2nd Test: New Zealand v South Africa, 2nd Test, Wellington, 16-20 March, 2017

So another dead track here before maybe a seamer at Hamilton in T3?

Good to have two tests starting on the one day.

Taylor and Boult appear to be out of this test.

So NZ will be fiddling with the pitches again.

Let's hope the ball at least comes onto the bat at some stage.

SAf inserts the Sheep.

Saffers on top early. Snoozies 3/26.

Three down for 26? Almost the mirror image of the First Test strife.

5/101 now...

I see that fraud Latham failed yet again.

Rabada 2-24 off 10. He is the genuine article.

skully wrote:Rabada 2-24 off 10. He is the genuine article.

Aye - he's quality. Gonna be great watching what he, Starc and Cummins etc will do to batting line ups over the next decade or so.

As part of my ongoing campaign against fraud Test cricketers (e.g. Madman, Reeks, Puddle, Hoss, etc), I submit the following batting stats for Snoozer Tom Latham:

v Zim + BD = 4 Tests 556 runs @ 92.67
v the Rest = 27 Tests 1602 runs @ 32.69.

v Aus, SAf, Ind & Eng = 15 Tests 694 runs @ 25.70

FRAUD!!!!

Still better than Puddle.

Trudat.

Well done Nicholls.

Excellent ton by Nichols but the Sheep have lost 3 quick wickets for just 5 runs, including him for a quality 118.

Sloppy by the Snoozies:

JP Duminy 10 2 29 3

Decent little stand this by Mouthee and Patel.

All out for 268. Will have 7 overs at the Saffies tonight.

And they lose their openers. Cook struggling!

This Cook chap - he's a bit Lathamy, no?

skully wrote:This Cook chap - he's a bit Lathamy, no?

Hehehe... Nigel will have your guts for garters.

Watched this on a big split screen with the Ranchi match. Takes some getting used to.

Bav & Cook2 pulling the innings round from collapso. 74 stand so far - 168-6.

horace wrote:

skully wrote:This Cook chap - he's a bit Lathamy, no?

Hehehe... Nigel will have your guts for garters.

Apparently Cook would get straight into our side. I'm still recovering from a chastening and indignant correction I received when questioning his credentials.