Martin On A Roll

Chris Martin - heard of him ?? - that reasonably talented but often under-achieving new ball bowler for New Zealand - well he is somewhat on what could be reasonably described as a roll. On a typical Wellington wicket that is usually made to suit New Zealand's swing bowlers (remember how the gentle giant Tuffey was turned into a Fearsome Destroyer by such wickets in early 2003?) he has taken 6 of the first 7 Sri Lankan wickets to fall - in fact he could have been dreaming about equalling the legendary Anil Kumble's unbreakable record of 10 until his mate James Franklin spoiled his party by picking up Chaminda Vaas. Sri Lanka however have launched a counter-attack through Samaraweera and Chandana and are now at 153/7 - no mean achievement on a vicious minefield.