Daniel Vettori gets his 5th Test Ton

Measuring Watling's Success on Debut!!

Measure Watling's success for today's match, what with it being his debut and all. This is how people think on his runs today:


Runs scored, first innings:

0-10: Useless!!! Na, ****ing not good enough, chuck 'em on the discard pile with his mate Fulton. Give some young guys a chance... get Brodie in there! Any good under seventeens at the moment? Under fifteens? Good experience! Watling? Past it.

10-30: Better than you McIntosh! For shame... for shame.

31-49: I told you... I told you he was good! This young man. Future star.

50-99: Martin Crowe. Probably better actually.

100: Saviour! Bow down to the saviour of New Zealand cricket! The answer to all of our prayers. The best opener since John Wright. Love 'em already. Whaaaadddaaaaplaaayyyaaaaaa!

150: Better than Bradman. Easily.

200: Na..... who does that on debut... come on be realistic.

214: THE NEXT...... Matthew Sinclair

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Black Caps vs Pakistan 2nd Test, Wellington '09 - My Thoughts & Views

My Thoughts on Basin Reserve Test Match:

1. Firstly, I loved to see Tuffey back to Test Cricket.

2. Probably makes sense to give Sinclair another run at the moment with so many of the present top order seemingly below par at test level.

3. Sinclair is probably preferable to Fulton, and since its in Napier, Skippy could actually score runs.

4. Vettori, not only a coach, captain, bowler, batsman...he is the best fielder in the side. He took two spledid catches.

5. Woo golden arm Elliott. He's halved his bowling average (66 to 33) with those 2 wickets in one over.

6. Pretty pleased with how Guptill & Flynn for some time in 2nd Inns, the latter especially. Just quietly I thought we are in with a shot at the target :(

7. Crowe is calling for Guptill to be dropped. He didn't make any comments on Mcintosh though..surprising

8. It's a rocking chair for Christmas for me!!! O'Brien RETIRES

9. This innings from Taylor put him over Fleming's peak in the ICC rankings and the highest for a Kiwi in a long long time

10. Would fully expect McIntosh, Fulton, Elliott & possibly one of Flynn/Guptill to be shown the door. Sinclair, How, Broom to come in for 3rd Test

Welcome Back Daryl Raymond Tuffey!!!!

It's been 5 yrs since Daryl played his last test match for NZ. Myself, being a big fan of his bowling; thought to say Welcome & All the Best!!!

Here are his quotes on the day's proceedings:

"It was pretty cold out there. The wind wasn't too bad, it was just a little cold. I was a bit nervous going into the game, not having played a Test for a while. But once I got the first couple of spells out of the way, I was back into the game. I was feeling really happy after the first ten overs, having only gone for around eight runs."

"I was confident that I had good preparation and build-up. I've been bowling well for a few months now, and it's nice to have a few wickets behind you. Obviously it's disappointing to have a good mate, Shane Bond, out injured. I would have loved to have played a game with him."

- Daryl Raymond Tuffey - A Black Caps Player