2nd Test: New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ Wellington Mar 17-21, 2023

[TheParraboy]

Will the kiwis give us another cracking test match

Starts 9am today

Happy St Patrick day

 

[TheParraboy]

Rain delay - booooo

Early lunch taken

 

[_snafu_]

Nice chip back to the bowler from Conway.

 

[_snafu_]

Dickwella wouldn't have dropped that.

 

[JJ]

Winning the toss has worked out well for Sri Lanka, Williamson just out for a great 215 and somehow they allowed Nicholls to get 140… 482/3

 

[TheParraboy]

Two double tons for the kiwis
Kane and Nicholls

NZ 4/580dec
RR 4.71
Not far off Bazball

SL 0/6
18 overs left in day 2

 

[Twizzle]

hard to believe SL were in contention to play the test match final

 

[JJ]

hard to believe SL were in contention to play the test match final

Harsh, we have been bloody good at home for a long time and have finally found some mojo, and they certainly played well in the 1st test

those that we’re suggesting Williamson might be past it can reconsider, the elbow seem ok and he’s back to himself

 

[JJ]

18/2

 

[TheParraboy]

SL all out 164
kiwis enforced the follow on !!

 

[edabomb]

The demise of the follow-on has been greatly exaggerated.

 

[Twizzle]

Harsh, we have been bloody good at home for a long time and have finally found some mojo, and they certainly played well in the 1st test

those that we’re suggesting Williamson might be past it can reconsider, the elbow seem ok and he’s back to himself

that wasn't a dig at the kiwis, moreso at the consistency, or lack of, by SL

 

[JJ]

that wasn't a dig at the kiwis, moreso at the consistency, or lack of, by SL

Like many they struggle away, I guess and we’ve finally found some form

I’m unable to watch atm, anyone got reports on how Doug Bracewell is going? What is his pace like?

man we miss Boult, and the next generation of bowlers seems pretty anonymous

 

[Rod]

Bracewell looks ok, nothing special but reasonably consistent. Pace is only about 130-odd.

The follow on decision can be explained by the weather, forecast for tomorrow is not good.

 

[JJ]

Wicket before tea 318/6... god Tickner is awful, just can't maintain any consistency

 

[JJ]

and straight after tea de Silva gets himself our for 98...

 

[JJ]

Good win that, Williamson immense, 2-0 to squash their WTC hopes, but still worried about our attack