Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series

[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 !

[canefan]

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

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.

Cue the collapse then...

[MN5]

We’re back on.

20/0.

Gosh the ground is picturesque, what a beautiful spot

[MN5]

Latham looking good, Conway scratchy.

Good to get a 50 partnership up

59/0

[nzzp]

Conway goooone.

Looked a good shout initially

[nzzp]

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

Latham looking good, Conway scratchy.

Good to get a 50 partnership up

59/0

This is all your fault.

[Stag]

Doesn’t get much worse than that from Conway, played all round it.

[nzzp]

In Kane We Trust

[LABCAT]

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

In Kane We Trust

Apparently his average at this ground is 3.5, lets hope he can increase that by a large amount.

[nzzp]

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

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

In Kane We Trust

Apparently his average at this ground is 3.5.

3.5.

So far.

[MN5]

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

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

Latham looking good, Conway scratchy.

Good to get a 50 partnership up

59/0

This is all your fault.

Well I did say he was scratchy. I’ve done nothing wrong