The Silver Fern

Windies have lost 4/4

Campbell with a brain fart.

He’s blocked everything, his mate who was scoring at the other end gets out, then the next over has a big slog at one and has himself caught at long on.

87-0 to 87-2 in the space of 5 deliveries.

Duffy with the breakthrough.

Where’s the short leg when you need it?
Fuck sakes Latham, why are we not just all out attacking these fullas?
If I had any hair, I’d be ripping it out.

Gee, Latham needs to get more catchers in close around the bat. Put some serious heat on these guys.

That’s a ripper first delivery from Patel, turned sideways

This partnership is getting niggly…
Come on, wrap this shit up!

WOW, just checked the score.

Did not expect us to be 255/0, how bloody good!!!

From a NZ perspective, couldn’t ask for more in the opening session.

83/0

I like the loyalty philosophy the Black Caps have, it’s clearly worked over the past 10 or so years.

However the loyalty should have to be earned and not just handed out by default.

In Young’s case, just doesn’t have the numbers and proven history to fall back on during a lean patch like others do.

There also has to come a point where a proven performer’s demonising returns over a longer period have to come into the equation.

I don’t have the numbers on me and can’t be bothered looking them up, but Blundell’s place in the team must be being discussed at the selection table rather than being an automatic selection.

Henry Nichols is feasting on runs in the Plunket Shield, he scored 3 tons in November and now a double century in their current game against Auckland.

On form and test numbers, he’s a far better option than Young as the reserve batter.

Fuck again after all the hard work, a wicket 10 minutes before the break.

Fark sakes.

Lost 3 for fuck all.

Williamson bowled by another pearler of a delivery.

Bugger, just before lunch too.

103/2

Ooooh Conway dropped at leg slip.

That was a great delivery to get rid of Latham.

@Cyclops said in West Indies tour of NZ:

Pretty much a perfect day after putting the Windies in, apart from the injury to Tickner. Hopefully we can bat for a couple of days.

Was a good comeback from our bowlers after the lacklustre first hour.

@Bones said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@Gunner said in West Indies tour of NZ:

Shields is doing his best Coldplay impersonation out there with the bat.

Coldplay could probably jump on the East by west to throw down some overs when we need him.

Imagine him and Rae bowling in tandem, you wouldn’t be able to tell them apart. Lucky jerseys have numbers on them these days.

Shields is doing his best Coldplay impersonation out there with the bat.

Edit: next ball, goooorne

Haha that’s a strange run out. Good work by Clarke.

One to get.