31st Match - New Zealand v Afghanistan (8th March 2015)

[wellAlbidarned]

Dan Vettori, NZ's premier swing bowler

 

[Athlai]

Or just trying to get Vettori his 300th wicket quickly. 1 more needed.

 

[Smudge]

Poor buggers are jet lagged too. Perth to Hamilton is pretty ****ty scheduling.

Pretty harsh sending the plucky Afghanis to Hamilton when they didn't have to either. Didn't realise there were Hamilton - Napier flights...

 

[Zinzan]

Tragic shot, nice flight sure, but no turn at all.

 

[GGG]

Open with Guptil and Taylor with Anderson at 3 if this is going to be a 100-120 score.

 

[Athlai]

Pretty harsh sending the plucky Afghanis to Hamilton when they didn't have to either. Didn't realise there were Hamilton - Napier flights...

Not a big fan of Napier, but it was harsh of me to condemn it as the City of the Future.

 

[BeeGee]

The classic "batsman thinks Vettori will turn the ball" dismissal. Do batsmen prepare to face Vettori by watching videos of his early career?

 

[halba]

Ay?

under 50 runs imho here

 

[Athlai]

Oof now Southee's on the right end and swinging it.

 

[Zinzan]

Open with Guptil and Taylor with Anderson at 3 if this is going to be a 100-120 score.

Like the Guptill/Taylor idea, although they won't do it. But why Anderson at 3? He's actually had more batting in the WC than the likes of Ronchi, Elliott etc.

 

[Athlai]

Talent at the gate.

 

[Zinzan]

Didn't look out from the naked eye

 

[anil1405]

Glad there won't be any more foolish reviews in this innings.

 

[Flem274*]

i love stanikzai. has he ever not swung the kitchen sink at a ball?

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Could be costly

 

[Zinzan]

We need to be better with reviews in important games...something NZ still do poorly. That was one of the worst I've ever seen...If that was Southee's call that from the front view, he should be suspended from having input on the challenges.

 

[Athlai]

Haha loving this ****e from Pollock-Richardson. Any time Richardson is anti-bowler is enjoyable.

 

[halba]

extras with 70% of the runs...can afghan get 50 runs?

 

[thierry henry]

Clearly our greatest WC player is Scott Styris

 

[thierry henry]

We never hit