***Official*** New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa 2016

[Immenso]

Might end up with more white South Africans in the blackcaps than in the proteas.

 

[Slippaah]

SA would also have a decent Kolpak XI in UK County Cricket.

 

[Binkley]

Anybody else watching this? Or are you all more emotionally invested in Rio, the Caketin, or the Petone Winter Fair?

 

[Flem274*]

kept an eye on it during the final. test series desperately needs a new zealand lollapse tbh. i missed a taylor/watling huge partnership last week and i dont even mind.

 

[African Monkey]

This pitch looks easier to bat on that the last test if that's possible.

 

[straw man]

I thought Zimbabwe would find a way to be more competitive this match. Looks like it's going to have to be their batting that achieves this, as the bowling is as unpenetrative as ever.

 

[Athlai]

Latham and Guptill have moved to third in runs scored for opening partnerships for NZ.

Edgar Wright 1655 @ 31.82
franklin Wright 1543 @ 55.10
Guptill Latham 877* @ 46.15

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Latham and Guptill have moved to third in runs scored for opening partnerships for NZ.

Edgar Wright 1655 @ 31.82
franklin Wright 1543 @ 55.10
Guptill Latham 877* @ 46.15

Hopefully they can do the same across the border so that Kane and Ross are facing a reasonably old ball.

 

[Athlai]

Speaking of Williamson and Taylor, they have the most runs scored as a partnership for NZ with 2372. No other pair have passed 2000.

 

[NZTailender]

Latham and Guptill have moved to third in runs scored for opening partnerships for NZ.

Edgar Wright 1655 @ 31.82
franklin Wright 1543 @ 55.10
Guptill Latham 877* @ 46.15

This is pretty sad when you think about it.

 

[Athlai]

This is pretty sad when you think about it.

Yup. One of our ATG opening combinations due to it consistently almost exclusively with.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

I find it amazing that Franklin only averaged 23.

 

[Zinzan]

Speaking of averages. Welcome to the club KW....... 50.10

 

[Gnske]

Not watching, but is Latham's technique holding up (last innings too)? I have no eye for this thing regardless and I remember many worried posts from Hendrix on this matter last summer.

 

[hendrix]

Not watching, but is Latham's technique holding up (last innings too)? I have no eye for this thing regardless and I remember many worried posts from Hendrix on this matter last summer.

I would like to know this too but I've barely watched a ball this series and just got home. Need answers from people who've watched or some type of vault-generated answer hint hint

 

[Flem274*]

the zimbabwean cameramen give even less ****s than the south africans. the bloke blatantly stared at some ice cream eating brunettes **** for about a full minute.

more likely to disturb middle stump than this bowling tbh

 

[NZTailender]

OH OF COURSE LATHAM SURE actually no surprise at all.

 

[NZTailender]

Although getting out after nearly batting through the whole day just short of his previous high score we should be happy Latham scored a century and not 40ish

 

[hendrix]

A century on this pitch against this attack is probably worth his typical 40. Which makes Guptill's 87 his typical 22

 

[Moss]

Latham ought to be disappointed. A day-and-a-half of batting and *really* kicking on might have been a breakthrough for him. But since stamina and concentration seem to be his main issues, we should be happy he's had two centuries to go with his stint at Kent. Probably enough going into the Saffer series despite the obvious step up in quality.