***Official*** New Zealand in Bangladesh & Sri Lanka 2013

[hendrix]

McCullum drops Tamim.

Also should've been taken.

 

[BeeGee]

Bracewell not getting any support from the field.

 

[RxGM]

McCullum drops Tamim.

Also should've been taken.

Is McCullum the worse regular slipper NZ have ever had? He must average less than 50% there.

 

[straw man]

Glad we didn't let any cobwebs sneak in during that week off

Thank you Boult/Williamson

Gotta feel for Bracewell

 

[hendrix]

Is McCullum the worse regular slipper NZ have ever had? He must average less than 50% there.

he is and has always been awful in the slips. Unlike his keeping which at one time was superb. In the covers he was also exceptional.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Man these bangers don't **** around. Racing along.

 

[cricmahanty]

It sucks that this isn't getting televised here in India. No online streams either.

If Trent Boult's spells in Sri Lanka are anything to go by, the lad has a good future ahead.

 

[hendrix]

the ball has already stopped swinging. Weird.

 

[NUFAN]

I know it happened about 10 minutes ago but that Amanul stroke was terrible from a batsman who has been picked to be a little cautious. I would imagine he is the most under pressure batsman, is anyone in domestic cricket putting pressure on him? Someone like a Siddique or how about Imrul Kayes lol.

 

[hendrix]

all of a sudden no swing whatsoever. Ball lost shape?

 

[hendrix]

I know it happened about 10 minutes ago but that Amanul stroke was terrible from a batsman who has been picked to be a little cautious. I would imagine he is the most under pressure batsman, is anyone in domestic cricket putting pressure on him? Someone like a Siddique or how about Imrul Kayes lol.

The shot was on, he just played it dreadfully.

 

[hendrix]

this is going to be a long day in the field I'm afraid. Now that the swing is gone the batsman are comfortably driving on the up.

 

[_Ed_]

this is going to be a long day in the field I'm afraid. Now that the swing is gone the batsman are comfortably driving on the up.

Looks that way. I'm counting on Wagner to be the sort of guy who can make things happen against the run of play. Fingers crossed.

 

[hendrix]

drift for Sodhi

 

[Bahnz]

Wagner will either get Tamim quickly or be utterly obliterated. In these conditions I'm not betting on the former...

 

[hendrix]

ffs Watling/McCullum.

 

[Bahnz]

ffs Watling/McCullum.

Another chance gone down?

 

[hendrix]

really need a flukey Wagner wicket here.

 

[Bahnz]

Decent, if not particularly threatening, bowling from Sodhi.

 

[Maximas]

a bit of KW probably couldn't hurt now - can anyone tell me how the pitch is playing?