*Official* New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2019

[mr_mister]

Looks so dark out there

 

[Maximas]

26 out of his 28 runs in boundaries.

This field has allowed for some boundaries, but no singles, allowing bowlers to work each individual batsman over, so it's happening quickly but if the spinners can stop bowling the odd short one they're really in business

 

[straw man]

Now to be the new Bangladesh and just bowl piles of overs of left arm orthodox

 

[mr_mister]

Missing leg surely

 

[Jezroy]

I wish CDG had played instead of Southee. Not sure that Timmeh is adding anymore than Lord Colin would.

 

[TheJammyTurtle]

Somerville had a pretty poor tour so far.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I wish CDG had played instead of Southee. Not sure that Timmeh is adding anymore than Lord Colin would.

Probably the most likely to get reverse.

 

[straw man]

Somerville been a disappointment so far - control of neither line nor length. Santner not quite as accurate as expected either.

I wish CDG had played instead of Southee. Not sure that Timmeh is adding anymore than Lord Colin would.

I always wanted us to choose our four best bowlers and imo neither Santner nor CDG are in that group, so am fine with this balance where we just choose one of those. Wouldn't want to pick an attack that I'd characterise as three bowlers, two all-rounders.

 

[straw man]

Man we needed that. Well done Ajaz. And Taylor catches it comfortable this time.

 

[trundler]

He was looking so good there. Ajaz again!

 

[TheJammyTurtle]

That’s a really poor dismissal just before tea.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

So many wickets to end sessions in this test.

 

[jcas0167]

Great jinx by the commentor there. One of the best I've witnessed in some time.

 

[straw man]

Yehess. Good surprise bouncer by Boult though yeah that's horribly played.

 

[Jezroy]

Somerville been a disappointment so far - control of neither line nor length. Santner not quite as accurate as expected either.

I always wanted us to choose our four best bowlers and imo neither Santner nor CDG are in that group, so am fine with this balance where we just choose one of those. Wouldn't want to pick an attack that I'd characterise as three bowlers, two all-rounders.

Wagner?

 

[straw man]

Wagner?

Would've been fine with him selected in place of Southee, possibly with Santner replaced by CDG. But also ok with the attack chosen.

 

[straw man]

Sri Lanka know that this bowling pair is by far NZ's most threatening and they can score freely if they just see it off right?

Still a little scared of Dickwella though.

 

[Flem274*]

tuned in a few overs before the wicket. how have we bowled and sl batted?

annoyed to see we collapsed immediately

 

[Meridio]

Ajaz is the hero we all need in this post-Herath world.

 

[straw man]

Congrats Ajaz Patel! Great ball to get the fifth - just seems so at home bowling in Asian conditions.