Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka
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@mariner4life said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Incredible partnership between these two, really gutsy stuff. Well done.
Mathews is a class act. He has 200 runs in the match.
Of course it would’ve been great to roll them today and win by an innings, but it shows how great test cricket is that after a day a match has turned because of patience and application.
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@mn5 said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Good record ( although he underachieved all things considered ) and outstanding captain. That to me is why he'll always get mentioned in an all time XI
The issue with Flem was he played for NZ. He debuted the same summer as Matthew Hayden and a year after Justin Langer. All three posted initial promising returns but were quickly found out at international level. The two Australians had the luxury of being dropped and coming back once their game had matured. Flem couldn't dropped due to lack to our lack of depth and his growth was further stunted by the captaincy.
If he played for another country and was able to be put back in the domestic oven for a couple more seasons his career is remembered just for the '01 period onwards and is at worst carrying the drinks for an all time XI.
Had a check and Fleming's conversion rate was better than Parore, Coney, Guptill, Rutherford, Young.
No NZ players really make the grade on conversion rates except Crowe (48.57)
Of contemporary players, both Clarke and Hayden ended up with more centuries than fifties -
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Fair play Sri Lanka, surviving a whole day without a single wicket under pressure is some feat. Draw well and truly deserved.
I think the Basin pitches are getting a bit flat. When teams bowl first because they know the day 4/5 pitch is going to be an absolute road I don't think they are getting it quite right.
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@no-quarter said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Fair play Sri Lanka, surviving a whole day without a single wicket under pressure is some feat. Draw well and truly deserved.
I think the Basin pitches are getting a bit flat. When teams bowl first because they know the day 4/5 pitch is going to be an absolute road I don't think they are getting it quite right.
Yeah was wondering that myself even late in our innings.
Tough to get the balance though because our pitches generally improve over time so we'd be risking a total green top that would make winning the toss even more decisive.
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@no-quarter said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
I think the Basin pitches are getting a bit flat. When teams bowl first because they know the day 4/5 pitch is going to be an absolute road I don't think they are getting it quite right.
Good call, although it's a tough balance when overhead conditions play so much of a part in Wellington. With even a little bit of spice in the pitch and two overcast mornings you almost guarantee a three day test.
Yesterday does show the weakness in our bowling attack and it's one England have struggled with in the past too. Without half-decent overhead conditions if the opposition can hold their nerve against Wagner we don't really have a way of "forcing" a wicket. An out and out quick would really add a dimension to our attack even if they are somewhat inaccurate and can only bowl two five over spells in the day.
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