Taylor OUT!!

Now... McCullum can take this game by the horns and get it DONE!!!


Williamson can rest his bad knee while McCullum hits boundaries

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This is crazy.

First Taylor surprised me, now McCullum surprises me.

A funny, old game.

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Here we go, he finally woke up.

Chameera to McCullum, OUT, oh, McCullum attacks and falls! He charges down first ball for the short of length ball by making room, and he edges that high a long long way. Mathews comes under that at cover and takes it with both hands, diving at the last moment.

McCullum OUT (c Mathews b Chameera) 18 (35b 2x4 0x6)

Lets hope Williamson can make a century (currently on 72/111)

NZ need 57.... and still 20 mins to 6:00pm

I HOPE they play the extra, extra half hour and put this game to rest today.

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Stumps - Day 3


Sri Lanka 292 & 133
New Zealand 237 & 142/5 (41.5 ov)


New Zealand require another 47 runs with 5 wickets remaining


Umpires not prepared to play the extra extra half hour... I think they should because even with the first half hour of overtime the players FAILED again to bowl required overs. Personally I would make them bat every day until they get through required overs (unless light faded). If they had done that today.. only THEN should they make a decision about the extra half hour to complete game.

By my maths NZ innings should have reached 52 overs... they only got to 42

Another 10 overs... and THEN it would be so close that they would play the extra half hour

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Makes sense to me, Rumpole.

Tomorrow ~ same time, same place.

K

It might now rain for 2 days... it happens in NZ

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I assume they will start early today, still making up for overs lost due to rain on day 1?

10:00 AM local/ 3:00 PM Texas.

What a farce. They should have at least put this game out of it's misery last night

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'Morning, Rumpole

ESPN doesn't say, Dikshit signed off without a mention.
Still has normal 10:30AM start, but I'm gonna tune in early.
May miss it all in the first 30 minutes.

Kick off is NOT including the half hour early start.

Kane Williamson making a century (or not) is a point of interest... otherwise its a bit of a farce

Kane Williamson (rhb) 78 off 120 balls (SR 65.00)

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I know you are bilateral, but sometimes you sound all American

Kick off? LOL

Can't find anything about the condition of B.J. Watling's shoulder, so I guess he is okay to go. Those young kids can bounce right back.

If I was all American.. I would say "batter up" every time a new "batsman came to crease"

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IF Kane Williamson gets to 100 he will equal the NZ record ( by McCullum) for most runs in a Calendar year... any more than a 100 and he will take the record.

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FOUR!!!

Williamson gets a 4... now 102 not out.

Also...that is record for NZ TEST runs in calendar year...

1164 was McCullum's record.. Williamson past that and still counting

Also 5 x 100's in a year..... is record too

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Well, that was exciting.

He looks a bit tired today. That record may have kept him up last night.

YAY!

Watling's shoulder looks OK... NZers are tough

Williamson's knee looks OK ish as well

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LOL!

One of them has a big fork in his back pocket.

I'm guessing Williamson

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I called that wrong.

NZ win


This game (cricket is a funny old game) changed completely just before lunch yesterday.. with 3 quick SL wickets falling.... after that they just lost the plot.

I have to say (repeat) that the CRAP 3rd Umpire decision might well be at the least be the "seed" of that.. which is a big SHAME!!

But for all that nonsense we might still have an exciting test match today.. NZ chasing 400+ either side with a chance to win.

Final Scorecard

Sri Lanka 292 & 133
New Zealand 237 & 189/5 (54.3 ov)

New Zealand won by 5 wickets

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Looking forward to the ODIs, the ones I can watch while out of town.

And then the T20s. I haven't begun to learn the rules of that game yet.

I see what you mean about today being a farce. They SHOULD HAVE finished yesterday.

But Williamson's record-breaking batting was worth tuning in.

Your humor, Rumpole, is a bonus.

Thanks!

You can be in charge of T-20 comments... I have never warmed to the game

I guess I can enjoy the spectacle... but never been games I look forward to... just watch if I happen to be around

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