West Indies tour of New Zealand (5 T20s, 3 ODIs and 3 Tests)

[RookiePick]

Piteous stuff from the Windies.

Latham and Ravindra next level.

 

[Plugger35]

Chase gone cheaply again, it looks like this test will be all over today unless one of their remaining batsmen can hang with Hope.

 

[PhatBoy]

Greaves is a player we need to invest in because he has the mechanics of a good player. Watch Chase bat and you wonder how he ever hit 5 test hundreds.
I watch Greaves bat and I can actually picture him scoring a lot of runs. He has a good front elbow, he - usually - moves his feet well and gets into good positions and gets his head into good positions relative to the ball. He has a very strong domestic one day record but his red ball career has been diluted a bit up to now because he’s been a bits and pieces cricketer. By all means he’s a handy bowler but invest in him as a batsman. Hes far better than chase. Play him at five, bring Hodge or someone in at 6 (who can roll the arm over and fill Chase’s overs anyway)

 

[Plugger35]

With this partnership from Hope and Greaves it is looking like this match will be going into a 5th day rather than finishing today.

 

[PhatBoy]

There was a brief chance of a Bannerman from Hope today. Greaves has probably put paid to that

 

[Plugger35]

A fine ton from Hope, hopefully now he has got it he throws his wicket away, we could do with one before stumps.

 

[PhatBoy]

Please. Please let this be it.
2 tons and a 50 from Hope in 3 innings. Friendly conditions for the two tons, but both in absolutely dire positions in each game, and the 50 was in extremely tough conditions.

Let this be when it finally clicks for him as a test batsman.

Greaves is playing a really nice knock too, just quietly. Timing the ball beautifully

 

[Lia]

Nice to see Hope show his real ability at test level in his last two games.

 

[mikey127]

I've never rated Shai Hope as a test player but his ODI record is up there with the best West Indians ever so he obviously has some ability

 

[PhatBoy]

I've never rated Shai Hope as a test player but his ODI record is up there with the best West Indians ever so he obviously has some ability

It’s not for lack of talent that he hasn’t made runs; you could throw him in with players like Ramps and Hick that were quite obviously talented enough for test cricket but for whatever reason it didn’t happen for them.

 

[PhatBoy]

One hour down.
Good work from these two - timing of the new ball worked out well for NZ though as it gives the two fit frontline Kiwi bowlers an extended spell with it either side of drinks. We would have probably seen them off after 6 overs each; now I’d say they’ll bowl 7-8 each.

 

[PhatBoy]

That was such a f**king dumb shot. Had 2, maybe 4 overs to get through and the session was effectively over. Plan was obvious. So stupid.

 

[Plugger35]

Latham taking a screamer to break the partnership.

Still a lot of work to do to take another 5 wickets and only two pace bowlers left now with Henry and Smith out of action.

 

[PhatBoy]

Great hundred from Greaves.
Highest fourth innings score at Hagley. Even allowing for the extenuating circumstances that’s still a good effort. Another hour of these two MAYBE it becomes an issue for the kiwis but that’s a long way off

 

[Plugger35]

The Windies look to have found a player with Greaves, it's one positive for them to take out of this match even if they lose today.

 

[ioppolo]

Kemar heading for his first test 50. Get on it.

How many hours left roughly? 175 to get, balancing going for the win or the survival will become a factor.

 

[dumb]

360 in the 4th innings. Needed a bit more at the top. Even Roach is closing in on his test best.

 

[PhatBoy]

The Windies look to have found a player with Greaves, it's one positive for them to take out of this match even if they lose today.

The last couple of matches - India and here - DO go to show at least that when we bat in comfortable conditions we have some players capable of making runs: Hope (twice), Campbell, Greaves all making hundreds, Greaves made a half-century in India as well, plus Hope and Chanderpaul making tough 50s in the first innings here.

During our last 12-18 months where we’ve been an abortion of a batting unit, we’ve also played virtually no cricket on what you would call easy batting surfaces up until that last test against India.

 

[PhatBoy]

Kemar heading for his first test 50. Get on it.

How many hours left roughly? 175 to get, balancing going for the win or the survival will become a factor.

Halfway point of the day.

 

[ioppolo]

Halfway point of the day.

50-55 overs or so then. It's gonna be a close call should they continue on. With Henry and Smith gone, now's a good a time as ever.

 

[PhatBoy]

50-55 overs or so then. It's gonna be a close call should they continue on. With Henry and Smith gone, now's a good a time as ever.

If you look up Ojay Shields’ brief visit to the crease in the first innings you’ll note that we’re already effectively 7-down so for now it’s still about survival

 

[Plugger35]

This is starting to get concerning again with this partnership between Greaves and Roach.

We have had our chances to break it with a dropped catch and a missed run out, hopefully they don't end up costing us a win.

The last couple of matches - India and here - DO go to show at least that when we bat in comfortable conditions we have some players capable of making runs: Hope (twice), Campbell, Greaves all making hundreds, Greaves made a half-century in India as well, plus Hope and Chanderpaul making tough 50s in the first innings here.

During our last 12-18 months where we’ve been an abortion of a batting unit, we’ve also played virtually no cricket on what you would call easy batting surfaces up until that last test against India.

I'm not sure how Athanaze keeps his place.

I don't think I've ever seen him play a test innings of any substance, surely there is someone better than him to bat at no.3.

 

[Plugger35]

Old mate Bruce in the crowd attending his 70th test match, that's a fair effort.

We might need to give him a bowl soon if we can't break this partnership.

 

[Plugger35]

Another drop.

 

[PhatBoy]

Roachy.

That is all