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Grant Nisbett's favourite word is "prosper" IMO. He would've been almost as gutted as me when Utseya was banned.
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***Official**** Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014/2015
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I groaned last summer when NZC were chest beating about green tops for India because all they do is ruin our advantage - we can bowl better than they can. It sounds like we've pulled the same stunt and all we've done is brought Lakmal, Pradeep and Prasad closer to Southee, Boult, Bracewell and exacerbated the gap between Taylor and Sangakkara. An ATG on this pitch is much much more valuable than an ATG on a deck where a Rutherford or a Hafeez can ton up.
It's just so stupid, and what makes it even worse is usually these green tops end up being troll pitches that road it up after the first day. It better not bloody happen here until we've bowled them out.
It took an ATG innings to save us last time and because we lost the toss, if this pitch flattens out today then there is very little chance of escape and we're very fortunate to already have 5 wickets including Mathews. Still though, if New Zealand lose then Sri Lanka get a well earned victory overseas and the New Zealand brains trust might finally get it.
I also saw some talk about stacking the batting for a draw. That's ***** talk. Teams that play for draws before a ball has been bowled should lose test status. Draws happen due to crap conditions or gutsy hard nosed 4th innings batting, not because a team cbf.
It's just so stupid, and what makes it even worse is usually these green tops end up being troll pitches that road it up after the first day. It better not bloody happen here until we've bowled them out.
It took an ATG innings to save us last time and because we lost the toss, if this pitch flattens out today then there is very little chance of escape and we're very fortunate to already have 5 wickets including Mathews. Still though, if New Zealand lose then Sri Lanka get a well earned victory overseas and the New Zealand brains trust might finally get it.
I also saw some talk about stacking the batting for a draw. That's ***** talk. Teams that play for draws before a ball has been bowled should lose test status. Draws happen due to crap conditions or gutsy hard nosed 4th innings batting, not because a team cbf.
Yeah we would have lost that test without Doug's efforts.
YorksLanka
International Debutant
very good knock from chandi..well played lad..keep going tho
ohnoitsyou
International Regular
We treated the little Lankans with the disdain they deserved, forgetting it was a green top.
viriya
International Captain
I'd say Chandimal has played much better than expected.. if he tons up it will be the innings of his life imo. Sanga well.. is Sanga.
Zinzan
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Well, they're an outside chance of batting the day now, which would be a phenomenal effort on a greenish wicket.
Appears to one of those days where the balls are going to beat the bat and chances are going to evade the fielders.
Lovely on-drive from Sanga..
Howsie
Cricketer Of The Year
Ha.
Grasshopper
State Vice-Captain
Well played.
