Sri Lanka tour of NZ

[Mr Angry]

The stumps. ...seriously the stumps.

 

[Iafeta]

Good comeback from the bowlers. Thirimanne's dismissal I think highlights how bad test match techniques are these days. Pushed out way in front of himself to a stock standard line and length delivery and essentially forward defenced it face high to mid off. The Mathews dismissal, that was brilliant bowling, the rest though their methods of dismissal are appalling.

 

[Eddie Rattlehead]

Hopefully the Kiwis can knock Sanga over early tomorrow. He could be a problem if decides to tee off.

 

[Meth]

I'd say NZ might be just on top. Wouldn't have any hesitation in saying that if one of our 5 wickets was Sangakarra- I feel like he's due…in general, and against us. Without him, Sri Lanka are the West Indies.

Good effort by Bracewell- not the bloke's biggest fan, but superb bowling today.

 

[Meth]

Another bloke I am not really sold on is Neesham- but boy he's a great slipper

 

[Mr Angry]

Game in balance.

Time for someone to stand up.

 

[JJ]

Game in balance.

Time for someone to stand up.

Sangakarra's the worry - undoubtedly an all time great, and seems rather determined

Again, our bowling attack produces the goods, but the batsmen let the team down - some poor dismissals, and while one has to love what McCullum has done, dismissals like yesterday should be remembered, Taylor too. And FFS get rid if Rutherford, if they can't find a way forward, Daniel Flynn would be much better

 

[Iafeta]

New Zealand have been unlucky this morning. Sangakkara is playing and missing on some brilliant bowling from Trent Boult.

And God no, never Daniel Flynn again. Thankfully I think his goose is well and truly cooked.

 

[vvvrulz]

lol @ the Flynn debate again.

Personally I like Flynn and he'd do better than Rutherford, but he is also getting on a bit.
It sounds odd but I'd give Guptill a crack again if it were my call

 

[Iafeta]

If Flynn's in, Fults and McIntosh should get ready too. Maybe Brent Arnel to come into the wind if we truly want some plodders in our team.

Michael Bracewell... he bats usually first drop doesn't he? If only he was an out and out opener, I'd consider him. That seems to be the issue, there's players who can bat 3-6 in Bracewell, Craig Cachopa (although he's out given he's now a Kolpak eligible player), Colin Munro, in all seriousness I can't see where the next decent opening bat option comes from. Papps is now a little long in the tooth and not having a good year for Wellington, with that in mind I just don't see a specialist opener anywhere of any note.

 

[JJ]

If Flynn's in, Fults and McIntosh should get ready too. Maybe Brent Arnel to come into the wind if we truly want some plodders in our team.

Michael Bracewell... he bats usually first drop doesn't he? If only he was an out and out opener, I'd consider him. That seems to be the issue, there's players who can bat 3-6 in Bracewell, Craig Cachopa (although he's out given he's now a Kolpak eligible player), Colin Munro, in all seriousness I can't see where the next decent opening bat option comes from. Papps is now a little long in the tooth and not having a good year for Wellington, with that in mind I just don't see a specialist opener anywhere of any note.

I said "if they can't find a way forward" with respect to Flynn - who is 10 times the player Rutherford is - at the end of the day the best openers in domestic cricket remain Flynn, Papps, Fulton, and How - unfortunately the likes of Bracewell, Raval et al haven't kicked on, and Guptill for me is in the Watson league - very good in shorter forms unequivocally ordinary test cricketer...

But yeah, our bowling attack really is well grooved, giving little away - Craig is not as bad as many argue either

 

[_snafu_]

Sanga and Chandimal fighting back.

 

[Mr Angry]

I cannot talk highly enough of Kumar.

What an absolute great of the game.

A pleasure to have watched.

 

[JJ]

I cannot talk highly enough of Kumar.

What an absolute great of the game.

A pleasure to have watched.

Yeah, giant of the game - who rightly sits with the best to have ever played

 

[Mr Angry]

Yep in the same class as Lara, Punter, Tendulkar, Kallis.

Just a class above.

 

[Mr Angry]

From the limited interviews I have seen, a class man too, a true gentlemen.

 

[TheParraboy]

classy player and bloke, a really good sledger too which many might not know about, not so south Africans

 

[_snafu_]

Nice shot to bring up the ton.

 

[Mr Angry]

Geez imagine bowling to that.

Lets say

3. Lara
4. Tendulkar
5. Punter
6. Kallis
7. Sangakkara (wk)

or swap em around.....

Even McGrath, Warne, Ambrose,et al would not like to do that to often.

 

[Mr Angry]

Adds another ton.