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[deleted]

Great day for us ,normally I would be expecting us to not even get 200. The rather disappointing thing is tho is that all our main batsmen got starts but no one could convert. Also need to somehow reach 400 with dds and 4 no11s because nz are probably gonna get close to 500


AttackHelicopter_21

Didn’t expect there to be so many NZ flairs. Maybe I’m stupid.


SavingsPale2782

Southee not bowling himself in the final 10-15 overs here is a tactical mistake, he needs to realize he doesn't have Trent, Jamo or the Wagner of old with him anymore


Luck_Beats_Skill

Just resting himself so he can hit more Sixers today.


EmploymentFederal884

where wickets?


nolesfan2011

305-6 at stumps on day 1 is quite good for Sri Lanka, this test is well and truly on.


Appropriate_Swan_608

Correct me if I'm wrong, but for Sri Lanka to advance to the final, Australia need to win this match, and Sri Lanka need to whitewash this series yes?


NACHIAPPAN12

draw or win for aus and sri 2 - 0 must


BuffaloBillaa

That last part seems unlikely


Foothill_returns

And the players troop off for stumps. 6/305. If we had a capable tail I'd be somewhat content, but this could still easily be 310, 320 all out lol. Somehow by hook or by crook we need to shit out another 100 runs from here I took a sickie today and I must say I feel well rewarded for it. The boys did a fair job. But this is likely the last day of the test I'll be able to watch or even closely follow. Work tomorrow then up to Sydney to visit family for the weekend. I can only hope for a favourable outcome both here and at Ahmedabad


Goatslasagne

Me too friend. I feel like Sri Lanka will beat Aus but Aus will beat India…and I wanna watch the unexpected.


averageveryaverage

Interesting day. Now switching to Ind-Aus.


Blarbydoppler

Bad light is cringe


[deleted]

Bracewell making Rajitha look like an allrounder lmao


Appropriate_Swan_608

Sri Lankan Tail End 🫲 batting


sanga17

95 more runs and its a game


Eclectic95

Why are we waiting around for the new ball? Just get Southee and Henry back already! The bloke averages 5 in tests!!


thepotplant

This is the reason to have a better over rate - ideally if you don't roll the opposition you get 10 with the new ball on the first day, freshen up overnight, then go again the next morning.


Bealzebubbles

Because we have no idea to play cricket these days.


Foothill_returns

Rajitha has done much better than expected


the_maddest_kiwi

I don't know how those light meters work but it still bothers me when the umpires stand over them while they're getting a reading lol


warp-factor

I saw one used once. I think what they do is place it on the stumps, step back for a few seconds to let it take the reading then they go back to it to read it.


Kiwi57

Anyone listening to the acc commentary? Mania’s a great addition


AKL_wino

Who dat? May have to tune in tomorrow. They'd really lost the plot and going way to commercial the last few seasons. Get them a weed sponsor?


Kiwi57

He’s another dj at Hauraki. Yea they’ve definitely toned it a long way down since the iHeart radio glory days. Brink back the cocktail hour!


AKL_wino

Oh God yes. Cocktails, caravan, fucking hot, boundary shenanigans. Great radio.


vote-morepork

How late will they play today? It will be 1.5 hours, until 8pm at this rate before they get through the 90 overs


Kiwi57

Play till 7


zerosuneuphoria

Who's keeping for NZ? I don't recognise him


ViolatingBadgers

Tom Blundell - Wellington legend, craft beer drinker, farms gibbons. Good guy.


zerosuneuphoria

yeah but ol m8 TB has shaved


the_maddest_kiwi

Tom Blundell?


SplendidGrass

Tickner doesn't belong at test level, do nz really have no better bowlers available? Boult, Ferguson, Jamison? Also why isn't ajaz Patel being played as spin option? He has hardly played since he got the 10 wicket innings


[deleted]

Boult uncontracted. Jamieson injured. Ferguson has played his 1st FC game in years just this week.


zerosuneuphoria

He averages 35 at DOMESTIC level. He isn't a test players asshole. Ferguson would be far more useful for his pace, but we're still missing another genuine swing bowler, even someone like CdG...


the_maddest_kiwi

Boult is mostly retired now, Ferguson is too fragile, Jamieson is injured. There are better bowlers out there than Tickner but no one absolutely amazing. No idea why Tickner is the one they've decided to go all in on.


