Chapman is a bit like Ravindra in that he looks beautiful when set.
aesthetically more pleasing than the mighty KW if I’m being honest.
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?!!
@Bovidae said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:
Eden Park will save on power as they won't need to turn the lights on!
Under appreciated great sledge
@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 )
I like the cut of Nathan Smiths gib as a cricketer. Appears to be a very handy player, gun fielder too.
He’s my Glenn Philips of 2025
@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?!!
Ravindra and Phillips get a pass because those were two incredible deliveries that are wickets 99 times our of 100, although 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.
Mitchell played a lazy shot but also undone slightly by the movement. Latham extremely disappointed and his place in the squad in danger I think.
I've always thought Santner is overrated as a batter. Slightly unusually, I think he's a better bat in tests than in short ball stuff. He's well organised and fair sound defensively so is a tough wicket, but in short form he just really struggles to generate any kind of strike rate.
@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