I was expecting Black Caps batsman to draw the test on the fifth day. Mural & Mendis (as expected) troubled the batsman and won the test for their country.
Good positives from the test:
Vettori scores 100+ runs in the match
McIntosh gets a fifty
NZ batsman played 116 overs in 1st innings
Black Caps spent lot of time in the middle but could not score runs freely. They were unable to read Mendis (in particular). All of them got beaten by the spin of Murali & Mendis.
What can be done now?
- Black Caps should be more aggressive while batting in the 2nd Test
- Dilshan Factor: Short ball stuff to Dilshan. I think Vettori can think of this to combat him for 2nd Test
- Tuffey should be brought in for 2nd Test
- Ryder can be asked to bat at No: 3 ; Flynn can be used at No. 5 or 6
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