Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series

[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

[barky1]

That Mitchell drop looked like Blundell's

[barky1]

On replay, 100% wicketkeeper

[canefan]

Farcical fielding. End of the first day and we are basically out of the game

[Donsteppa]

It's a while since I've thought about the next Test keeper in line. But Blundell's batting and keeping aren't brilliant these days...

[canefan]

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

It's a while since I've thought about the next Test keeper in line. But Blundell's batting and keeping aren't brilliant these days...

After a promising start he hasn't kicked on to become BJW 2.0 as we'd hoped