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*Official* New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2012
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Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
While I love Taylor, it's sad to see that in some respects he's actually gone backwards as a test batsman.
Flem274*
123/5
Haha when I was looking back through scorecards I found this test and while the last innings frustrates me to this day, there were a few odd happenings in this test.
-our top three scored 92 runs in the first dig, 63 out of 114 in the second, which is pretty embarrassing for England when you look at the players involved. Good domestic cricketers, but they should have struggled a bit more than they did against that attack
-Vettori took wickets (1st innings only of course)
-James Marshall was our second highest scorer in the 2nd dig, which is a first
-Panesar went from zero to hero. WAC.
2nd Test: England v New Zealand at Manchester, May 23-26, 2008 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Will never forget listening to Taylor's innings as commentated by Henry Blofeld at some god awful hour of the morning.
-our top three scored 92 runs in the first dig, 63 out of 114 in the second, which is pretty embarrassing for England when you look at the players involved. Good domestic cricketers, but they should have struggled a bit more than they did against that attack
-Vettori took wickets (1st innings only of course)
-James Marshall was our second highest scorer in the 2nd dig, which is a first
-Panesar went from zero to hero. WAC.
2nd Test: England v New Zealand at Manchester, May 23-26, 2008 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo
Will never forget listening to Taylor's innings as commentated by Henry Blofeld at some god awful hour of the morning.
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morgieb
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Impossible.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
One of the most spectacular examples of how disappointing Vettori has been as a test match bowler since 2000 onwards. He also ****ed things up with his batting, by not sliding his bat during the 1st innings, and getting run-out. A typical niggly 50 from him would've pushed us up to 420 odd, which would've been enough to enforce the follow-on.
Ugh.
Still, enjoy the memories of O'Brilliant charging like a demon into a Manchester gale.
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NUFAN
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That would be such an unfair move on Prasanna, I rate his keeping the best in the world actually.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
I dunno, if there's some green on the wicket, it might be a chance to bowl them out cheaply in the first innings. Lets be honest, regardless of who's batting last Sri Lanka is going to have a huge edge over us in the last 2 days of the test. Our best bet might be to try and take advantage of any support for the seamers and then make the most of the batting conditions on days 2 and 3. Of course, this assumes that there actually is some life in the surface on day one.
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
I'm very sceptical of this idea that there will be assistance from the pitch for the seam bowlers. Will believe it when I see it.
Even if it does look a little green I'd still probably prefer we batted first. It would be a massive gamble to bowl first - we'd need probably 4-5 wickets in the first session to call it a success.
Even if it does look a little green I'd still probably prefer we batted first. It would be a massive gamble to bowl first - we'd need probably 4-5 wickets in the first session to call it a success.
Days of Grace
International Captain
DOG's CERTAINTIES:
1. Jayawardene will score a century.
2. Patel will concede 100 runs in the first innings.
3. If NZ are on top, the rains will come
4. If SL are on top, the rains will stay away.
5. Boult will look awesome but will take less than 3 wickets for the match.
6. Umpires will check for a no ball anytime DOUGEH takes a wicket.
1. Jayawardene will score a century.
2. Patel will concede 100 runs in the first innings.
3. If NZ are on top, the rains will come
4. If SL are on top, the rains will stay away.
5. Boult will look awesome but will take less than 3 wickets for the match.
6. Umpires will check for a no ball anytime DOUGEH takes a wicket.
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Flem274*
123/5
Andrew Fernando wrote that article, so we're probably safe.
Boult will make us better than the sum of our parts.
Howsie
International Captain
Fernando is pretty gun I thought
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
maybe but also
3. If NZ are on top, NZ's next innings will be 130 or less.
Kippax
Cricketer Of The Year
UDRS status for these matches? Presume it's low-profile and therefore nothing?
Whatmore slams SLC for not facilitating UDRS - Sri Lanka Sports and Cricket
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Whatmore slams SLC for not facilitating UDRS - Sri Lanka Sports and Cricket
The Island