2nd Test: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, Dec 26-30 2018 - NEW ZEALAND WON BY 423 RUNS

[Izz]

CDG gets the fastest Test 50 for NZ

His annual good innings against poor opposition...

 

[JJ]

Boult bowling really well here

 

[TheFrog]

NZ declare. 585/4. A lead of 657

A sporting declaration Bill Lawry would be proud of.

 

[shiznit]

I used to like him but all he seems to do is talk up the future and NZ. Just think he should dial it back a bit.

Guess I'm a curmudgeon but would love Morrison and Coney to be on Sky

I’ve had a running theory about him for the past couple of years now...

The problem with Ian Smith is that he’s carried over his biases from the Sky Rugby team...

Now that Bill Lawry and C9 are done with cricket Sky Rugby NZ are now the biggest bunch of sycophants on the planet... Justin Marshall displays some balance from time to time but Ian Smith is just a giant all black cheerleader...

He’s just carried that over to his cricket commentary IMO...

 

[Meth]

I’ve had a running theory about him for the past couple of years now...

The problem with Ian Smith is that he’s carried over his biases from the Sky Rugby team...

Now that Bill Lawry and C9 are done with cricket Sky Rugby NZ are now the biggest bunch of sycophants on the planet... Justin Marshall displays some balance from time to time but Ian Smith is just a giant all black cheerleader...

He’s just carried that over to his cricket commentary IMO...

Aussie Union commentators are much, much worse

 

[Meth]

A sporting declaration Bill Lawry would be proud of.

150-200 too many runs imo

I half hope Matthews bats it out to shock the negative thinking out of our system

 

[JJ]

150-200 too many runs imo

I half hope Matthews bats it out to shock the negative thinking out of our system

I hope we win!

Think it was more about filling time TBH

 

[JJ]

Solid start 60/2

 

[Iafeta]

Déjà vu?

 

[Iafeta]

Oh dear.

Anyhow, I think Wagner needs a break. He just looks completely feckless at the moment.

 

[JJ]

Breakthrough nice work by Matt Henry

 

[Iafeta]

If the second new ball doesn’t work this time around, NZ better start coming up with 3 day tactics. Because once they get to day 4 it’s game over

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Sri Lanka got dis

 

[Meth]

I hope we win!

Of course, I do as well

 

[Meth]

Just got in after being out of reception all day at the beach. What happened to Matthews?

Looks as if we're hobbling to an eventual victory

 

[Iafeta]

If Sri Lanka’s first innings intensity matched their second innings fight they could be a good team. Another great fight from them.

 

[Meth]

I still feel like we posted too large a score to keep them interested. They've set their mind to play defensively for 2 days and try to bog out a draw. They successfully did that in the First Test. Whenever they've looked to score runs, they've virtually been skittled. Why set them a target like 660?

 

[JJ]

I still feel like we posted too large a score to keep them interested. They've set their mind to play defensively for 2 days and try to bog out a draw. They successfully did that in the First Test. Whenever they've looked to score runs, they've virtually been skittled. Why set them a target like 660?

They wanted two cracks with the new ball, it was timing not runs

 

[Iafeta]

Credit to the bowlers hanging in there. Particularly Wagner. They folded like origami this morning.

Southee was MoM but I feel Boults contribution was decisive. Excellent innings from Nichols and Latham too. HN is becoming a helluva good bat frankly. Much improved cricketer.

 

[vvvrulz]

We're quietly winning a lot of games here, ranked fourth currently and a whisker away from England and South Africa.

Absolute farce that we're not playing India in whites this season, I'd happily sacrifice all the white ball cricket for two tests.