of tried and proven players at the crease I’m hating it right now.

nzzp

@MN5 said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

I don’t mind it if it saves our asses though.

it's screwing Sri Lanka. Our chance to win was to bat enough overs today - if the overs drop we'll defend, and rolling a side in a couple of sessions looks unlikely here.

Pity, would have been a damn good day of test cricket! Christchurch is ususally so dry as well, unlucky

Higgins

@nzzp said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

@MN5 said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

I don’t mind it if it saves our asses though.

it's screwing Sri Lanka. Our chance to win was to bat enough overs today - if the overs drop we'll defend, and rolling a side in a couple of sessions looks unlikely here.

Pity, would have been a damn good day of test cricket! Christchurch is ususally so dry as well, unlucky

Do you not remember all those infamous Black Caps batting collapses?!

canefan

@Higgins said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

@nzzp said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

@MN5 said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

I don’t mind it if it saves our asses though.

it's screwing Sri Lanka. Our chance to win was to bat enough overs today - if the overs drop we'll defend, and rolling a side in a couple of sessions looks unlikely here.

Pity, would have been a damn good day of test cricket! Christchurch is ususally so dry as well, unlucky

Do you not remember all those infamous Black Caps batting collapses?!

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-new-zealand-2010-11-473905/new-zealand-vs-pakistan-1st-test-473921/full-scorecard

110 all out. Still fresh

Cyclops

@canefan

A top order for the ages there. Tim McIntosh, Guptill at three, Kane at 6.

I wonder how many times Chris Martin outscored Kane.

Higgins

@canefan Imagine how bad it would have been without Chris Martin's 7 (Average 2.36) , at the astonishing strike rate of 70, in the tenth wicket partnership of fourteen with Brent Arnel (Average 5.62 helped by four not outs from his twelve innings).

MN5

A possible 3.30 start according to cricinfo.

If we Bazball the fuck out of it we might be in with a shot of a win

booboo

@booboo said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

Wags: bulging disc and torn hammy.

Career ender at 36?

Loves Wags. :crying_face:

37 apparently

nzzp

@booboo said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

@booboo said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

Wags: bulging disc and torn hammy.

Career ender at 36?

Loves Wags. :crying_face:

37 apparently

Birthday today?

Cyclops

I reckon we try to bat normally for an hour or so and see how things go. If we're still feeling good we start to accelerate otherwise we shut up shop and wait for a draw.

booboo

@nzzp so it seems. Saw headline to article by Andrew Alderson.

So Wags to hit the winning run as his last ever act in Tests on his 37th birthday...

KiwiPie

Cricinfo is always full of comments about "why aren't they scoring at 5 an over" as if teams can just decide on whatever scoring rate they want. Plenty of fast scoring players lower down if they can keep wickets in hand

MN5

@KiwiPie said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

Cricinfo is always full of comments about "why aren't they scoring at 5 an over" as if teams can just decide on whatever scoring rate they want. Plenty of fast scoring players lower down if they can keep wickets in hand

Not everyone can be cricket experts like us on the fern though

Cyclops

@KiwiPie

Especially coming out after a rain delay when the conditions are uncertain and can change quickly.

This is basically going to be a double session today, almost 4 hours. Will be interesting to see whether than benefits the batters or bowlers more.

MN5

nzzp

@Cyclops said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

Will be interesting to see whether than benefits the batters or bowlers more.

Batters surely - get in rythmn, and harder for the fielding side to respond to pressure with no real breaks.

Cyclops

@nzzp

That was my first thought, but also means that they have to stay focused for longer too so maybe more chances of a mental error.

The Silver Fern

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