Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Negative bowling by Jayasuriya. Playing for the draw?
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*Official* Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2022/23
- Thread starter G. S. Kohli
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nightprowler10
Global Moderator
Yeeees, call those wides.
thierry henry
International Coach
NZ still reasonably conservative and definitely afraid to lose, but Sri Lanka equally terrified and bowling leg side wides. Both sides terrified to lose, REAL TEST CRICKET.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Better to play negative cricket and draw than thrillingly exciting cricket and lose.
thierry henry
International Coach
Is there a time at which they have to stop playing tonight? I'm assuming 6pm is the theoretical finish time, 6:30pm the actual normal latest finish time (over rates) and maybe they can go to 7pm to make up time? All I've learned over the years is that playing conditions like this seem to be made up as they go along so maybe not.
ataraxia
International Coach
thierry henry
International Coach
During the Mount Maunganui test v Pakistan in 2020/21 they played until some ungodly hour one night which seemed to be completely out of whack with the normal rules of the game. Did we just openly cheat to make the WTC final and it was ok cos no-one cares about this stuff?
ataraxia
International Coach
Was it the Day 5? It might have been last-hour-requires-15-overs shenanigans.
Jezroy
State Captain
So I guess at 6pm they have to bowl 15 overs until bad light doesn’t allow it?
ashley bach
Cricketer Of The Year
Yeah for sure we can't say anything bad about the pitches. Not too much for either the batters or bowlers makes for good viewing.
350-400 type decks make for the best finishes imo. Today was set up perfectly and we can't say the 2nd test against England wasn't exciting.
In contrast look at the dog holes in India, either all over in 2.5 days with scores of 150 average, or the 4th test road.
India really struggle to get something in between a minefield or a highway.
The Hutt Rec
International Vice-Captain
Just got home, doesn't look like we're playing with much intent. Surely not getting all these overs in either, so I'm not sure I understand this.
The Hutt Rec
International Vice-Captain
I take full credit for them deciding to flick the switch.
ashley bach
Cricketer Of The Year
Actually think our intentions are quite clear here, don't lose wickets and this is a grandstand finish coming up.
Nintendo
Cricketer Of The Year
Wait and see if a rachin/phillips can develop their bowling a bit, or if a Shipley/smith can upskill there batting? Worst case mcconchie fails over the next year, at least he's amongst the domestic runs when getting picked and has a better FC record then Bracewell when picked.
Kenneth Viljoen
International Regular
This would be New Zealand's second highest run chase at home if successful. The highest run chase was 317 against Pakistan in 1994 at the old AMI stadium in Christchurch ..Shane Thomson got 120 off 167 in the 4th innings his only test hundred , against prime Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis imagine .
The Hutt Rec
International Vice-Captain
We're in the last hour now, right? So 12 or 13 overs left after this one?