Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series
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First of two tests kicks off today at the brilliant time of 4:30PM so weather permitting we'll have some decent test cricket to watch in the evenings.
Looks like it's going to turn so both sides are looking at 3x spin options.
Sri Lanka (probable): 1 Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 Pathum Nissanka, 3 Dinesh Chandimal, 4 Angelo Mathews, 5 Kamindu Mendis, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva (capt), 7 Kusal Mendis (wk), 8 Ramesh Mendis, 9 Prabath Jayasuriya, 10 Asitha Fernando, 11 Lahiru Kumara
Much of New Zealand's playing XI picks itself, with part-time spin options aplenty to support Mitchell Santner and Ajaz Patel. There are only question marks over the second seam option alongside Tim Southee.
New Zealand (probable): 1 Tom Latham, 2 Devon Conway, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Rachin Ravindra, 5 Daryl Mitchell, 6 Tom Blundell (wk), 7 Glenn Phillips, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Tim Southee (capt), 10 Matt Henry/Ben Sears/Will O'Rourke, 11 Ajaz Patel.
Looks like quite a bit of rain forecast. Winning the toss and batting first is going to be critical on a pitch that will likely break up on days 4 and 5.
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Pretty tough to gauge any sort of form for the boys from the last test given not one single ball was bowled so hard to say how this will go.
I wonder if Rangana Herath is a good secret weapon for us ?
Here is my first test team…….
Latham
Conway
KW
Ravindra
Mitchell
Blundell
Phillips
Santner
Henry
Southee
PatelI can’t find room for two bits and bobs part rounders so Bracewell misses out to Santner. Unlucky given I think I picked him in my team vs Afghanistan but there you go.
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Great minds, we both posted the same thread at the same time. Mods please merge
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The theory of wanting to turn it away is always interesting to me. Particularly in test cricket, if it is turning big, I've always thought the ball turning in at the stumps is surely a bigger danger - particularly in Asia for LBWs. I think it ultimately comes down to how good of a bowler they think Bracewell is, because Phillips should be a lock (at 6 ffs) because of his batting.
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@frugby said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
The theory of wanting to turn it away is always interesting to me. Particularly in test cricket, if it is turning big, I've always thought the ball turning in at the stumps is surely a bigger danger - particularly in Asia for LBWs. I think it ultimately comes down to how good of a bowler they think Bracewell is, because Phillips should be a lock (at 6 ffs) because of his batting.
Yeah will be interesting where Phillips/Blundell bat and in what order cos the latter cannot buy a fucken run of late.
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Lost the toss... bugger
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@nzzp said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
My boy Phillips !!!!
So much to love about him as a cricketer. Shot son !
I'm with you, but it was a bad drop he put in. Just went the wrong way and it cost him.
Best all rounder in the world
Disclaimer. Actually 18th according to ratings, just behind Nathan ‘has never even managed a test 50’ Lyon
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
My boy Phillips !!!!
So much to love about him as a cricketer. Shot son !
I'm with you, but it was a bad drop he put in. Just went the wrong way and it cost him.
Best all rounder in the world
Disclaimer. Actually 18th according to ratings, just behind Nathan ‘has never even managed a test 50’ Lyon
he keeps getting better!
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I don't think we're on top at all, we would have wanted to bowl them out for 200 or less given we have to bat last. If Sri Lanka get 350+ this becomes a very difficult test.
