[Match Thread] Zimbabwe v New Zealand: 2nd Test

[foreignfield]

Realistically we will loose this before tea tomorrow: three or four down tonight, six or seven down by lunch ... Anything beyond that will be an achievement. I wouldn't bank on one of our batters being dropped on one and going on to a hundred again.

[eugene]

Well played by New Zealand. Zimbabwe must not lose any wickets tonight if they have any chance of a draw.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Well that deteriorated quickly
116 overs, chasing 386. Well played NZ... we can't survive that long and we can't score that many runs.

What do we do? Try and gun it and hope for a PJ Moor special? Or try and survive with a vintage Mawoyo blockfest?

[foreignfield]

Ed Rainsford just mentioned that Tino spent some time in the nets with Grant Flower in England. We so miss his expertise and work ethic.

[rupeni]

The website i was using just switched to the WI vs India game.. Anyone with a decent website were I can stream this game

[foreignfield]

http://www.crictime.biz/live-cricket-streaming-2.htm

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Well played by New Zealand. Zimbabwe must not lose any wickets tonight if they have any chance of a draw.

I'll start to believe if we're about 0/60 with 5 or so overs before stumps. Until then I'd say all out by stumps is still on the cards!

[foreignfield]

What do we do? Try and gun it and hope for a PJ Moor special? Or try and survive with a vintage Mawoyo blockfest?

They are going about it the right way: both play their natural game, Tino is blocking and leaving, Chamu is going for his shots.

[brmtaylor.com admin]

I've only been watching the last few minutes but Mawoyo doesn't look all that composed. Surely "not getting out" takes precedence over run scoring tonight? We lose 2 or 3 tonight and it's game over.

I'd much prefer to see us play with a dead bat tonight and go to stumps at worst 1 down, and then re-assess tomorrow morning.

[zimlover]

In comes pathetic Raza to get out on a poor shot, this guy is overated