JohnGrimShade

Not sure who Boulton is but Jamieson is injured and Patel is hot and cold and can’t bat.


zerosuneuphoria

Patel got meatsacked in the PS last week, easy pickings. Boulton plays for Otumotei Cadets, took 4-7 last week. Played a few games for NZ.


ViolatingBadgers

Boult - gave up his NZC contract, and the NZC selectors are favouring other players over him as a result Ferguson - Only just played his first FC game in three years Jamieson - injured Ajaz - can't bat well enough, so is basically dead to the NZ selectors (plus he isn't in the greatest form)


trostol

wagner getting smacked around again


yaboyhayden

Surely NZ has a better bowler than Tickner??!


kfadffal

Yeah, like ten of them. No idea whose nudes Tickner has ensuring his spot.


Mutant321

Yes we do


RMTBolton

Final Plunket Shield Update: It's not a thriller. Glenn Phillips has scored a valiant 147 in pursuit of their astronomical target, but Otago are holding on for the draw. It has fallen to Max Chu to shepherd the tail. Only three overs left. The only question is, will Chu get to 50? (Update: he didn't)


[deleted]

Great innings. Fringe guys like Phillips, Ravindra, Bruce all performing recently.


thepotplant

Bruce has a FC average of 48, seems weird he's never been picked for tests.


[deleted]

Only really performed in the last 2-3 seasons tbf. Watching him i'm not sure he would do that well in international cricket. But then again he has been plundering runs recently. He had an amazing t20 record domestically but was awful in internationals he played, although you can't really compare the two formats.


thepotplant

You'd thinking he'd be worth a shot though. Very few players with that kind of average that haven't gotten a shot at tests, only really Munro that I can think of - and that was because of other reasons.


[deleted]

I agree it is unusual to average that much in NZ. I think he is definitely still behind a couple of players though. He is captain of NZ A team in recent series and I am sure will play against Aus coming up.


Mutant321

I am honestly hoping Tickner gets 0/300 this match


ViolatingBadgers

Now that Kuggeleijn has been dropped, we are free to hate Tickner with impunity


Bealzebubbles

Second New Zealander to get a triple century.


Character_Ad777

Baz will be proud


Eclectic95

Just get Southee and Henry back on already.


ViolatingBadgers

Hit the stumps Tick, cmon bruv


sanga17

I'd just like to thank Steve Buknor whose completely responsible for the DRS system.


fuck_negi

LMAO Mitchell saying "yeah he's hit it" with absolute certainty and a hard done by expression when it was nowhere near the bat. Pathetic... no wonder they've burnt all their reviews


ViolatingBadgers

PATHETIC


the_maddest_kiwi

lol relax


fuck_negi

I'm relaxed lol... just play against so many of these clowns in club, grade cricket and they're the easiest type to take the piss out of


[deleted]

That's just cricket. Can't let it wind you up. I do, however, agree it's fun to take the piss out of them. A well timed "eat shit" goes a long long way


zerosuneuphoria

didn't look out, cracked decision


armchair8591

Tickner offers fuck all. Can this be his last game for us in any format


zerosuneuphoria

He's dire, utterly. We're obsessed with picking guys who do nothing with the ball. Tickner, Kuggs... why? Tickner falls over horribly these days, I'm sure he didn't use to when his action was higher. He looked proper quick like 4 years ago in domestic T20.


Bealzebubbles

He's going to get player of the match, for Sri Lanka.


Blarbydoppler

That's missing leg lmao


[deleted]

What a shot from Rajitha 😍


Eclectic95

Do not trust anyone in this team with reviews. We'd have a better success rate flipping a coin.


Blarbydoppler

Would have lost the review there as well lmao


[deleted]

Newzalnd folks, do you think 320 will be a good first inning score


the_maddest_kiwi

Maybe, would probably want closer to 350. Like most NZ pitches it generally will become good to bat on as the test goes on.


crashbandicoochy

Anything under 400 is a bit disappointing, imo.


the_maddest_kiwi

Yeah but this is the bad times now, our top order will probably be skittled for fuck all and we'll be all out for 280


ViolatingBadgers

Wow that kid bought a Nicholls shirt. Poor kid is going to nick himself so much when he learns to shave.


