3:04pm Everything looks different now! Williamson's decision to bowl first on what is evidently a batting paradise might have been punished by a team with more resolve after making a good start. But Wagner took any resolve West Indies had, chucked it into the turf, and crushed it like a cigarette butt repeatedly. A half-century stand for the opening wicket completely undone by aggressive fast bowling that has given him second-best figures by a New Zealander against West Indies, behind Chris Cairns' 7-27 in Hamilton, 1999. New Zealand now have about 40 overs of batting on the very first day after electing to field.
ST Gabriel c Latham b Wagner 10 (41m 35b 2x4 0x6) SR: 28.57
END OF OVER:45 | 8 Runs | WI: 129/9
- Shannon Gabriel10 (33b)
- Kemar Roach13 (24b)
- Matt Henry11-1-39-0
- Neil Wagner14-2-38-6
andrew: "I'd say Wagner has has more wickets from short balls than anyother bowler in the last 3 years or so. That makes him the best exponent by my books. He isn't as scary as a Mitchell Johnson but by cheeses hes effective."
END OF OVER:44 | 2 Runs | WI: 121/9
- Kemar Roach13 (24b)
- Shannon Gabriel2 (27b)
- Neil Wagner14-2-38-6
- Matt Henry10-1-31-0
END OF OVER:43 | 1 Run | WI: 119/9
- Shannon Gabriel1 (24b)
- Kemar Roach12 (21b)
- Matt Henry10-1-31-0
- Neil Wagner13-2-36-6
Matt Henry. Three slips, a gully and short leg
END OF OVER:42 | 1 Run | WI: 118/9
- Shannon Gabriel1 (22b)
- Kemar Roach11 (17b)
- Neil Wagner13-2-36-6
- Trent Boult16-8-36-2
James: "@Matt No Wagner isn't the best exponent of bouncers and short pitch bowling, rather I see him as the most tenacious exponent of it. Where as Starc and Cummins may bowl short to the tail consistently, Wagner bowls short to everyone and for an extended period of time."
And that will be drinks.