@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
Going for 600 now and I’m clearly the only ferner who is remotely interested.
Have been enduring it, but only so many ways to write "meh, dumb Stead"... 
Well done Mendis boys.
600 up
Hundred up.
1000 runs in 13 innings up.
Double ton on the way.
Sri Lanka must be thankful some minnows have toured to help pad the stats so much
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
Well done Mendis boys.
600 up
Hundred up.
1000 runs in 13 innings up.
Double ton on the way.
Sri Lanka must be thankful some minnows have toured to help pad the stats so much
We are the new Bangladesh
@canefan said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
Well done Mendis boys.
600 up
Hundred up.
1000 runs in 13 innings up.
Double ton on the way.
Sri Lanka must be thankful some minnows have toured to help pad the stats so much
We are the new Bangladesh
TreMendis effort from SL.
@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
FFS. Latham gone.
Don’t stress, their opener went early too. We’re still on track for 600 odd
@Higgins said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:
FFS. Latham gone.
Have we got past 26 yet?
Not quite.
In a lovely tribute to Richie Benaud we’ve gone to stumps at 2/22……or 22/2 as the rest of the world say.
@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
@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.
@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.
@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
@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
@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!
@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.
