New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2009

[CaptainOZ]

Vettori moves to 134.... just 4 runs away from his highest score

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and as I typed that, he hits a boundary!

 

[CG123]

come on martin at least help dan get through to 150

 

[Dutch]

Vettori moves to 134.... just 4 runs away from his highest score

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and as I typed that, he hits a boundary!

Well done Vetorri...the mans got balls...and he knows how to spin 'em!

 

[irottev]

Chris Martin for a fifty.

 

[Dutch]

Chris Martin for a fifty.

Fifty dollars? for Chris Martin...way too much money!:laugh

 

[irottev]

This is where Martin bats it out and comes out of pretending he's bad. All this time he's been really good and has just pretended.

 

[charith]

He shouldn't have walked. Harper wasn't going to give that. All the crap decisions we've copped. I'd not have walked. Props to him I guess.

I'm proud of us for passing 300 for once. This always happens though. We rue the first innings. Vettori once again proves how good he is. Best all-rounder in test cricket for me. He should go inside once we're all out and say to McIntosh, Guptill, Flynn, Oram, etc. if I can do it why can't you useless pricks do it.

Hmm were we watching the same game? Oram was dead in front. Harper's time is up for sure. Ups to Vettori. Great innings and a good lesson to the rest.. He just might move up the order now.

 

[TheGreemSim]

C'mon Martin pretend you're playing England again and Vettori is Tim Southee!

 

[CaptainOZ]

I'd like Vettori to get his average up to 30

What a cricketer he is

 

[irottev]

Hmm were we watching the same game? Oram was dead in front. Harper's time is up for sure. Ups to Vettori. Great innings and a good lesson to the rest.. He just might move up the order now.

Yes, you guys got a bad one too, never said you didn't. We still lost McIntosh first innings. That innings we under-performed and basically lost the game in. If we'd have put on a better opening stand the game woulda ended up totally different.

Harper has been rubbish.

 

[Dutch]

Chris Martin has faced more than 10 balls and he is till there

Noooooo.......it's all over....well done Sri Lanka.....Well done Mr Vettori....without you the Black Caps would be nowhere.

 

[irottev]

Brilliant innings Vettori. It's a shame about the rest of the batting. 2 hundreds scored all tour, both have been by Vettori. 1 in warm-up, 1 here now.

 

[CaptainOZ]

Vettori has the strike for the next over. Come on Dan, a couple more boundaries please

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He's gone, trying to do just that...

 

[Chewie]

What I loved was Christ Martin's face when he hit a ball

But it was a very good innings from Vettori

 

[charith]

Yes, you guys got a bad one too, never said you didn't. We still lost McIntosh first innings. That innings we under-performed and basically lost the game in. If we'd have put on a better opening stand the game woulda ended up totally different.

Harper has been rubbish.

Well you did say you copped all the bad decisions.. I thought that was implied in that dude. Taylor in the first innings too. So yeah no need to become a martyr. Harper has just been ridiculous i dont know how he lasted this long. and yeah for sure he wouldn't have given that nick out if O'Brien didnt walk.

I really thought we had turned a page with Sangakkara at the helm but it seems back to the old patterns.We have to be more aggressive and assertive and play like the no 2 side if we want to remain there. Took the gloss of the win with the shambles over the last 2 days. But all credit to Dan. Well played.