@four-more-years Hasn't Hay been a consistently good performer at domestic level and is excellent with the gloves? Hay deserves a decent chance first.
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@four-more-years Hasn't Hay been a consistently good performer at domestic level and is excellent with the gloves? Hay deserves a decent chance first.
Yeah 100% Hay is a better WK and has been good with the bat he made 49 in the last ODI in Sri Lanka.
Hay is a better WK than Blundell he was very tidy last night behind the stumps 3 catches including a 30 metre run to grab one of them.
I am surprised that Chu hasn't been given an opportunity.
And given that Stead is on yet another "holiday" there should be a separate coach for the T20I team at least.
@Bovidae said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
I am surprised that Chu hasn't been given an opportunity.
And given that Stead is on yet another "holiday" there should be a separate coach for the T20I team at least.
I am not surprised his WK has some faults.
Great partnership from Mitchell & Bracewell, we were well fucked when those two came together.
Didn’t see the SL innings, but by the sounds of it, it was a choke for the ages.
@Gunner said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
a choke for the ages.
Apparently only two players scored more runs then letters in their name.
Black Caps logic. Pick a young bloke in the squad then at best give him one opportunity in the 3rd T20.....
@Canes4life said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
Ravindra fails again opening. Why is he opening?
I’m not allowed to comment. @KiwiMurph said so 
@Canes4life said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
Ravindra fails again opening. Why is he opening?
A swap with Phillips would be a good idea, probably not going to see it for a long time though.
@Canes4life said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
Ravindra fails again opening. Why is he opening?
I can only assume they want a L-R combination. Jacobs must play in Nelson.
@Bovidae said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Canes4life said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
Ravindra fails again opening. Why is he opening?
I can only assume they want a L-R combination. Jacobs must play in Nelson.
Does Jacob’s open?
@Canes4life said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Bovidae said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Canes4life said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
Ravindra fails again opening. Why is he opening?
I can only assume they want a L-R combination. Jacobs must play in Nelson.
Does Jacob’s open?
In all seriousness does it matter THAT much in 20/20 ? Astle and Ryder batted middle order in test cricket and opened in shorter forms. Surely it’s not that much of a stretch for a capable batsman.
Good work by Hay. Amazing what happens when you pick a young hungry player with a good track record
Henry struggling a bit when he’s not bowling to Crawley.
Carbon copy of the other game so far, Sr Lanka will get 100 odd without loss and then collapse. Easy.
@Canes4life said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Bovidae said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
@Canes4life said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
Ravindra fails again opening. Why is he opening?
I can only assume they want a L-R combination. Jacobs must play in Nelson.
Does Jacob’s open?
He hasn't at provincial level. Was used as a finisher by Canterbury. Partly why he is so 'unknown '. Get very few opportunities down the order in t20.
He did open in the Brisbane club t20 comp, though. which has basically got him an ipl contract.
He also opened for Auckland youth teams (i19s etc) in the national 50 over tournaments, IIRC.
Thing is, he can hit it so fucking far, that using him when there are 5 men on the ropes is quite a good use of resources. He clears them more than most. As long as you have a good top 3 made from other players, usually you do, it is the easier and most popular batting positions in T20 cricket. NZ just suffering a temporary deficit in those positions due to freelancing taking out about 5 options.