Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
No we're not we already about 30 past a good total. But yes, it was irritating nonetheless.
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***Official*** West Indies in New Zealand 2013/14
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straw man
Hall of Fame Member
You really think there's that much in it for the bowlers? Because from the softness of the wickets it seems like we should be about three down and on our way to 500 at this point, rather than 6 down.
Flem274*
123/5
I missed most of play except for bits on the radio now and then until the last hour and a bit but from what I heard and saw, while the dismissals were soft, there was some movement on offer if the ball hit the seam or was pitched up. Probably won't stay that way though and the Windies can bat even on a greenish deck so I want 400 to be safe.
edit: not a fan of judging the deck before both sides bowl though. New Zealand bowl a diifferent length with a different modus operandi so it will be interesting to see how they fare compared to the back of a length at pace the West Indian bowlers prefer. It may well be using the extra bounce on offer was the right move and we concede 500 after all. Let's see.
edit: not a fan of judging the deck before both sides bowl though. New Zealand bowl a diifferent length with a different modus operandi so it will be interesting to see how they fare compared to the back of a length at pace the West Indian bowlers prefer. It may well be using the extra bounce on offer was the right move and we concede 500 after all. Let's see.
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ohnoitsyou
International Regular
****, just when we thought he was past all that
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
From what I saw that's primarily because the West Indies spent the majority of the day bowling way too short, or bowling their spinners on a first day green wicket. Whenever they pitched it up, the batsmen looked pretty uncertain, as shown by the straightforward chances off Taylor and Rutherford in the morning. This is definitely a 300ish pitch.
ohnoitsyou
International Regular
This pitch will be as flat as Dunedin on days 4 and 5. Definitely need 100 runs from the tail.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
I went to the game my memories
- being relieved when Taylor got dropped early doors
- Listening to Tino Best grunting after each delivery and gesticulating at fielders wildly. he is so animated.
- Loving some of the Stroke play. Kane's pull shot off Sammy
Taylo's late cut off the spinner for four Corey Anderson sizing up the situation and deciding to move the field back by hitting over the top as clean as a whistle
- Rising to my feet with the entire Basin Crowd to applaud a Ross Taylor century. It was the highlight of my live cricket watching life.
- He looked a bit ginger while running through his whole inning so I hope he is ok.
- Baz's bat sounded a bit off and made a funny sound each time he hit it.
- The Windies during lunch break practiced their slip catching and were dropping one in 5 catches.
- Not sure why Tino was trucking into the wind - what were the commentators saying about it.
- Sammy got smacked every time he dropped it in short.
- Anderson is a beefy guy
- Shillingford bowled for a leg slip Redmond style dismissal all day and the crowd around me were bitching about it.
- being relieved when Taylor got dropped early doors
- Listening to Tino Best grunting after each delivery and gesticulating at fielders wildly. he is so animated.
- Loving some of the Stroke play. Kane's pull shot off Sammy
Taylo's late cut off the spinner for four Corey Anderson sizing up the situation and deciding to move the field back by hitting over the top as clean as a whistle - Rising to my feet with the entire Basin Crowd to applaud a Ross Taylor century. It was the highlight of my live cricket watching life.
- He looked a bit ginger while running through his whole inning so I hope he is ok.
- Baz's bat sounded a bit off and made a funny sound each time he hit it.
- The Windies during lunch break practiced their slip catching and were dropping one in 5 catches.
- Not sure why Tino was trucking into the wind - what were the commentators saying about it.
- Sammy got smacked every time he dropped it in short.
- Anderson is a beefy guy
- Shillingford bowled for a leg slip Redmond style dismissal all day and the crowd around me were bitching about it.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Hmmm not sure about that. It's meant to be overcast tomorrow, and there's rain forecast for Friday. Should help to keep the wicket fresh.
ohnoitsyou
International Regular
Yeah, but even today which was half overcast it browned up considerably.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
As reluctant as I am to replace Bruce Edgar my childhood hero and fav player - the path that Ross Taylor has trodden over the past 18 months has been difficult and demanded much of his character. These past two innings, his 200 and this century have been very powerful when set against that backdrop. Although we would have stood and clapped for any NZ centurion I would like to note that everyone stood at an instant without looking to the right or to the left of them or worrying that they might be the only person standing. And we stood as long as we could. He is a remarkable New Zealander and I am proud of him.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Taylor should be embarrassed of his First Class Average.
But seriously,16Tins e-mailed me as soon as Ross hit his 100 exclaiming his devoted love for the lad, and who can blame him?
But seriously,16Tins e-mailed me as soon as Ross hit his 100 exclaiming his devoted love for the lad, and who can blame him?
Days of Grace
International Captain
Although I was disappointed that Rossco got out so late in the day, and to a needless shot, it was still a very good knock.
I would be happy with 400 tomorrow. BJ needs to BJ and play score another useful 50 with the tail. Southee's gonna Southee and whether he comes off or not will go some way to determining how close we do get to 400.
Can Taylor get his average up to 50? His average at the start of this series was 42, so there's no reason why he can't if he keeps up this rich vein of run scoring. Needs to keep being greedy. As far as I can tell, we've never had a batsman with a 50.00 average after say a cut off of 1000 runs or more. Crowe got his up to 48 in 1992.
I would be happy with 400 tomorrow. BJ needs to BJ and play score another useful 50 with the tail. Southee's gonna Southee and whether he comes off or not will go some way to determining how close we do get to 400.
Can Taylor get his average up to 50? His average at the start of this series was 42, so there's no reason why he can't if he keeps up this rich vein of run scoring. Needs to keep being greedy. As far as I can tell, we've never had a batsman with a 50.00 average after say a cut off of 1000 runs or more. Crowe got his up to 48 in 1992.