Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series
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@Rapido said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
Objectively. A close(ish) loss in the first test of an Asian tour is par. In this era of no warm-ups.
Just that they fluffed a winning position on Day 2 makes it look worse that the 'before-match' expectations.
In fairness, a test vs AFG literally was the wramup. And it got rained off.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@dogmeat said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
The main issue for me was the batting, no one quite went on and converted a decent start into a great innings.
and why was that? Coz some dickhead doesn't understand the basic fundamentals of watching NZ. We are always doomed right up until the moment after we've scored the winning run / taken the opponent's last wicket.
Get it right next time and "we have no chance".
See?
I still blame @Damo
We'll string you up side by side
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@Snowy said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@MN5 I completely agree re Santner (in tests), it also worries me that they will never have the balls to get rid of the captain. Carrying one non contributor is hard enough but 2 is impossible, and probably why we lost this test. We did get close and but for a couple of cm run out, might have sneaked it.
In this test we had three in Southee, Conway and Santner. Everyone else had their moments. Blundell maybe a bit borderline with his batting returns but possibly tidy in terms of keeping, I didn’t watch enough of it.
The big problem is that going into this test if I - and probably most of us - had been asked to nominate three guys who would underperform, these three would have been on most people's lists.
For test 2 - Henry in for Santner, Sears in for Southee.
Our bowling strength is in seamers - the Sri Lankans strength is probably playing spinners, especially our half baked ones - and we've still got Ajaz, Phillips and Ravindra in any case!
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@Chris-B said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@Snowy said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@MN5 I completely agree re Santner (in tests), it also worries me that they will never have the balls to get rid of the captain. Carrying one non contributor is hard enough but 2 is impossible, and probably why we lost this test. We did get close and but for a couple of cm run out, might have sneaked it.
In this test we had three in Southee, Conway and Santner. Everyone else had their moments. Blundell maybe a bit borderline with his batting returns but possibly tidy in terms of keeping, I didn’t watch enough of it.
The big problem is that going into this test if I - and probably most of us - had been asked to nominate three guys who would underperform, these three would have been on most people's lists.
For test 2 - Henry in for Santner, Sears in for Southee.
Our bowling strength is in seamers - the Sri Lankans strength is probably playing spinners, especially our half baked ones - and we've still got Ajaz, Phillips and Ravindra in any case!
Yeah we need to focus on this instead of loading up with shitty spinners every time there is a test in the subcontinent
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Lost the toss again, so up against it already
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@Rapido said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@1kiwi said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
Anyone know why the Black Caps are wearing black armbands?
Paying their respects to the passing of Conway's technique.
LOL good one
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@1kiwi said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
Anyone know why the Black Caps are wearing black armbands?
Black arm-bands on for the 1st day in Galle to honour the passing of former team manager (1980-90), NZC director & Cricket Wellington chair Ian Taylor.
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@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
Black Caps unchanged for the second test
NZ sports teams and their selections... cripes.....
Razor: I’m the most conservative coach in NZ
Gary Stead: hold my beer…..
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The captain gets one early then goes for lots.
We’ll see how the rest of the pop guns go I suppose.
Only watching on cricinfo but sounds particularly unthreatening so far.
The last test wasn’t a hiding and the BCs got reasonably close in the end but there were some underperforming passengers in that match.
Some heads should have rolled and it’s ridiculous that not a single one did.
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@Donsteppa Much as I like Mitch in shorter forms - he's a bit of a variant on Chris Harris.
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@Chris-B said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@Donsteppa Much as I like Mitch in shorter forms - he's a bit of a variant on Chris Harris.
Yep, I'd still have someone else in the Test side. Just figured his ability to dry up runs at least has come in handy. Harris is a good comparison.
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@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@Chris-B said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@Donsteppa Much as I like Mitch in shorter forms - he's a bit of a variant on Chris Harris.
Yep, I'd still have someone else in the Test side. Just figured his ability to dry up runs at least has come in handy. Harris is a good comparison.
Chris Harris at test level made Santner look like Warnie
