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An attentive New Zealand captain, Kane Williamson, battles the West Indies at Hamilton.
West Indies captain Jason Holder spoke decisively about discipline the day before the first test against New Zealand.
At least he was present at Hamilton’s Seddon Park to witness it from the opposition when captain Kane Williamson and starter Tom Latham put the hosts on top.
A 154-worth second-field association helped New Zealand pass to 243-2 on the stumps on day one, a position from which they should be able to dictate terms for the next four days.
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Will Young, the Black Caps starter, has a hard time in his test debut.
Latham, who benefited from an error in judgment by Holder and wicketkeper Shane Dowrich to not appeal a weak lead that got caught when he was at 43, fell 14 runs short of a 12th test century, while Williamson was undefeated. just three races away from his 22nd test century.
Holder won the toss and unsurprisingly chose to go bowling after a steady drizzle for most of the morning, which meant that the game couldn’t start until 1pm.
But his pitchers, and Holder was not completely free from criticism as part of the new ball attack, did not heed the call for discipline when it was most needed.
As is often the case with a field so green that it was surprising that our nation did not hold a referendum on it, the rapids licked their lips and let their enthusiasm take over their execution.
In the first hour, the Windies’ pacemakers launched a bowling alley that was too short and too wide, ensuring that the home team’s higher order had an ideal opportunity to judge pace, rebound and swing while rarely entering dangerous territory. .
So a wicket that could have camouflaged Kermit and was supposed to be just as horrible to hitters as the Demogorgon from Stranger Things was made to look more tame than your robust domestic moggy for most of the day.
While New Zealand rookie Will Young got off to a troubled start, his seasoned teammate Latham showed all his accumulated cunning.
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New Zealand starter Tom Latham shoots during the first day of Test 1 against the West Indies at Seddon Park.
Excellent height judge, the left-handed license was exemplary and often employed, and while the tourist threw an improved line and length after the first drinking break, the NZ higher-order anchors were set by then.
Williamson’s love affair with Seddon Park was illustrated by a pair of signature backstrokes in the first session, standing on tiptoe to full height and hitting the ball with the speed and effectiveness of a Muhammad Ali jab.
His determination not to lose focus was also on display when he berated himself for playing a ball that could have left him with limited footwork.
His IPL teammate Holder gave him a close examination after tea and took 24 balls to go from 49 to his half century, but was rarely surprised when he and Taylor continued their personal double to become the most prolific hitter in Seddon Park in the history of testing.
Latham had a couple of lives shortly before his firing: a missed chance to stay out when he forgot the adage to never run on a field error and an advantage over the slip cordon. Her good fortune ran out when Kemar Roach, whose father died this week, produced a good labor that sliced through the inner edge before curling into stumps.
The visitors were also able to do some late swing with the new Ross Taylor in the crease, but it was opening time that dictated his daunting position on the stumps, no help from star hitter Darren Bravo being retired with a medicab after suffer what seemed like a serious leg injury in the last half hour.
The weather and grassy wicket pushed the hosts to skip the stunt spin option Mitchell Santner and play four rapids: Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson and Neil Wagner, along with middle pace Daryl Mitchell in a full role.
Play on the second day will begin earlier at 10:40 am on Friday.
