3rd ODI: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Nelson on Dec 31, 2015

[Meth]

Nuptial, Latham, KS Williamson*, LRPL Taylor, HM Nicholls, MJ Santner, L Ronchi†, DAJ Bracewell, TG Southee, AF Milne, MJ McClenaghan

NZ batting first 38/0 after 7

Guptill looking in good touch again

 

[Meth]

And he's gone

Dilshan takes a great catch

 

[Meth]

NZ progressing well. Latham with a steady start. Williamson took a long time to get going, but just hit Matthews for 3 successive boundaries. 80/1

 

[Meth]

Vandersay gets two good wickets. Taylor disappoints when we need him to step up....again

 

[Iafeta]

His best days are behind him frankly. Take away Perth which was a disgraceful wicket and he looks very very poor.

 

[Iafeta]

Latham needs a kick up the backside. Everyone is hyping him to the high heavens but he forever gets starts and then gets out softly. Modern day Carl Hooper.

 

[ANTiLAG]

His best days are behind him frankly. Take away Perth which was a disgraceful wicket and he looks very very poor.

Did you miss England? On fire in those odis. Runs in Africa too.

Made icc odi team this year.

 

[ANTiLAG]

No Anderson at 6 which means Santner at 8 is a big loss to this team.

Corey is vital to our odi team balance.

 

[Meth]

I think with Taylor, his statistics make him look better than he it. He constantly is getting out to a poor, rash shot having made a good start and is constantly disappointing when we really need him to step up. Could have been anything...ended up delivering less than he promised overall.

 

[JJ]

Taylor has been MIA in tests, but better than good in ODIs

 

[Meth]

Was great in England.

 

[ANTiLAG]

I think with Taylor, his statistics make him look better than he it. He constantly is getting out to a poor, rash shot having made a good start and is constantly disappointing when we really need him to step up. Could have been anything...ended up delivering less than he promised overall.

Those poor rash shots are most his regular scoring shots.

His stats do not lie. He scores runs. One of NZ's best. Looks ungainly. Not a technician. But a powerful if not brutal shot maker.

 

[Meth]

No Anderson at 6 which means Santner at 8 is a big loss to this team.

Corey is vital to our odi team balance.

I still can't believe you named Anderson in an all time ODI team :lol::lol::lol:

 

[ANTiLAG]

i still can't believe you named anderson in an all time odi team :lol::lol::lol:

Sabermetrics is no joke.

 

[Meth]

sabr.

huh?

 

[ANTiLAG]

huh?

Capitalise it. Leaugeunlimited kept putting it in lowercase. Very frustrating.

Sabermetrics is derived from the acronym "SABR".

 

[Meth]

Capitalise it. Leaugeunlimited kept putting it in lowercase. Very frustrating.

Sabermetrics is derived from the acronym "SABR".

I still have no idea what you are talking about

 

[ANTiLAG]

I still have no idea what you are talking about

There is a film called "Moneyball". Watch it. It is popular and based on a true story. It introduces new concepts on team selection.

Then look at what NZ, SA, and more importantly what Australian coaches and selectors have been doing of late.

There are plenty of cric info articles on it.

 

[Meth]

Ronchi is going to have a job to do today

 

[Iafeta]

Did you miss England? On fire in those odis. Runs in Africa too.

Made icc odi team this year.

More referring to his test game. His slip fielding too. He looks like a guy struggling to pick up the ball and react quickly.

Time to see what Santner is made of. I think he has been over hyped based on some cameo performances rather than substance.