***Official*** New Zealand in the West Indies 2014

[Howe_zat]

Solid strike rate of 350 for Craig.

 

[viriya]

Surprised by McCullum.. if WI bat around Chanderpaul chasing 400 isn't out of the equation. I think a draw is the unlikeliest outcome now though.

 

[viriya]

If Gayle is in the mood and gets a run-a-ball hundred we will be in for a nailbiter.

IF

 

[Flem274*]

nice to get him early.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Oh yeah. Just two more quick ones please

 

[BoyBrumby]

Gosh, but that's a horrible dismissal, eh?

Smart placement from Macca, but an uppish clip off his pads? Yuk.

 

[Zinzan]

From Cricinfo ....................Bharath Seervi: "Mark Craig becomes the first player to hit his first ball in Test Cricket for a SIX!"

Will be a classic pub-quiz question in NZ for years to come.

 

[Immenso]

Ugh, pretty typical second innings nose bleed. But judging by the declaration I guess we got what wanted, just did it extremely ugly,

Anyone, apart from Hanse, lost a test after declaring twice ?

Edit: comms just mentioned happened to Sobers.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Good nut, that.

Southee in the grove.

 

[Flem274*]

yesss

yeah **** getting that ball tbh

 

[BackFootPunch]

Southee!!!!

 

[viriya]

WI should go for a 4 runs/over rate.. they are never going to survive 130 overs with this line up so their best chance is to hope that one of Gayle/Samuels comes off and hits a quick 100 with Chanderpaul/Bravo holding the other end.

 

[GGG]

Southee, brilliant.

 

[viriya]

spoke too soon. match over today.

 

[viriya]

Forgive my ignorance, but what's the top speed Southee can get to? 145kph?

 

[Zinzan]

To pay him the highest compliment, there's shades of McGrath in the way Southee's bowling of late.

 

[Flem274*]

Forgive my ignorance, but what's the top speed Southee can get to? 145kph?

if he didn't care for accuracy, maybe. usually tops out in the low 140s if he's feeling frisky.

it's his height more than his pace that does the trick, along with the swing and the old ball skills.

 

[Zinzan]

Forgive my ignorance, but what's the top speed Southee can get to? 145kph?

Possibly at his quickest. I recall him hitting the 143-144 mark before. That said, he does most of his damage in Test cricket operating in the 132-137km range.

 

[viriya]

I'm surprised that his econ in ODIs is a relatively high 5.20 if he's more in the McGrath mold.. is it because he hasn't figured out death bowling? He definitely gets taken apart in T20s..

 

[Howe_zat]

From Cricinfo ....................Bharath Seervi: "Mark Craig becomes the first player to hit his first ball in Test Cricket for a SIX!"

Will be a classic pub-quiz question in NZ for years to come.

Is there a bowler whose first delivery in Tests was hit for six?