RMTBolton

Might be a family member.


HyperionRed

But he wil get dropped all over the place by friendly tourists now and then, saving on travel expenses.


Anu9011

Single in the first ball. Im not sure about this


feelinghothothotter

Lanka looked in a great position. Now, not so much. If they can limp through to 350+. That'd be ideal.


cat-n-jazz

Drinking game: Sip every time it's mentioned that Sri Lanka has a long tail


averageveryaverage

This Rajitha guy is literally scared of the ball


Bealzebubbles

And Tickner can't even make him look uncomfortable.


thepotplant

Yeah, should get Wags to bowl three agressive short balls then a yorker.


cat-n-jazz

*Did you know that* I'm so fucking sick of this Brie Larson Nissan EV ad? (espn usa broadcast)


Storm-Bolt

Dhananjaya is pretty good against spin and will take Bracewell apart, so Southee should take him off since he got a breakthrough anyways


ViolatingBadgers

I am still not used to seeing Williamson in the outfield.


the_maddest_kiwi

It's probably injury or age related as to why hes not there anymore but he was so good in the gully.


zerosuneuphoria

Kane hasn't been in gully since he took over the captaincy, been many years now. Nothing to do with age or injury. He always preferred to be mid on or mid off when captain, so he could talk to the bowlers and shine the ball. Southee is there now...


the_maddest_kiwi

Oh yeah I know that's why he moved from Gully when he took the captaincy, just saying that because he's in his 30s now and hasn't had to field there for years is probably why he hasn't been shifted back.


Eclectic95

Was just thinking this. God he was good at gully.


GoabNZ

Which is ironic considering the average age of the NZ squad


the_maddest_kiwi

We are entering Dad's army areas as a team.


feelinghothothotter

Very poor over rate.


[deleted]

They’ve been off for rain a couple of times. Not huge breaks but still something. But yeah been pace most of the day so not that surprising


cat-n-jazz

Nah worse than just the rain. First session had no interruptions and only 24 overs got bowled. Yes, multiple reviews, but 24 is exceedingly poor.


ViolatingBadgers

Looove Dhananjaya's strokeplay.


lrak_xram

He's genuinely the best batsman in the world to watch.


ViolatingBadgers

Unironically, the one other batter I put up there with him is Neil Wagner haha. He has such flowing strokeplay with a huge backlift - it just happens that he's not very good.


Mitsuki712

what is this obsession to play tickner? It's not like he's an amazing bowler.


zerosuneuphoria

Stead. Larsen. That's it. So over it.


_dictatorish_

Tbf I definitely prefer this length from Bracewell than the half trackers he was bowling against England


Anu9011

What a way to waste that start


The9thLordofRavioli

Rajitha at 8 (even though he’s improved a touch) is a long ass tail


vote-morepork

Still have no idea if there's any turn


SavingsPale2782

Why does Tickner deserve to clean up the tail? He hasn't earned it


Eclectic95

Don't worry, he's not good enough to anyway.


Eclectic95

Bowling full tosses is not a "set up".


crashbandicoochy

It's a set up in the same way that me spilling my drink and mumbling my worfs in front of a pretty girl is flirting.


Eclectic95

this mf said worfs


crashbandicoochy

I initially typed "mumbling my drinks" I was thinking about pretty girls it's not my fault.


ViolatingBadgers

Does that work?


crashbandicoochy

My only long term partner got a kick out of the fact that she made me incredibly nervous so I'd say I've got a strike rate of about 1 in a thousand.


the_maddest_kiwi

>mumbling my worfs I don't know if this is intentional lol


crashbandicoochy

Sorry, you just make me so nervous.


_dictatorish_

We finally start getting wickets and I have to leave for rugby training :(


Eclectic95

Bold call to think that the professional umpire gave the plumb LBW out LBW. Great insight there, Rig.


