Cricket

ToffeeTim said:
Absolutely shocked they enforced the follow on on day 3. I'd have batted again 100% but what do I know
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New Zealand cricket pitches don't tend to break up on day five, which means whether it's day three, four or five, generally they're still pretty good to bat on. The Basin Reserve also is one of the more batter-friendly grounds in the country, along with probably Hagley Oval. So I figure that's what played a part in Stokes and McCullum's thinking to enforce the follow-on.

Conway and Latham have started well for us so far though, touch wood.
 
summerisle said:
Half nine.
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Cheers mate.

Do you think it was the correct decision to enforced the follow on? I thought, albeit in hindsight because I wasn't watching live, that we shouldn't because the way we bat means we could have set them about 450/500 to win in two days. I'm not going to criticise because they've done little wrong lately and we could still win.
 
Ivo said:
Cheers mate.

Do you think it was the correct decision to enforced the follow on? I thought, albeit in hindsight because I wasn't watching live, that we shouldn't because the way we bat means we could have set them about 450/500 to win in two days. I'm not going to criticise because they've done little wrong lately and we could still win.
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I didnt get it myself, especially already 1 up in the series.
 
Ivo said:
Cheers mate.

Do you think it was the correct decision to enforced the follow on? I thought, albeit in hindsight because I wasn't watching live, that we shouldn't because the way we bat means we could have set them about 450/500 to win in two days. I'm not going to criticise because they've done little wrong lately and we could still win.
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Nowadays they go for the bold option, can't really criticise them, even if it doesn't occasionally work out. Better this than teams of old making sure they can't lose the match and batting too long.
 
summerisle said:
Nowadays they go for the bold option, can't really criticise them, even if it doesn't occasionally work out. Better this than teams of old making sure they can't lose the match and batting too long.
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But I thought the way we bat (so quickly) it would be positive/bold to bat again? Score a shed load of quick runs and put them back in with no chance of winning and to just try and save the game.
 
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Ivo said:
But I thought the way we bat (so quickly) it would be positive/bold to bat again? Score a shed load of quick runs and put them back in with no chance of winning and to just try and save the game.
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The thinking probably was to bowl them out for an innings win and no need to bat again. I think they'll win pretty quickly today.
 
NZ 72 ahead with 5 wickets remaining. They could knock up a decent score to chase.

I'm with Toffee Tim: '...Absolutely shocked they enforced the follow on on day 3. I'd have batted again 100% but what do I know...' We could have set them between 400 and 450 to chase. Now we could be chasing 250 or so (I hope not!), with the possibility of our backsides going...
 

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