@MN5 said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
Nice over from Matt Henry.
McMillan talking him up, and then he gets out. Classic commentators curse.
Chapman top scorer then Extras with a handy knock. Not much else from anyone else.
All a bit disappointing really.
Also disappointing is the summer and the lack of cricket this year. That is it for the home summer apparently.
@Bovidae said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@MN5 said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
Nice over from Matt Henry.
McMillan talking him up, and then he gets out. Classic commentators curse.
I’m not sure those kind of jinxes are applicable when the team is this fucked.
Chapman may as well have a swing and shoot for the ton
@Bones said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
Comforting to see normality back with the bowlers batting better than most of the batsmen.
I bet you loved it when Vettori was captain
Good win Sri Lanka.
……and thats it for the home summer. I hope Squid Games is good cos there’s fuck all else to watch
@MN5 said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Bones said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
Comforting to see normality back with the bowlers batting better than most of the batsmen.
I bet you loved it when Vettori was captain
I doubt even Vettori managed to get the bowlers to score 15x more than the total of every batsman bar one.
@Bones said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@MN5 said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Bones said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
Comforting to see normality back with the bowlers batting better than most of the batsmen.
I bet you loved it when Vettori was captain
I doubt even Vettori managed to get the bowlers to score 15x more than the total of every batsman bar one.
I reckon him and McCullum would have done that with interest back in the dark days of the mid 2000s
@Cyclops said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
I don't remember the last time Phillips looked like he was in any kind of form. The time off between now and the Pakistan tour might be good for him if he can hold his spot.
NZ sporting ethos these days dictates that you can only be replaced if injured, so he will be safe.
@Snowy said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Cyclops said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
I don't remember the last time Phillips looked like he was in any kind of form. The time off between now and the Pakistan tour might be good for him if he can hold his spot.
NZ sporting ethos these days dictates that you can only be replaced if injured, so he will be safe.
Either that or have a child
@Chris said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Cyclops
Latham in no danger of losing his spot in the squad he will be named tomorrow.
Which is part of the problem
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Chris said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Cyclops
Latham in no danger of losing his spot in the squad he will be named tomorrow.Which is part of the problem
Along with Conway and Phillips selected again a waste of space in the squad.
Sears selected off the back of no game time.
Duffy not selected,Leaving Hay out the best WK and would add more than Conway or Latham with the bat.
I could go on frustrating as hell to see.
A squad that is going to probably fail badly in the champions trophy, just like they did in the 20/20 WC in June due to selecting out of form players and players way past their used by date.
@MN5 said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Chris-B said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
Chapman and extras saving us from being bowled out for 26!
Young, Ravindra, Mitchell, Latham, Phillips and Santner collectively contributing 5 runs off the bat.
We could have picked 6 random ferners and not done much worse! Anyone specialise on the nick for 4?!!
I was always good at a left handed cross bat slog with non existent foot movement. It got me many a six ( against shit bowling ideally )
Are you Jesse Ryder?
@Gunner said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@MN5 said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Chris-B said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
Chapman and extras saving us from being bowled out for 26!
Young, Ravindra, Mitchell, Latham, Phillips and Santner collectively contributing 5 runs off the bat.
We could have picked 6 random ferners and not done much worse! Anyone specialise on the nick for 4?!!
I was always good at a left handed cross bat slog with non existent foot movement. It got me many a six ( against shit bowling ideally )
Are you Jesse Ryder?
No, far classier when drinking
@Chris said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Chris said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Cyclops
Latham in no danger of losing his spot in the squad he will be named tomorrow.Which is part of the problem
Along with Conway and Phillips selected again a waste of space in the squad.
Sears selected off the back of no game time.
Duffy not selected,Leaving Hay out the best WK and would add more than Conway or Latham with the bat.
I could go on frustrating as hell to see.
Picking Conway seems like wishful thinking - I'd have picked Hay instead of him.
I don't mind Sears getting picked, but Duffy has shown good form in the past month or so - I'd have been inclined to pick him instead of Nathan Smith who looks pretty hittable to me.