Looks a Test batsman now. 

Well that’s unfortunate. Head gets out and Paine out the next ball

Paine has averaged 21.75 this summer and 22 if you include the Pakistan tour aswell.

City Sam

Paine was dropped from the Tassie Shield team for being out of form with the bat.

It looked like Paine got a jaffa!

Hopefully we can squeeze out at least 50 more runs

Interesting seeing Patterson with a strike rate of circa 20.

It was about 70 v Sri Lanka in Hobart last week. He scored quickly.

Twilite swing contributed to both dismissals.

Head was far more disciplined after that life. Showed good maturity. 

That is Tim's only failure of the summer.

Still a century avades us. 

Isnt it more like in the mid 30s?

No

Last 7 matches*, 0, 5, 22, 26, 38, 37, 5, 41, 3, 0, 7, 61* 

And 21 average in 3 first class matches in between that time. His batting is becoming a liability on this team, if he has a poor ashes his spot really shouldn't be secure.

I’m surprised to see Patterson so circumspect under lights when he handled these bowlers with ease in daylight at Bellerive a week ago.

City Sam

A keeper’s principal job is to keep wickets.

He is our best keeper.. that is and should be the priority for Test selection. Runs are a bonus. He has played some vital innings among those numbers. 

Chameera strikes.

Cummins gone.

I hope we make 300 after the great stand from Labu and Head.

This pinkie is hooping DC. Circumspect I like. We have a solid lead. Keep our wickets in tact and build on it tomorrow.

Now with Cummins gone Patterson may up the ante.

Starc can clatter a few. We bat deep. Richardson can handle a bat.. certainly not a #11.

Maybe in times gone past, but it has been a long time since a keeper has been selected inspite of batting ability. Dickwella, De kock, Bairstow, Watling, Sarfaz, Rahim are all really strong batsmen.

Saha is really the only not top quality batsmen but he can be carried by India's strong batting lineup. And even then i don't think Paine is as good as a keeper as Saha or even Watling.

He is hardly invaluable.

Nice pull and then a good cut from Patterson.

Two boundaries in a row!

Thankfully we have reached 300 plus thanks to Patterson.

Patterson looks so comfortable out there. Should definitely be at #4 though hes so evidently a top order bat

I know he'll get out now because I said this

Well doneLakmal got 5-64.

Patterson made a solid 30.

Apologies Kurtis. Shouldnt have posted yet

Red Kat

You gave Patto the kiss of death!

Bairstow is now playing as a specialist batsman, Foakes is their wicketkeeper and is batting 8 in the current test side which just got bowled out for 77 by the West Indies. Their side is Burns, Jennings, Bairstow, Root, Stokes, Butler, Ali, Foakes, Curran, Rashid, Andersen. 

Test match averages of wicketkeepers
Bairstow 41.35 when keeping.
Foakes 69.25 from 3 matches
de Kock 38.81 when keeping
Saha 30.63
Watling 39.77 when keeping
Sarfaz 36.39
Paine 34.77

Knew that was happening yet still foolishly posted. 

Great cameo from Starc. A shame Richardson couldnt stick around. Still a lead of 179 is very healthy. Would be great to get one in the few overs tonight though

Test Fan

Interesting batting stats for keepers.

Thanks for posting!

He sure did. The old fox Lakmal used the swinging conditions expertly. The pinkie just loves the twilite.

Now the Lankans have to face a sticky little period before stumps.

Ripper last ball of the day by Cummins.