Cricket: Taylor made for Auckland punt; 10.45pm, Sky Sports 1.Byline: James Milton WEST INDIES West Indies, archipelago, between North and South America, curving c.2,500 mi (4,020 km) from Florida to the coast of Venezuela and separating the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic Ocean. skipper Chris Gayle descibed his side's batting as "terrible" after New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. squared the ODI series on Wednesday, writes James Milton. Gayle's charges are 6-4 to bounce back in the fourth ODI in Auckland but - Shivnarine Chanderpaul apart - they remain a woefully woe·ful also wo·ful adj. 1. Affected by or full of woe; mournful. 2. Causing or involving woe. 3. Deplorably bad or wretched: inconsistent outfit. Chanderpaul made 45 out of a total of 128 in the third ODI in Wellington and New Zealand are solid enough at 4-7 to get the job done once again. Ross Taylor saw the Black Caps home last time out with a fluent 51 not out, a knock that his captain Daniel Vettori subsequently hailed as "one of the best innings I have ever seen him play for New Zealand". The talented No. 4 - at the age of 24, already one of New Zealand's more experienced batsmen at this level - should be backed with Bet365 to make another significant contribution in Auckland. Bet365 - man of the match: 13-2C Gayle, 7 B McCullum, 9 J Ryder, S Chanderpaul, R Sarwan, D Vettori, 10 R Taylor, 16 S Chattergoon, F Edwards, X Marshall, M Guptill, 18 D Flynn, K Mills, J Taylor, 20 bar; runs match bets: 8-11 C Gayle v Evs R Sarwan, 4-5 C Gayle v 10-11 B McCullum, 5-6 J Ryder v 5-6 R Taylor. Recommendation R Taylor to score more than 32 runs 2pts 5-6 Bet365 CAPTION(S): Ross Taylor: talented No. 4 |
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