***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

[Matt52]

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Expect Gillespie to be shown the door for the next test (pie chucker) and Franklin has no place in the side if he can't bowl. He looked awful.

Taylor is awesome. Looked good in South Africa with the bat.

I dont know if Gillespie will be dumped after one game, but even if he is chosen for the next game, its in Napier, which is the best batting track in the country, and all the bowlers will probably struggle there, so it might get worse for Gillespie by being chosen for the next game.

If they do drop him, I feel a bit sorry for the poor bloke chosen to replace him at Napier.

You're right about franklin. He has been bowling 120-130kph most of the day and hasnt looked like getting a wicket. I hope its just a case of working out the cobwebs.

 

[NZTailender]

Haha, that's awesome for Taylor but also really ****ing dire.

 

[jondavluc]

put taylor at number 4 and replace marshall.(just kidding though marshall is pretty bad)

 

[Athlai]

Taylor breakdown:

MR Gillespie 17 balls 27 runs
KD Mills 15 balls 16 runs
IE O'Brien 20 balls 22 runs
DL Vettori 30 balls 28 runs
JEC Franklin 16 balls 9 runs

 

[Zinzan]

Brilliant performance by Taylor, showing the New Zealand batsmen how its done

 

[Flem274*]

****!

If by some miracle we get Edwards in, I demand O'Brien gets a crack at him.

 

[Craig]

Haha, that's awesome for Taylor but also really ****ing dire.

Yeah it is pathetic that Taylor got that far. Talk about taking the foot right off the throat.

 

[Flem274*]

Brilliant performance by Taylor, showing the New Zealand batsmen how its done

Tbf we actualy scored some runs, unlike the WI top order. But yes our ability to throw wickets away is on par with the WI, so I really have no reason to tell them off.

Jerome Taylor is probably the batsman of the series so far. What he needs now is to score more 50s and the occasional 100 to back this up.

 

[TT Boy]

What a shot. Franklin bowling two half volleys an over.

 

[roseboy64]

Out. Great knock.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Ah Jerome. You're the man.

 

[TT Boy]

Take a bow.

 

[Athlai]

Great innings.

 

[Flem274*]

Now us kiwis know how the other nations feel during the good ol' Vettori-Franklin Show. Bloody irritating. Damn good knock though, please don't do it again.

 

[Zinzan]

Tbf we actualy scored some runs, unlike the WI top order. But yes our ability to throw wickets away is on par with the WI, so I really have no reason to tell them off.

Jerome Taylor is probably the batsman of the series so far. What he needs now is to score more 50s and the occasional 100 to back this up.

I was specifically meaning the way our batsmen struggle to get through the 80s & 90s

 

[roseboy64]

Powell.....One would think he has no talent at all with the bat. Needs to learn from Taylor.

 

[TT Boy]

Chanderpaul needs to start motoring if he is going to ton up.

 

[TT Boy]

Such a shame about the rain. We could have had a top test match here.

 

[TT Boy]

Baker must be a clown with the bat if Edwards is coming in at 10.

 

[roseboy64]

Can Chanderpaul make his 100?