***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

[Nutter]

Good play from McIntosh/Flynn. Still think McIntosh will get found out eventually, but he definitely has good stickability. Flynn looks a great prospect at 3.

 

[_Ed_]

I'd rather be 120/1 than 150/4 any day of the week.

Definitely. Thought it was a superb partnership, apart from McIntosh's embarrassing dropped catch incident.

 

[Craig]

Heard the commentator just say this game began at noon NZ time. Is that accurate?

Yes.

 

[_Ed_]

I'm not sure we can blame the start time here, it's raining there now so they'd be off the ground anyway.

 

[Bahnz]

I'm not sure we can blame the start time here, it's raining there now so they'd be off the ground anyway.

Yes, but had they started at 11:00, they would've been finishing at 6:00, so the day would've been more or less over anyway.

 

[Matt52]

McIntosh really needs to learn how to hook and pull the ball, because that was shocking.

Good play from McIntosh/Flynn. Still think McIntosh will get found out eventually, but he definitely has good stickability. Flynn looks a great prospect at 3.

AWTA. Cant understand why the Windies didnt just fire in short deliveries at McIntosh's body all afternoon. He doesnt even look at the ball when playing the pull shot. Surely would get him out eventually.

Flynn doing wel again but I cant imagine McIntosh lasting against Aussie, SA, Eng, Pak, or any real quality bowling lineup imo.

 

[_Ed_]

The pull shot appears to me to be the only real flaw in his technique, and if he can just sort it out I can easily see him being a successful opener for us.

 

[Craig]

I understand Matt Horne has been a big mentor for Tim McIntosh, I thought that would of been something Horne would of picked up and helped McIntosh with. That said I have no idea if Horne has just been giving advice on the mental aspect of the game or the technical side or both.

 

[James]

Have to say, what's with the NZ batting today? It is a Test match granted, but to score at 2.13 runs an over is unacceptable.

Can understand the NZ commentators criticizing the batsmen saying we either hit boundaries or block with very little turning over of the strike.

 

[Days of Grace]

Unacceptable?

What would be unacceptable right now would be 170/6 off the same number of overs.

Just over 2 runs an over for the top 3 batsmen, considering we having attacking batsmen coming in afterwards, is entirely acceptable.

 

[Days of Grace]

Oh great, another New Zealand no.3 who chokes between 50 and 100.

Truly pathetic stuff.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Bugger.

On the rate rate, there is nothing wrong with it. We also have players down the order that can make up for it and who can benefit from a solid platform.

 

[Bahnz]

Oh great, another New Zealand no.3 who chokes between 50 and 100.

Truly pathetic stuff.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Oh great, another New Zealand no.3 who chokes between 50 and 100.

Truly pathetic stuff.

Choke? Pathetic?

 

[Flem274*]

I've got this on record so I'm not watching live. Don't tell me Flynn just got out.

 

[_Ed_]

Oh great, another New Zealand no.3 who chokes between 50 and 100.

Truly pathetic stuff.

I thought it was an excellent innings.

 

[Bahnz]

I've got this on record so I'm not watching live. Don't tell me Flynn just got out.

Yep, caught and bowled.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

I've got this on record so I'm not watching live. Don't tell me Flynn just got out.

Flynn didn't just get out.

 

[Flem274*]

Flynn didn't just get out.

 

[Smudge]

Have to say, what's with the NZ batting today? It is a Test match granted, but to score at 2.13 runs an over is unacceptable.

Can understand the NZ commentators criticizing the batsmen saying we either hit boundaries or block with very little turning over of the strike.

Oh great, another New Zealand no.3 who chokes between 50 and 100.

Truly pathetic stuff.

Ha. Unbelievable. The Black Caps just cannot win with some "supporters".