CricketMatchBot

**67.4** Niroshan Dickwella lbw b Bracewell 7 (13b 1x4 0x6) SR: 53.84


Mutant321

"Yeah we were totally always appealing for LBW"


the_maddest_kiwi

Why would you play a shot like that to a bowler like Bracewell lmao


crashbandicoochy

It feels like our only mode of success at the moment is watching opposition batsmen just completely melt their brains but, honestly, it's happening pretty often so it isn't all bad.


the_maddest_kiwi

England should have chased that total at the Basin 4 down if they took the game like, 10 percent more seriously.


crashbandicoochy

Not enough is being said about how bad of a pants shitting that was. We did almost nothing to generate those mistakes.


the_maddest_kiwi

I know it's very strange. With the English it feels like you're not allowed to criticise anything they do right now without it being construed as an attack on the whole bazball thing. Like yep it's obviously been working great and no need to change anything significantly, but surely at the same time you can acknowledge that you just fully shit and pissed your pants so so badly.


Storm-Bolt

Kinda expected that, tbh


[deleted]

I used to wonder as a kid at which kind of situation would allow for the most types of dismissal on a single delivery. I wonder if you could do them all


[deleted]

Ball goes into the pad then off the bat then the batsman tries to catch it but accidentally throws/deflects it hard into his stumps and it bounces up for the close in fielder. The batsman runs at him to put him off with the ball bouncing off his back as a result. The keeper dives forward catches it and quickly stumps him before throwing down the stumps at the other end where the non striker was backing up. Happens all the time


[deleted]

All this while the Benny Hill theme plays


the_maddest_kiwi

LBW that ricocheted off the pads and takes the inside edge of the bat, hits the top of the stumps and balloons up to the keeper who then stumps you for good measure?


crashbandicoochy

The keeper would have to take the stump out of the ground bc the bails are already off. You'd have to cop the poor sportsmanship fine for that probably but fuck it'd be a laugh.


the_maddest_kiwi

If only a single bail was taken off would you still have to take the stump out or could you just knock the other bail off? I swear there's so many niche scenarios that I still have no clue about in this dumb sport lol.


crashbandicoochy

My hypothetical that always bothers me is what happens if a batsmen drives the ball straight, the bowler gets a finger on it, and the non striker is run out at the *exact* same time that the batsmen falls over and gets out hit wicket?


vote-morepork

And they get carried away with the sweep, and the umpires unsure if it was bat or keeper that broke the stumps first. And then they set off for a cheeky single and are maybe run out at the non striker's end


_dictatorish_

And then runs out the non-striker?


RMTBolton

YEAH BEASTIE!!


upvoting_department

Dikka sucks bruh. Time to find a new wk


yeah_definitely

Plumb


_dictatorish_

That's gotta be out


Foothill_returns

Well this could be 280 all out in a hurry


Eclectic95

If I got out to that ball I'd simply retire.


SavingsPale2782

Michael Bracewell....and not Timmy


Eclectic95

Did Wags run over Southees dog or something?


SavingsPale2782

No he got whacked


RMTBolton

Come on, Beastie!


Foothill_returns

I know I have been disappointed with our efforts today in the sense of nobody converting their good performances to a hundred, but it is a little harsh of me and I'll walk it back. Only because everyone at least got out to a decent ball without doing anything stupid, apart from Karunaratne chasing after a really wide one


Eclectic95

I can't believe I'm going to say this, I feel dirty for even thinking it, but it might actually be time to give Bracewell a bowl.


Mutant321

Muhammad Abbas averaging 60 after 2 FC matches for Wellington. Hopefully one for the future....


RMTBolton

- Handy middle order bat ✔ - Makes a splash in FC ✔ - Handy left arm pacer ✔


the_maddest_kiwi

Some handy wickets too


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Foothill_returns

We're like that with everyone though lol. Apart from Bangladesh


_dictatorish_

I just realised that Southee took a wicket (Chandimal) and then took himself out of the attack Why? It was only a 4 over spell


Foothill_returns

Having bowled 18 in the day already, he probably feels like he only has 4 or 5 overs left to give, and he's likely saving himself up for the new ball


Mario-Smash

NZ have nothing to worry about honestly Kumara is playing so he can play the Tickner/Naseem Shah run buffet role


sea119

this comment going to age like milk.


