Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka
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@mimic said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Rigor averaged 40+ against all nations except Australia (22.22) and South Africa (34.2). He was consistent.
Latham averages 40+ only against Bangladesh (100.66), Sri Lanka (80), Zimbabwe (84.66) and West Indies (41). Latham looks more like a flat track bully.In both cases we are talking about small sample sizes - both lucky to get a home and away series against each nation. Hard to bag Latham's 31.40 average against Pakistan for 2 hundreds and 2 fifties in 15 innings. Same with England in 7 innings averaging 36.42 with 3 fifties. Neither stellar - but fine.
Both show limitations against top tier attacks as those Rig stats show. His absolute peak was probably the England tour where he absolutely battled (in a good way) to a century against an attack that would a year later roll Australia.
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@Chris-B said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Tom is still more than two years younger than Rigor was when he made his test debut - so unless he falls apart it's probably going to be when rather than if he goes past Rigor.
But does Latham have the test scalp of the best batsman in the world (at the time)?
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what strikes me is that Latham bats time and balls - with the middle order he's got to protect, I'll take that everytime. I like that he can act as a fulcrum for others to bat around him. And Nicholls is really growing on me in terms of application and graft - something I'm not used to at #5 for NZ.
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Poohs. Latham out. 176.
Tea.
Soooo ... 535 the lead.
Declare now or give Col an hour (if he can make it that long) of ODI death batting? Make it a 6-hundy chase in 13 hours?
Option A is roughly 2.5/over.
I'm a fan of option B (approx 3.5 per over).
But would take either.
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@booboo said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Poohs. Latham out. 176.
Tea.
Soooo ... 535 the lead.
Declare now or give Col an hour (if he can make it that long) of ODI death batting? Make it a 6-hundy chase in 13 hours?
Option A is roughly 2.5/over.
I'm a fan of option B (approx 3.5 per over).
But would take either.
grind the fielding team into the dirt...lots of time, as long as we get 3 new balls
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@Cyclops said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
@Virgil said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
9/2 already
Over by lunchtime tomorrowOptimistic! Might not even get to stumps the way Boult is bowling.
Careful fellas. Similar bold predictions were thrown around last test before they dug in and saved it.
Mind you two whole days looks a bridge way too far.
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@Donsteppa said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Quite the change from mid-afternoon on Boxing Day...!!
Let’s hope that on Sunday we’re not saying, ‘quite the change from mid-afternoon on the 28th’.....
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@Virgil said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
9/2 already
Over by lunchtime tomorrow@Virgil said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
9/2 already
Over by lunchtime tomorrowNailed it.
