*Official* New Zealand in Sri Lanka

[Hurricane]

Well I guess they aren't going to declare at lunch of J would have gone for his shots to get a century.

 

[Briony]

Sri Lankan batsmen seem to get some 'soft' tons playing at home.

 

[Brett Dale]

What the heck are Sri lanka doing batting on?

The blackcaps couldn't make 200 let alone 500 in the second innings, they should of declared 100 runs ago.

 

[Isura]

The ghost of Don Bradman was responsible for that dismissal.

 

[Craig]

All over and as O'Brien gets Jayawardene out for 96 and Sri Lanka have declared on 5/311 and New Zealand need 494 runs to win.

 

[straw man]

All over and as O'Brien gets Jayawardene out for 96 and Sri Lanka have declared on 5/311 and New Zealand need 494 runs to win.

494? Is that all? Sri Lanka should be worried.

 

[_Ed_]

Opening the bowling with Paranavitana...why?

 

[Hurricane]

Opening the bowling with Paranavitana...why?

Because they are playing New Zealand and it is a chance to fulfill a dream for a batsman by letting him bowl with the new ball.

The short stuff will be starting soon to Guptil. Give it another couple of overs before they begin to test him.

 

[Craig]

Because they are playing New Zealand and it is a chance to fulfill a dream for a batsman by letting him bowl with the new ball.

The short stuff will be starting soon to Guptil. Give it another couple of overs before they begin to test him.

6.4 Prasad to Guptill, 1 run, Superb series of bouncers from Prasad. This one was at the head of Guptill who couldn't get away, shut his eyes and went through with the pull .. the ball bounds away to deep backward square-leg

 

[_Ed_]

30-run opening stand!

 

[Craig]

30-run opening stand!

This doesn't feel right.

 

[Hurricane]

Guptil doesn't look in command against the short ball. But he is getting some fortunate boundaries. Will the SL players continue to try him out?

 

[Craig]

Success, we have got to drinks at 0/36. Right now we have two openers who are currently averaging over 30!

 

[_Ed_]

Guptil doesn't look in command against the short ball. But he is getting some fortunate boundaries. Will the SL players continue to try him out?

I think he's hit some lovely shots. The short ball is causing him some trouble though, yeah.

 

[_Ed_]

Oh, that's awful.

I've been a supporter of McIntosh, but seriously.

 

[straw man]

Just checked the score for the first time since the beginning of the innings. Stunned that we're 0 down!!

Guptill on 28 and in his danger zone.

Edit: Spoke too soon

 

[Hurricane]

What a stupid dismissal for mcintosh. The ball didn't even look as though it cut back in. It was just straight. I repeat why are we getting dismissed to these seamers are they as good as flintoff and zaheer khan and johnson?

Mcintosh's 69 is going to save him from scrutiny from this tour.

 

[Craig]

So who is going to be our new opener when the Pakistani's arrive?

 

[Meridio]

Dire bit of judgement there from McIntosh.

The spinners will probably be on in a couple of overs; I say our best chance is to hope they get injured overexerting themselves.

 

[Xuhaib]

lol at macintosh