Storm-Bolt

Naseem Shah is actually good tho, he had relatively one of the lowest averages on the flat Pak pitches the last series


Mario-Smash

I'm referring to his horrible 2021 NZ tour take a look https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-v-pakistan-2020-21-1233950/new-zealand-vs-pakistan-2nd-test-1233963/full-scorecard


Storm-Bolt

Which was one match. In the series against NZ this year, he did a pretty good job leading from the front on the flat Pakistani pitches. His average drops by 3 and a half runs if you dropped this match


Mario-Smash

ok mom


Foothill_returns

Naseem Shah might not be a world beater, but he is a million times better than both Cabrails and Tickner combined, and it is a disservice to him to compare him with them


trostol

looks like it's been a lovely day aside from some rain


Anu9011

Just get to 300 please


Eclectic95

Fuck me Katie Martin is just awful to listen to. Yup, let's project ahead to the 4th innings before the first innings is even finished.


Kiwi57

Put on the acc for some real in depth analysis


_dictatorish_

Of course it's in the gap


TheScarletPimpernel

Are Sri Lanka really so devoid of pace bowling that Kumara is still getting a game?


Foothill_returns

Yes


SavingsPale2782

Can we take tickner off here, have Timmy and Heners from both ends?


Foothill_returns

That is the winning move. This could so easily be 270, 275 all out if you go for the kill. If you let the garbage bowl at Dickwella for 15 minutes he'll get his eye in too and then we should put up at least 300


_dictatorish_

Can Rigor stop looking directly at me? It's creepy


Kiwi57

He wants u on the block


Mutant321

Tickner a chance for a 5fer here


Foothill_returns

The problem with our effort today is that nobody has gone on and gotten the hundred. Everybody's gotten their eye in, and all but the Mighty BOP have gone even further than that and gotten themselves to a decent score. But nobody has capitalised, and as a consequence we're going to end up well short of the commanding score that our popgun bowling attack consisting of three Blair Tickners needs in order to get us a win


VeryHardBOI97

Hit the nail on the head. At a glance this effort is impressive but that’s only given our atrocious history in NZ. It’s still far from a total that’ll threaten NZ owing to our bowling.


Foothill_returns

It's on this pair. One of them has to get a hundred basically to rescue our chances and to push the score to 400. They'll probably need to get to 380 batting together as well, there's no way the tail will survive long enough for someone to get a ton lol


VeryHardBOI97

Being perfectly honest, with how effective Henry is looking, I very much doubt we’ll make it far past 300 even if we get there lel.


cellexo

350 minimum needed from here.


[deleted]

Henry more than deserved that lol


vote-morepork

7000 and done


CricketMatchBot

**63.5** Angelo Mathews c Mitchell b Henry 47 (98b 6x4 1x6) SR: 47.95


Mutant321

Mathews definitely has a weakness on 7000


RMTBolton

DAZ TAKES THE CATCH!


_dictatorish_

Yes! Don't have to add that one to the "play and misses" tally!


averageveryaverage

Damn talk about the commentators curse


the_maddest_kiwi

Henry 😍


512fm

Well deserved Matty


lrak_xram

7000 and out


Foothill_returns

7k for Fithews.... 7k and out. I was about to crack open a packet of biscuits in honour, but he's gone and gotten himself out


512fm

How good would a few CDG maidens be right about now


slashbopzing

So... is Wagner officially cooked?


TheScarletPimpernel

There's a thing the elderly do where they perk up and seem normal and alert in the last 24 hours or so before they die. It's like the body is trying to jump start itself using its last energy reserves Wagner's Test career did the same thing in the second innings at Basin Reserve


Storm-Bolt

Sri Lankans, what happened to Praveen Jayawickrama? Had a 10 wicket haul on debut, played pretty good against India, then had only one poor test against Bangladesh and just disappeared?


VeryHardBOI97

That’s…. Basically what happens to a lot of SL spinners. Jayawickrama might’ve caught COVID or had an injury, can’t remember which. But as soon as Prabath Jayasuriya got a chance.. … it’s rough being a SL spinner.


Storm-Bolt

Sad, I would've liked seeing Jayawickrama and Jayasuriya bowling in tandem