New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2009

[TheGreemSim]

If it wasn't for the fact that Chris Martin was in nxt I'd still think we had a chance. Congrats to Dan and O'Brien's doing well, 40 odd balls is no mean feat for someone with the batting ability of a monkey on drugs. 50 partnership up which is good.

EDIT: Oh god! I hope I haven't jinxed him.

 

[charith]

This is pathetic. I've just been really disappointed with our play over the last 2 days. First we bat 2 hours more than we needed to. Then there just doesnt seem to be any urgency to get the wickets. Even yest evening it was just meandering along for the lack of urgency. There were max 3 men around the bat at any one period yest. Where is Thushara? Get the quicks on and bowl yorkers to get the tail out. This is just getting ridiculous. There are sweepers on the boundaries even with O'brien on strike!!! There is no way that NZ are going for the win at this stage I thought Sangakkara had more sense its just a brain freeze atm.

 

[Dutch]

If it wasn't for the fact that Chris Martin was in nxt I'd still think we had a chance. Congrats to Dan and O'Brien's doing well, 40 odd balls is no mean feat for someone with the batting ability of a monkey on drugs. 50 partnership up which is good.

EDIT: Oh god! I hope I haven't jinxed him.

Darn...I forgot about Chris Martin. Kiwi's are effectively nine down!

 

[Ari]

Congrats to Dan and O'Brien's doing well, 40 odd balls is no mean feat for someone with the batting ability of a monkey on drugs. 50 partnership up which is good.

Time to drug up about 7 monkeys for our next test.

 

[CG123]

Vettori = Legend (no matter how the test ends up)
BEST NZ batsmen, BEST NZ bowler.
I didn't really support putting him as captain but he just leads by example so well...

 

[TheGreemSim]

Time to drug up about 7 monkeys for our next test.

Only 7?

 

[Ari]

Only 7?

Yea just our top 7.

 

[Chewie]

Can Vettori and O'Brien make their highest test scores now? :hpraise

 

[TheGreemSim]

Yea just our top 7.

Drugging monkey, easier said than done.

Does anyone know the Required run rate, I'm not the sharpest knife in the draw when it comes to maths?

 

[Dutch]

A quote from Cricinfo: "Apparently this is the longest O'Brien has played".

I think in his whole life! Bit unfair. He's doing a good job sticking around which is what is needed. hang in there my man. I would love the Kiwi's to pull this off. Sri Lanka will be kicking themselves. they must have thought they had enough on the board. They still might have...

 

[CG123]

Lol I'm sitting here watching cricinfo commentary (I only have sky sport one and the A-leugue is on their) and the bet365 live in play is changing in front of me.
A few hours ago it was around SL 1.03 NZ 45 Draw 33
Now SL 1.16 NZ 12 Draw 7

 

[TheGreemSim]

A quote from Cricinfo: "Apparently this is the longest O'Brien has played".

I think in his whole life! Bit unfair. He's doing a good job sticking around which is what is needed. hang in there my man. I would love the Kiwi's to pull this off. Sri Lanka will be kicking themselves. they must have thought they had enough on the board. They still might have...

You've forgotten Chris Martin's in next and miracles don't happen so they still do have enough on the board.

 

[CaptainOZ]

Imagine if the runs required gets down to about 50 with Vettori still around. Dan the Man is now only 10 runs away from his highest Test score!

 

[Chewie]

111 runs with two wickets remaining and a minimum of 31.5 overs remaining means a RR of 3.49 is required

 

[TheGreemSim]

111 runs with two wickets remaining and a minimum of 31.5 overs remaining means a RR of 3.49 is required

Thank you my good man, and here I in panic as my calculator was showing 56.8932452. Perhaps I'd put in the wrong equasion?