http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849 wants his batsmen to score big runs - Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760.
The Kiwis had a solid start to their second innings on a wicket that proved to be a batting paradise. The Black Caps dictated terms during the fourth day’s play, despite trailing by a hefty 171-run margin. A solid platform was provided by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Guptill-c1980
(67) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129 (84) as the visitors ended on a healthy 199 for 3.
However, the tide was turned on the final day after early inroads were made by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KAJ-Roach-c1758, who removed the Kiwi skipper and young Kane Williamson in successive overs. No other Kiwi batsmen could resist the Caribbean bowlers as the final 7 wickets added
55 runs, leaving the home side to chase a small 102 to win.
While http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 all fell cheaply despite making good starts, a fact that was regretted by the Black
Caps skipper.
"This hasn't been the problem in the last couple of years, this has been a problem with New Zealand cricket for the last 10-15 years now. Players haven't gone on to score hundreds,” the Kiwi skipper said.
Barring http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 respectively - since
the beginning of 2011.
“To be competitive in Test cricket for long periods of time, you need to score hundreds and you need to be hard on yourself when you don't. 80s and 90s are good for your stats, but the team needs hundreds."
The Black Caps have had a poor series so far, already surrendering the One Day Internationals (ODIs) and T20Is. They will now have an uphill task to make a strong comeback in the remainder of the series with the final Test starting from Aug 2.
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