***Official*** Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2015

[kiwiviktor81]

Black Caps batsman Kane Williamson nursing finger injury against Sri Lanka | Stuff.co.nz

Tbf Williamson is the kind of guy who would rather chop a finger off than miss a Test waiting for it to heal.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Tbf Williamson is the kind of guy who would rather chop a finger off than miss a Test waiting for it to heal.

might be the only way to give SL a fair chance

 

[Hurricane]

Here it is. Quite impressive.

Phlegm274 also put up Young's maiden 50 from 2012.

I think he is the first ever green track bully I have seen. His whole game is based on playing the ball very late. Would excel in England with all falling all around him. Can see him failing to cash in in Australia on pacier wickets which require you to committ a fraction earlier. Quite impressive is correct. I will put him on my "excited about" list and take him off the skeptical list.

He looks like he knows how to score runs.

 

[Daemon]

Tbf Williamson is the kind of guy who would rather chop a finger off than miss a Test waiting for it to heal.

Jacob Oram wasn't it?

 

[weldone]

Oram said it for World Cup

 

[Moss]

Not sure if all this talk of a green deck is a real reflection of what the wicket is like, but given how the teams respectively bowled at Dunedin it probably isn't even necessary. We've seen from Hobart 2011 and (to a lesser extent, Wellington 2014 v India) that trying to stick the boot in could backfire against the home team. Should make for a fun game nevertheless.

 

[Bahnz]

McCullum's going to win the toss today. I can feel it.

 

[Bahnz]

Yussss...

 

[YorksLanka]

What's weather like there guys?

 

[Jezroy]

What's weather like there guys?

Very blue sky, but not overly warm at the moment

 

[YorksLanka]

Very blue sky, but not overly warm at the moment

Thanks..ha ha mark butcher described this in pre match intro as "possibly the greenest pitch I have ever seen in test cricket"..

 

[BeeGee]

That's the greenest pitch I've ever seen.

 

[YorksLanka]

Expecting us to be 20/3 ..can't believe Taylor put that sitter down..

 

[Bahnz]

Haha, that's even worse than Gup's drop from last week.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

oh noes

 

[Meridio]

JFC Ross.

Southee getting excellent bounce here.

 

[Bahnz]

For all the talk of Boult's pace being down, the real problem is his inability to hit the right areas. Only one decent ball that over, couple slid way down leg, another leg stump half volley and a couple of short ones.

 

[Jezroy]

JFC Ross.

Is it just me, or does he drop some easy ones, and take some of the harder ones better?

 

[Jezroy]

For all the talk of Boult's pace being down, the real problem is his inability to hit the right areas. Only one decent ball that over, couple slid way down leg, another leg stump half volley and a couple of short ones.

I lose my mind when people go on about how we need a faster bowler in the team. Sure, it would be nice, but I'd take Glenn McGrath over Brett Lee.

 

[YorksLanka]

I lose my mind when people go on about how we need a faster bowler in the team. Sure, it would be nice, but I'd take Glenn McGrath over Brett Lee.

True, but as a viewer, I would much rather watch Lee than McGrath..