*Official* New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2012

[Howsie]

Meh, don't care much for Krugar. Will go back out when Southee comes to the crease

 

[Tricia McMillan]

Can we at least last until tea please?

 

[Flem274*]

draw draw draw. poor nz fans.

you do know we're in the middle of a collapse right? at this rate we're getting a result.

 

[Flem274*]

Steve racing for a computer as we speak

 

[Mike5181]

Well that's Van Wyk's last test innings.

 

[Mike5181]

Bowlers to push us up to 300 then.

 

[Blakey]

I take the rubbish out, talk to the neighbours and come back to find them 5 down?

They never fail to disappoint.

Guess Astle's experience up the order will prove useful

 

[Hurricane]

Screw it we just need another 50-75 runs to have a competitive total. Just need Astle to score a 20 or30 and we are ok.

 

[Blain]

End of KVW? For now I would say yes. He doesnt bat at 6 for Central, let alone NZ. Same with Astle, more of a 9 than a 7.

 

[Howsie]

Seriously though this has to be Van Wyk's last test, he's beyond hopeless with the bat, barely a number eight at this level.

 

[Flem274*]

we should start trying to smash it at the close in fielders when herath is on. take out a few of their batsmen.

75/5 on a road. lol

 

[Daemon]

you do know we're in the middle of a collapse right? at this rate we're getting a result.

Posted that at 74-3 tbh. Turn around for a sec and it's 5 down.

 

[Blakey]

Hold up for a minute. How the **** did a guy who bowls 120k's get himself on a hat trick? Jimmy Frank you hopeless merkin, hope you're reading.

Plus didn't they transport this pitch from Eden park #2?

 

[straw man]

Oh you are ****ing joking - only we could lose 3 for 1 and **** this up

 

[Flem274*]

Medium pacers bowling on a Auckland-esque road? Where's CdG when you need him.

 

[Zinzan]

Disgraceful collapse yes, but if we can at just eek out another 80 runs we should have enough. Our lower order isn't the worst now walking-wicket Martin is no more.

Now, let's see if Astle has a technique and a bit of spine.

 

[Grasshopper]

We're lulling them into a false sense of security.

 

[Hurricane]

All this talk of declaring - we had just better bat - and take it a bit easier now we have lost 2 wickets.

Indeed.

 

[HolyHandGrenade]

Well that escalated quickly.

 

[Flem274*]

Macka descending into self parody here

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Astle has a good technique from admittedly the **** all I've seen, and he has a FC 100 opening the batting so he is different to your usual lower order batsman. Won't score many runs judging by his FC stats but if he hangs around like Randiv then SL will get pissed off and we want them batting in a grumpy mood.