***Official*** Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2015

[Bahnz]

Looking forward to this, bit of cricket to follow whilst I work at night.

Also looks like Sri Lanka put some big runs on early...

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Haha, saw that. 65535/0d. C'mon Bouthee sort it out!!!

 

[Howe_zat]

rough morning for the kiwis.

 

[Howe_zat]

man i'm slow these days. getting old. time for WW to take over

 

[BeeGee]

SL are doing well.

 

[Howe_zat]

Haha, saw that. 65535/0d. C'mon Bouthee sort it out!!!

apparently BJ Watling is bowling.

Expecting another double declaration from McCullum in response.

 

[Immenso]

Is McCullum v Mathews at the toss the equivalent of an Ian Salisbury bowling to Chris Martin cripple fight?

 

[NUFAN]

That was a really poor over from Pradeep to start with. Lakmal has bowled 6 out of 7 balls in the perfect spot. I've always liked Lakkers Lakmal FTR.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Defensive spinner who can keep the opposition from rotating the strike freely please.

do they actually exist? Any spinner capable of stopping singles is probably gonna be a wicket taking threat and therefore not a NZer

 

[weldone]

This will be a big first innings for NZ. SL bowling doesn't have the teeth, NZ batsmen are all in-form, the ground is small, the pitch is not that threatening.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

pradeep sort out your release ffs

 

[Gnske]

This will be a big first innings for NZ. SL bowling doesn't have the teeth, NZ batsmen are all in-form, the ground is small, the pitch is not that threatening.

H-huh

 

[_Ed_]

Jeez, sounds like it's a bit loose so far.

 

[_Ed_]

Pradeep to Guptill, FOUR, Pradeep errs too full and outside off, Guptill crunches a drive past mid-off. Bent knee, lovely timing

With italics for emphasis, no less. Must have been a good'un.

 

[Skyliner]

Pradeep averaging 47.61 and Suranga Lakmal averaging 49.64
You can only play what's in front of you but I hope that Gup scores a hundred, and then I hope we don't get a whole lot of disingenuous drivel about "proven the doubters wrong"......this is a club attack.

 

[straw man]

Is it actually that green?

Anyway this is a step down from the very-top-level intensity in Australia so if he can avoid getting nipped out early, expect Guptill to do some bullying.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

pradeep wagnering this new ball

 

[straw man]

Pradeep averaging 47.61 and Suranga Lakmal averaging 49.64
You can only play what's in front of you but I hope that Gup scores a hundred, and then I hope we don't get a whole lot of disingenuous drivel about "proven the doubters wrong"......this is a club attack.

That's more than a little rough. Lakmal has sometimes been not bad.

 

[hendrix]

Pradeep averaging 47.61 and Suranga Lakmal averaging 49.64
You can only play what's in front of you but I hope that Gup scores a hundred, and then I hope we don't get a whole lot of disingenuous drivel about "proven the doubters wrong"......this is a club attack.

Nah the SLer's averages are a tad misleading. They're more like mid-35 career average bowlers.

 

[straw man]

It's a pity Prasad is injured when he seems to have come into his own in the last 12 months (not that I've seen much of his bowling in that period).

 

[Furball]

Nah the SLer's averages are a tad misleading. They're more like mid-35 career average bowlers.

No they aren't. Lakmal has been garbage anytime I've watched him.

Is there a reason Sri Lanka have bowled here btw?