Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
Shit this Mendis kid goes ok, closing in on 1000 runs at an average over 80
Properly class act. Saw him bat live a few weeks ago and just looks like he’s got everything. Really hope he kicks on, would love to Sri Lanka have a world beater
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@Dodge said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
Shit this Mendis kid goes ok, closing in on 1000 runs at an average over 80
Properly class act. Saw him bat live a few weeks ago and just looks like he’s got everything. Really hope he kicks on, would love to Sri Lanka have a world beater
Yeah always interesting to ponder if he’s the next KW/Smith/Root/Kohli or just a guy who’s had a fantastic start, did it in 13 innings to equal Bradman, worth noting Conway did it in 19 which is also exceptional.
They had Sangakkara and Jayawardene at the same time, I’m comfortable with them waiting awhile for their next legend.
The rest of the team are proving they’re fine batsmen too, kind of like the Black Caps used to be.
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@Chris-B said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
We'll need to play out our skins just to avoid being humiliated.
we are getting destroyed at the moment. Our chance was first innings in Test 1 - that collapse cost us the match.
Ugh. So ugly. I cannot fathom appointing Southee as captain with 6 subcontinent tests. In NZ, sure thing - but this is not a long term appointment and most of the tests he captains will be on dustbowls.
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@Chris-B said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@nzzp Mitch Santner has had an absolute shocker of a series so far.
Timmy has scored one more run than Mitch and taken one more wicket.
But, by losing both tosses he's been more of a liability than Mitch!
Any chance Southee will get dropped as captain during this series and if so who takes over ?
Not KW, we need him to focus on being our premier batsman.
Not Latham either.
Mitchell ?
They need another 380 just to avoid the follow on, fuck me days
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@nzzp said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
Not Latham either.
why not Latham?
He’s not exactly in vintage form either. Then again he does justify his spot more than Southee, especially with how his opening partner has gone of late.
Mitchell is more ‘new blood’ which I think the team needs
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@MN5 I want someone with tactical nous, not the current 'paint by numbers'. Southee's issue is he is a bowler. IT's damn hard to both bowl and captain at the same time. My strong preference is therefore a batsman - not bothered who that is.
Feels likeLatham actually has a skillset to both bat and then captain. But then again it looks like a new keeper may be needed soon too... we're really at the changing of the guard.
So yeah, Mitchell, Latham - whoever's got a decent cricketing brain!
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@nzzp said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@MN5 I want someone with tactical nous, not the current 'paint by numbers'. Southee's issue is he is a bowler. IT's damn hard to both bowl and captain at the same time. My strong preference is therefore a batsman - not bothered who that is.
Feels likeLatham actually has a skillset to both bat and then captain. But then again it looks like a new keeper may be needed soon too... we're really at the changing of the guard.
So yeah, Mitchell, Latham - whoever's got a decent cricketing brain!
Yeah the thought of Southee leading the team in three matches against India is fucken ugly.
But he’s probably set until at least the home summer despite the results.
I’m a fan of Southee, at his best he was terrific particularly alongside Wags and Boult but he’s gone on too long. My guess is he wants 400 test wickets ? At this rate that could take him years !
If India win 3-0 which is very likely they will be totally justified in not giving a crap team like us another three test series in the future too.
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@Snowy said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
Be one of the first names on team sheet at the moment.
Not sure if his personality type would be really good, or really dire. He's certainly enthusiastic. Bat, bowl and captain though? Tough ask.
Backup keeper too.
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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:
Not Latham either.
why not Latham?
He’s not exactly in vintage form either. Then again he does justify his spot more than Southee, especially with how his opening partner has gone of late.
Mitchell is more ‘new blood’ which I think the team needs
Problem with Mitchell is it could be Southee all over again... not sure a team in need of invigoration should be turning to a 33 year old.
Latham? He is 32, so hardly inspiring either though I think he probably has a good 4-5 years in him... but his captaincy record thus far leaves a lot to be desired.
Phillips? Not sure I would want to burden him with the captaincy, and furthermore, there is nothing about him which suggests captain.
I think the long-term option could be Ravindra?
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@frugby said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@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:
Not Latham either.
why not Latham?
He’s not exactly in vintage form either. Then again he does justify his spot more than Southee, especially with how his opening partner has gone of late.
Mitchell is more ‘new blood’ which I think the team needs
Problem with Mitchell is it could be Southee all over again... not sure a team in need of invigoration should be turning to a 33 year old.
Latham? He is 32, so hardly inspiring either though I think he probably has a good 4-5 years in him... but his captaincy record thus far leaves a lot to be desired.
Phillips? Not sure I would want to burden him with the captaincy, and furthermore, there is nothing about him which suggests captain.
I think the long-term option could be Ravindra?
Based on no other options ( assuming you rule out a horribly out of form Conway, Blundell and the terminally not up to it Santner ) you could be right
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
40/3 and unfortunately the man out early wasn’t the night watchman, it was our best batsman.
MASSIVE score needed by Ravindra or Mitchell just to make them bat again. Fuck this is awful stuff
……and this post aged poorly. 40/4 now with Ravindra gone.
Poor old Ajaz Patel faced with holding the innings together after a massive bowling stint in the first couple of days
