Yes, it's hard to believe, but here we are, the #7 test-playing nation in the world, taking on the #5 outfit, with the chance to go equal 5th should we win the series 2-0. (Jumping South Africa in the process).
Anyway, at times like this, Radio Sport and cricinfo are our friends.
A good, if perplexing, start to the day. There was much mirth about the decision of the Sri Lankans to bat after they won the toss. It's almost as if they thought the media was tricking them about the green top and early swing. But no, the tourists went out onto
Even more amazingly, the NZ upper order didn't disintegrate after Jamie How was out for a duck with the score on 1. Instead, recent returnees to the NZ squad Cumming (fnarr!) and Sinclair put on 69 (fnarr!) for the second wicket. The day ended with Fleming in with Cumming at 85/2, and looking pretty set to maybe put on a big total and spend a couple of days trying to bowl the Sri Lankans out. (And one can only hope that as Fleming is nicknamed 'Flem', Cumming is likewise 'Cumm'.)
More coverage and recent analysis over at Blogging it Real, Mike on Cricket and Rain Stops Play. Ball-by-ball at cricinfo here.
2 comments:
Guys, I'm pretty sure the ABs did do Kapa o Pango in Wellington, against South Africa, this year. On account of I was there and what have you, and I watched them do it right in front of me.
thanks anon - I was pretty sure that was the case! (shouldn't let Hadyn talk me downn like that).
and sportingo - yes. I think Hadyn is already getting some stuff published over at sportingo.
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