Why is it that whenever New Zealand reaches the end of a snore draw we crumble? For as long as I have watched cricket we have either spent the last day of a draw struggling to 164/7 or letting the opposition blast their way to 203/0. At this stage, 64/2 could easily turn into another of those 164/7-type scores.
Having said that, some people seem to think that a snore draw with New Zealand struggling to 164/7 would be a good result for the Black Caps. Cricket Australia, who have some insight into our ability to dramatically collapse, headline their coverage of day four with Black Caps not safe yet.
It was nice to see Martin and Franklin get some wickets yesterday, and to see them both getting the ball to reverse swing. It was less nice to see Craig Cumming dismissed lbw again. The Australians picked that he has a tendency to tuck his bat behind his pad and got him that way, and the Sri Lankans appear to be quick learners.
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Hamish Marshall's dismissal was disappointing. I thought when the matches were scheduled the late light would be a problem (the games, after all, were scheduled after the end of daylight saving). I recall in the past test matches in NZ have started at 10am for this reason. The problem will be even worse in Wellington next week - I have seen a match here played after daylight saving ends at the end of March. The sun will go down behind the RA Vance stand at about 4.40ish, making the ball unplayable.
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