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HEADLINE: Wagner, Boult seal 2-0 sweep, Brathwaite fined

 
CaribbeanCricket.com Dec 12, 2017, 2:54:16 AM 

Trent Boult and Tim Southee shot out the top order, Neil Wagner bruised the batsmen in the middle, and Mitchell Santner cleaned up the tail, as New Zealand cruised to a 240-run victory at Seddon Park. West Indies' second innings featured only one brave stand - a 78-run association for the sixth wicket between Roston Chase and Raymon Riefer. Only on the first day of this Test can the visitors be said to have been in the hunt for victory. Avoiding defeat was always going to be difficult after giving up a first-innings lead of 152, but West Indies would perhaps be disappointed with the speed of their demise.

New Zealand, meanwhile, made a strong start to their home summer, as their quicks bowled themselves into a rhythm, and key batsmen ran into form. The only downside for the hosts is that having played no Tests since March, they now have no long-format matches scheduled until March next year.

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Acid Dec 12, 2017, 4:10:17 AM 

The good thing about that is WI players didn’t deserve a full salary for that performance.

Since Cameron says it is a pay-for-performance job, I don’t think anyone will be getting A or B contracts this year.

 
openning Dec 12, 2017, 5:37:05 AM 

Why are they not up to the bowling rate,?
If it is 90 overs in a day's play, thirty per period should be bowled