Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series

[mikedogz]

@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.

[MN5]

@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…..

[MN5]

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.

[barky1]

Would have been 10/2 if Mitchell didn't drop a sitter

[Bovidae]

Another Blundell missed stumping.

[MN5]

Ton up for Sri Lanka

[Donsteppa]

This is where Santner does come in handy. 8 overs, 0/8 won't bring his average down, but is great in putting the brakes on and building some pressure.

[Donsteppa]

Good runout. Blundell no help as usual tho...

[Chris B.]

@Donsteppa Much as I like Mitch in shorter forms - he's a bit of a variant on Chris Harris.

[Donsteppa]

@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.

[MN5]

@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

[canefan]

Mitch has runs on the board. Literally.

[MN5]

Chandimal with a hundred, Sri Lanka closing in on 200 and our only wicket other than the one that Southee got was due to a run out.

Could be a LONG day tomorrow.

[MN5]

Southee playing as a specialist captain now that he’s taken a single wicket for 30 runs, has stopped bowling as he clearly doesn’t want the average to get any worse

[MN5]

Phillips economical AND gets a wicket. Sri Lanka reeling a 221/3, let the collapse begin

[Chris B.]

@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

Southee playing as a specialist captain now that he’s taken a single wicket for 30 runs, has stopped bowling as he clearly doesn’t want the average to get any worse

Tim needs to finish up pretty soon if he wants a sub-30 career bowling average.

[MN5]

@Chris-B said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

Southee playing as a specialist captain now that he’s taken a single wicket for 30 runs, has stopped bowling as he clearly doesn’t want the average to get any worse

Tim needs to finish up pretty soon if he wants a sub-30 career bowling average.

Yeah that to me is the difference between ‘good’ and ‘very good’ ( with sub 25 being excellent )

[Chris B.]

@MN5 Right now, he's got less than 100 runs to play with - before his next wicket.

Looking at Matt Henry's performances in the past 2 years it's pretty hard to justify Timmy playing ahead of him.

[canefan]

@Chris-B said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

@MN5 Right now, he's got less than 100 runs to play with - before his next wicket.

Looking at Matt Henry's performances in the past 2 years it's pretty hard to justify Timmy playing ahead of him.

Thank Stead for handing Timee the captaincy

[canefan]

We are missing a seamer like Wags, who could make the most out of unfavorable wickets, making the batsmen constantly uncomfortable. Loves Wags