*Official* New Zealand in Sri Lanka

[DIRK-NANNES]

Oram's gone, time for O'Brien to take some blows and contribute 0 runs to a 50 partnership

 

[S.P. Fleming]

Ryder has a stomach bug: Legspinners trip up Black Caps - cricket - sport | Stuff.co.nz

 

[Migara]

Oram's gone, time for O'Brien to take some blows and contribute 0 runs to a 50 partnership

That will be a certainity with Dhammika Prasad bowling. Very rare of a kind of SL bowler who has the bastard streak in him.

 

[Polo23]

Jeets with a half ton...what a legend.

I'm suddenly thinking there isnt too much wrong with the pitch...

 

[Bahnz]

283/8, not bad considering where things were at tea, but if Jeets was bashing this attack all around the park, you have to wonder what the rest of the team was doing earlier in the day.

Good to see Oram get a few runs though.

 

[_Ed_]

Valuable wee knock from O'Brien again. Really is underrated with the bat.

 

[Athlai]

Jeets is the ****ing man, been improving his batting so much over the last year. Saw him down at the Basin practicing a couple times WAG. Hope he tons up.

 

[Raghav]

Jeets is the ****ing man, been improving his batting so much over the last year. Saw him down at the Basin practicing a couple times WAG. Hope he tons up.

Yep. He has improved a lot...

If he can get 100 tomorrow, it would be a good boost carry to the test series..

 

[DIRK-NANNES]

Ryder has a stomach bug: Legspinners trip up Black Caps - cricket - sport | Stuff.co.nz

UH OH , Ryder been eating too much of the local fare already I see

EDIT: NZ A is defending 280 in their second warm up match, with the batsmen getting 40's but not going on.
Bond too has been afflicted by a upset tummy and isn't playing.
New Zealand Cricket - New Zealand A to defend 280 in Chennai warmup
BTW, the scorecard at the moment links to the wrong match

 

[Polo23]

Dammit Bondy! Get your guts in order!

 

[DIRK-NANNES]

New Zealand Cricket - New Zealand A v TNCA, August 13 - 14
Haha, found the scorecard by editing the date in the link

 

[Athlai]

What is with all the NZA talk? They aren't even in Sri Lanka

 

[Polo23]

What is with all the NZA talk? They aren't even in Sri Lanka

Feel free to make an NZ A in India thread.

 

[Athlai]

Not talking about it personally.

 

[Athlai]

Jeets out for 72.

No ton.

297 ao

Come on boys get some wickets!

 

[Athlai]

Martin took Tharanga.
13/1

 

[Nishan]

Dilshan opening the batting and on fire, could be a sign that the management wants him to open in tests as well

 

[Athlai]

Jeets gets Dilshan! WAG

 

[DIRK-NANNES]

FFS, why does Vettori continue to bowl so many no-balls

 

[Zinzan]

Massively bleak signs for NZ leading into the 1st test at Galle. Tailenders outscoring the

batsmen, 5 to 6 top-order LBW's to Sri Lanka's 2nd rate spinners - presumably playing

around the pad - and the prospect of facing Murali, Mendis & Herath on what is traditionally

a spinners paradise in Galle.

That said, there is one positive sign for NZ ....Galle, Sri Lanka Forecast : Weather Underground