*Official* New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2019

[Bahnz]

Awful from Santner, NZ had just about wormed their way back into the contest and he goes and does that. Reckon NZ should play Blundell to bulk up the batting for the 2nd test.

 

[Prince EWS]

Awful from Santner, NZ had just about wormed their way back into the contest and he goes and does that. Reckon NZ should play Blundell to bulk up the batting for the 2nd test.

Fly over a real batsman or don't bother IMO.

 

[Flem274*]

why do sky insist on an extended match report of the world cup final during every tea break?

 

[Jezroy]

Awful from Santner, NZ had just about wormed their way back into the contest and he goes and does that. Reckon NZ should play Blundell to bulk up the batting for the 2nd test.

Yep. Play Blundell and if they want 3 spinners, Kane can bowl.

In retrospect I think this would have been a better team for this test...

Latham
Raval
Kane
Ross
Nicholls
Blundell
Watling
CDG
Summers
Boult
Ajaz

Southee nothing so far in this test. Hardly bowled, and will not be patient enough to hang around with the bat.

Santner is playing himself out of a test career. It’s like watching Vettori (the non spinning version) again. Been really disappointed with him in this test. Hoped that at least some assistance to go with his accuracy would help. But no.

Pretty much looked like we only had 3 bowlers who were effective. So may as well stack that batting.

Except the next test pitch will probably be quite different.

 

[Jezroy]

Fly over a real batsman or don't bother IMO.

I reckon Blundell was one of our best batsmen at the World Cup...

 

[trundler]

Happy with a few freebies for Embuldeniya. BJ Battlin' at it again

 

[Jezroy]

Target that we set Pakistan in the 1st test in the UAE was 175. I reckon that’s the minimum here too.

68 more runs to the minimum.

Is Southee the worst #8 in test cricket at the moment?

 

[Prince EWS]

I reckon Blundell was one of our best batsmen at the World Cup...

0 runs @ NA in a different format. Hero.

 

[Flem274*]

0 runs @ NA in a different format. Hero.

guptill might kill to have this 2019 wc record tbf

 

[Jezroy]

BJ looking every inch like a player who hasn’t played competitive cricket in 5 months

Not so much now. Gee he should just change his name to Gutsy Little ****

 

[mr_mister]

Get this BJ Twatling bloke out

 

[Flem274*]

if southee memes he should be dropped.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I want Southee to reach the mid 70s in this session:

Records | Test matches | Batting records | Most sixes in career | ESPNcricinfo.com

 

[DriveClub]

Sensing a swashbuckling southee 50 here

 

[Flem274*]

it really doesn't look that hard out there. how terrible was the lollapse?

 

[DriveClub]

it really doesn't look that hard out there. how terrible was the lollapse?

Its just southee making batting look easy, great timer of the ball

 

[Fuller Pilch]

5 singles in an over with no risk. Repeat that for the rest of the day

 

[DriveClub]

Southee looks like a classy batsman, wonder why he hasn't turned himself into a fine all rounder

 

[Flem274*]

Southee looks like a classy batsman, wonder why he hasn't turned himself into a fine all rounder

is this your first time?

 

[DriveClub]

is this your first time?

Yep never seen southee bat before