Its Summer! - the Fever Cricket Thread. (Part 1)

'mare - from nightmare.

Ryder seems to be hogging the strike... 

maybe he got lucky last night....

Does Ryder look comfortable batting?  He could do some real damage if he lasts a while.

Nope, not remotely.

OK, Punk cricket, Live fast, die early.

this must be surely the best start we have had for a while, ie most runs for the 1st wicket.

Great start. No Murali for Sri Lanka, which sure will help us get a good total...

Well there's an Indian coach who doesn't subscribe to the Bhagvad Gita (sp?)
stevenivan2009-09-27 21:35:22

maybe the kama sutra is what he subscribes too Oceanic62009-09-27 21:37:16

Score update?

89-0 13.1 overs.

Oh, and I didn't delete your thread I sent it to it's spiritual home.

90-0 after 13.3 overs

Sri Lankan supporters complaining about that selection on website
"Since when have NZ been good players of spin?? What is the point of dropping Murali?"

Have dropped below 7 an over, C'mon boys, it's becoming slow reading.
stevenivan2009-09-27 21:42:46

 

Yeah, that does seem to be more his bag.  Hasn't he watched Rocky "Women, they weaken the legs"  or something like that.  Hang on, how're Jesse's legs?

Maiden over is a bit sad fellas. get into them.
stevenivan2009-09-27 21:58:54

100 up!! after 16 overs

Who's playing again?  Rare territory in recent times.

big discussion on cricinfo whether NZ should be taking power play now.

Ryder no longer scoring at twice the rate of McCullum.
stevenivan2009-09-27 22:04:55

Yeah, the captain must have his plan in mind, just so long as he is thinking on his feet too 'cause he wouldn't have been expecting a start quite like this - I guess.

F**K!!! 125-1 after 20 overs.  oh Ryder caught behind.

Bugger, mccullum is out now, 128-2 after 21.5.  

No no, that's not a collapse.  We just fast-forwarded to our next in-form batsmen.   (gulp)

If Guptill and Broom stay together for 10 overs we will be looking good.

There are still 10 overs of power play to be taken.

Taylor got the magic 200 strike rate and 100% boundaries for his scoring shots.  (Phoenix supporter well trained in looking for positives)  stevenivan2009-09-27 22:55:53

lol @ Broom.  Don't know why he's here.  Franklin is currently on 102 not out, so hopefully he keeps going.

Oh, Vettori first.

Sri Lanka calling first powerplay now. Despite fair advice from someone on cricinfo: Colvinator2009-09-27 22:57:48

Use them now while we are regrouping and can't afford to try to lift it.

I thought that was a bit cheeky when I first read it.  However the way things have been going??

What is a good total on this wicket?
stevenivan2009-09-27 23:19:26

from a cricinfo wit:  Bob o'Hara: "As a connoisseur of middle order collapses, I'm quite looking forward to the Eng-NZ game on Tuesday."

Dan doing the business now,Guptill a bit quiet.

Guptill's average is still looking healthy
stevenivan2009-09-27 23:35:22

LOL!!!  Thats brilliant.

213/5 (39.1 ov) with 11 overs at say 7/over gives 290.  Possible.

Guptill starting to flow more now.

Vettori holes out (tamely) 2 short of his 50.  Bring on Frankie

Franklin, who was 104 not out in a county game when called to replace Oram, to face now  - cricinfo     I hope he makes his trip worthwhile now.

scores off all his first 5 balls faced.

SIX from Guptill, beautiful shot, well it read nicely anyway.

New Zealand 252/6 (44.4 ov) Power play for last 5 overs.

stevenivan2009-09-28 00:01:16

It was a beautiful shot, very clean.

He is a good player to watch, should keep improving too.

." Free hit coming up"    FOUR.  that's the way.  These guys are doing it.

"steered to backward point where Dilshan makes a rare fumble" -cricinfo.  They sound a bit sloppy tonight (today?)

Guptill gone - good partnership.  Can Mills produce a cameo performance?

YES

Kulasekara to Franklin, FOUR, Oh my .. he has smoked that ..  -CRICINFO
stevenivan2009-09-28 00:45:59

315.  I better not wake up to find we have f**ked this.

surely not.  The bowlers have got to love walking out and seeing that total on the scoreboard.

0.4
Mills to Dilshan, FOUR, he had missed the attempted slash second ball but connects this time. It was shorter this time and he flashed it over backward point in style
0.5
Mills to Dilshan, SIX, here we go. He is going after em already. A short delivery outside off and moving away in fact but Dilshan fetches it from there and pulls it superbly over midwicket boundary
0.6
Mills to Dilshan, no run

Oh Crap!

Lankans 198/6 with 16 overs left.  Even the young c**ts can't f**k it up now.