Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka
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@rotated it's a June tournament really. Going by our last white ball games over there I think our seam bowling will be a bit of a buffet.
I wonder if the teams with the leggies and t20 successful spinners will be in the best position to prosper on what are great batting pitches?
Either way the patterns in pommieland suggest you need 300 minimum to prosper each game, so a lot depends on batting
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@Virgil said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Looking at the schedule Is there a reason why the Bay Oval has 4 of the 6 ODIs this summer?
Shouldn't it just be named 'the oval' because we all know it isn't the real bay....
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Bit of man love for Taylor from Chris Rattue of all people: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12186271
Interesting stat - Rosscoe's ODI average is 60 since he was dumped as captain.
And a bit more man love for Taylor:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12186122
NZ's greatest ODI batsman, will pass Fleming soon on the most runs chart, and only Kane has a hope of bettering him.
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What is Rattue smoking? Taylor gave a handful of fairly candid interviews at the time, talking about the timeline, what Hesson's representations to him were in Sri Lanka, the way the transition was handled etc etc. His story is fairly well out there.
Is this Rattue asking Roscoe if he can ghostwrite his book or something?
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@Godder said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Bit of man love for Taylor from Chris Rattue of all people: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12186271
Interesting stat - Rosscoe's ODI average is 60 since he was dumped as captain.
And a bit more man love for Taylor:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12186122
NZ's greatest ODI batsman, will pass Fleming soon on the most runs chart, and only Kane has a hope of bettering him.
2nd or 3rd best test batsman too depending on your viewpoint....
I was furious at the time that some nerdy little accountant looking fuck replaced him....how wrong I was.
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@Higgins said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Looking at those bowling figures you must summaise the Windies mush have play a fair number of games against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh plus some token tests against Kenya and Afghanistan.
That was my thought as well (haven't looked it up yet).
Those are mighty impressive stats for Holder.EDIT: Not sure of the time period involved but Windies played the Bangles twice. In the one test Holder played against India he did get a cheap Michelle and a 50 though
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Yeah it focusus on average more than quantity of runs as well, without taking into account opposition.
I like that there are a few Kiwis there though
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@Crucial said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
@Higgins said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Looking at those bowling figures you must summaise the Windies mush have play a fair number of games against Zimbabwe and Bangladesh plus some token tests against Kenya and Afghanistan.
That was my thought as well (haven't looked it up yet).
Those are mighty impressive stats for Holder.EDIT: Not sure of the time period involved but Windies played the Bangles twice. In the one test Holder played against India he did get a cheap Michelle and a 50 though
Just checked Holders career stats. Definitely in the 'very good' all rounder category now for sure. Sub 30 for a bowler is obviously a great yardstick and a cheeky 30 with the willow is mighty handy too.
Lyons inclusion is proof that the world, not just NZ, is obsessed with having a spinner no matter how ordinary he may be.
....and yes, how good to have three batsmen. KW is almost a given these days but the other two have done shit I couldn't have dreamed they could. Shot boys.
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Why isn't BJ Watling a bigger deal than he is?
He has often swooped in to save the day when all has seemed lost for New Zealand, but the wicketkeeper-batsman prefers flying under the radar
Good article on BJ
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Was reading on espncricinfo and came along this gem:
Ross Taylor has an average of 93.60 and a strike rate of 89, across 15 ODI innings since December 2017.
New Zealand's chance to experiment with series in the bag
SL in NZ 2018/19 New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Match Preview: Sri Lanka's weaknesses have been their attack's toothlessness through the middle overs and a frail middle order. Can they fix those issues?
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@Gunner said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Why isn't BJ Watling a bigger deal than he is?
He has often swooped in to save the day when all has seemed lost for New Zealand, but the wicketkeeper-batsman prefers flying under the radar
Good article on BJ
Good read that.
With him alongside a dead set legend like KW and a bunch of very, very good players like Rossco, Boult, Southee, Wagner and our two world XI batsmen who have improved out of sight this year I'm not exactly sure how anyone can claim this isn't our best team of all time.
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@No-Quarter That is a pretty shit team if it's supposed to be the World XI.
I'd have to do some research, but offhand Williamson, Kohli and Rabada are the only ones I'd have had at the forefront of my mind.
Bumrah would be about the first guy I'd pick!
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@Chris-B said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
@No-Quarter That is a pretty shit team if it's supposed to be the World XI.
It's the issue of only going on averages. They can be bloody misleading
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I wish 'they' would come up with some sort of graphic that shows field placements in real time. It could be displayed at the top left of the screen so it doesn't interfer with normal coverage. It bugs me not knowing where the field is, especially when it's hit in the air.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
I wish 'they' would come up with some sort of graphic that shows field placements in real time. It could be displayed at the top left of the screen so it doesn't interfer with normal coverage. It bugs me not knowing where the field is, especially when it's hit in the air.
You'd think this would be pretty easy with today's technology. The players would probably already all be hooked up to some sort of GPS monitoring system anyway would they not?
