New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2009

[Ari]

Well Oram has lost his only purpose as a bowler - being able to keep it tight.

Patel has been shocking as well.

 

[Howsie]

Time to prey for the rain me thinks, Sri Lanka are going to set us 375+ at least.

 

[diaskasun]

Time to prey for the rain me thinks, Sri Lanka are going to set us 375+ at least.

dont worry your get rain for sure

 

[nz0003]

What's the chances of McIntosh digging in for another 200 ball knock?

Not likely IMO.

 

[khalek]

Yeah I guess he's tired after playing that innings.

 

[irottev]

UNBELIVABLE!!!!!! THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR THAT!!!! Harper is hopeless. OMG! Why wouldn't you, refer that.

edit: Oh well, Patel got him....still.

 

[khalek]

Patel got a wicket, OMFG!!!!!

 

[Howsie]

Lol at not refering that run-out, didn't really matter though.

This isn't good though. At this rate Sri Lanka could declare after tea and send us back in, and with only two of our top six healthy (Guptill and Taylor) we would be in serious trouble. The rest will have to bat in nappies.

 

[Ari]

Lol at not refering that run-out, didn't really matter though.

This isn't good though. At this rate Sri Lanka could declare after tea and send us back in, and with only two of our top six healthy (Guptill and Taylor) we would be in serious trouble. The rest will have to bat in nappies.

Patel for opener looked better than most our top order anyway.

With the way Patel's bowling is going he should do a Mark Richardson

 

[Howsie]

Patel for opener looked better than most our top order anyway.

With the way Patel's bowling is going he should do a Mark Richardson

Rubbish really. Watch out once Dilshan get's his hundred.

 

[irottev]

It's funny how much easier the game gets when you play positively. I hate all the negative blocking stuff. SL showing us how to bat. We're hopeless at tests plus we have strike power no other side can match with the Taylors, Ryders, Orams, McCullums, Guptills, etc. We should just blast it. Plus it's good preparation to the cricket that seems to matter these days - T20's. :sarcasm

 

[Ari]

Give Taylor a bowl.

 

[Howsie]

I hope we play with more attacking intent in the second innings, it would help if we rotated the strike though. Someone has to go after Mendis, he didn't look that threating from what I saw.

 

[diaskasun]

Lankas are just having fun now

diaskasun added 11 Minutes and 7 Seconds later...

Brilliant thinking by lankas, if NZ is looking at this positively they only need 3.2 rpo to win the match. But I don’t think they thought of winning the match even at the start. Lets see…

 

[nz0003]

Goooo the rain!