Sri Lanka tour of NZ

[vvvrulz]

It's something I haven't seen before. Even when we got up to third in the world in the early 2000s we still folded meekly fairly often.

Agree, this isn't like that Black Caps team of the early 00s.

Yes they did well in England and Australia which helped set them up to #3, but it always felt like we were hanging in there rather than actually defeat teams like this current lot.

At the moment I'd back us to take on anyone apart from South Africa.

 

[JJ]

At the moment I'd back us to take on anyone apart from South Africa.

That's essentially what we've actually done...

 

[vvvrulz]

That's essentially what we've actually done...

I'd like to see how this team goes in India and Australia, also England this year should be interesting. I'd back us to beat India and England, Australia will be tougher.

The last Australian tour was a bit of a false positive imo, we got thumped in the first test and won by a whisker in the second (great win though).

Of course the real test is South Africa.

 

[Meth]

HS for Williamson now. 193.

HS coming up for Watling too

 

[Meth]

Double hundred.

MOM

 

[JJ]

Great innings

 

[Meth]

Watling takes another hit.

 

[Meth]

Declare in 10 overs I reckon.

 

[vvvrulz]

Declare with 10 overs left in the day I reckon, lead should be around 350 by then or even higher if we have a bit of a swing.

Keep the match safe, the Sanga factor is there

 

[Meth]

Declare with 10 overs left in the day I reckon, lead should be around 350 by then or even higher if we have a bit of a swing.

Keep the match safe, the Sanga factor is there

I'll meet you halfway at 15

 

[Meth]

Wonderful cover drive. Williamson is so strong with that shot.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

I'm going to go a different way and say we declare when the required rate for Sri Lanka would be 4 runs per over. Enough to tempt them initially, but too much to risk the loss unless they bat extremely well.

 

[JJ]

I'd like to see how this team goes in India and Australia, also England this year should be interesting. I'd back us to beat India and England, Australia will be tougher.

The last Australian tour was a bit of a false positive imo, we got thumped in the first test and won by a whisker in the second (great win though).

Of course the real test is South Africa.

I don't see us winning in India. Would love to play Australia here, have no qualms suggesting we beat them here. England will be interesting - desperately need that opener, hate Williamson being a default opener consistently - would even consider adding Brownlie at 3 and dropping the big 3 to 4, 5 and 6

Australia is probably the hardest place for anyone to tour, the Aussies are of course ignorant to that - do well to break even there.

 

[Meth]

Craig's got his pads on…a bit of batting to come.

 

[vvvrulz]

Definitely time to have a good bash now

Hopefully grab 1-2 wickets tonight and we're in the box seat

 

[Meth]

Williamson gets a 4th life

 

[Meth]

Here they go....

 

[JJ]

Hope they get the all time record!

 

[vvvrulz]

2 more overs of bash, ~400 lead and 20 overs at them? You might get your wish Meth

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

250 for Williamson, 150 for Watling, then declare.