***Official** Sri Lanka in New Zealand

[James90]

AR Adams 2-1-17-0

Crazy figures. Tharanga out?

 

[TT Boy]

Good comeback this, exceptional bowling from Gillespie.

 

[Fiery]

Jayawardene is having a poor tour. 130 runs, 7 outs. Ave 18.57

 

[Nate]

They did, his called Andre Adams.

As in, Bond or Mason needed to mix their pace up more.

 

[TT Boy]

Jayawardene not doing much to dispel the claims that his nothing more than a Columbo king and average/to good test or ODI cricketer away from home.

 

[Matt52]

Mason and Adams are just too hitable. Can you imagine them against Aus on good Aus batting pitches. It will be carnage.

Gillespie proving he has a bit of potential and should be given as much experience as possible before the world cup.

In other news, James Marshall scored 152no in a domestic game today. Not saying he should be selected, but It seems to happen that a player gets given a few games for NZ and then goes back to domestic cricket and imediately dominates. I guess everything just seems easier and slower.

 

[Fiery]

Jayawardene not doing much to dispel the claims that his nothing more than a Columbo king and average/to good test or ODI cricketer away from home.

You're not wrong.

Jayawardene:
.....................M Runs Ave 100s
Tests: Home 47 4073 59.89 12
..........Away 38 2216 35.74 4

ODIs: Home 69 1858 38.70 2
..........Away 161 4286 30.18 6

 

[Fiery]

Mason and Adams are just too hitable. Can you imagine them against Aus on good Aus batting pitches. It will be carnage.

Gillespie proving he has a bit of potential and should be given as much experience as possible before the world cup.

In other news, James Marshall scored 152no in a domestic game today. Not saying he should be selected, but It seems to happen that a player gets given a few games for NZ and then goes back to domestic cricket and imediately dominates. I guess everything just seems easier and slower.

152 is a good knock in any 1st class one-dayer. I thought he looked quite good for his 50 in Queenstown and he's gone and done exactly what a player should do after being dropped. Good on him

 

[Fiery]

A blazing action-packed start followed by a mini-collapse then very subdued but sensible batting. These guys are both in now and could be about to flick the switch

 

[Fiery]

This is the best conversation I've had in ages

 

[Matt52]

mmm.......ok

 

[Fiery]

mmm.......ok

Hi Matt52. How are you today?

 

[Matt52]

Hi Matt52. How are you today?

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[Fiery]

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I wont bite...would you like a sweetie?

 

[Matt52]

I wont bite...would you like a sweetie?

You dodgy %#$@

 

[Matt52]

Gillespie needs to be in the side I think. He really bowled well today, just a few boundaries in his last over to make his figures look worse.

Two quick bowlers, not fast but quick, along with Vettori, And whoever else

 

[Fiery]

You dodgy %#$@

Great catch Adams. Better than Symond's one they wanked on about in the same spot. Good total from Sri Lanka. Look forward to McCullum coming out to attack it.

 

[Fiery]

Gillespie needs to be in the side I think. He really bowled well today, just a few boundaries in his last over to make his figures look worse.

Two quick bowlers, not fast but quick, along with Vettori, And whoever else

Yep, Gillespie bowled really well and looks to have the goods. I like the steely, determined, aggressive look he has on his face when he goes about his work...it reminds me of my avatar

 

[Matt52]

Im getting a bit optimistic about the world cup for NZ. Not this team as it is, but the two players I think we can keep, from this series,Taylor and Gillespie, will add so much to the NZ side, I think we could have a real good shot at the WC. I hope McMillan can find some form, and perform better than he has in the past. And Styris can come into the middle order too.

a top four of

McCullum
Astle
Taylor
Fleming.

is pretty good compared to other teams,

A bowling attack with Bond and Vettori leading , with Gillespie, and the all rounders of Franklin and Oram, and Patel and Mills hanging around seems pretty good.

McCullum
Astle
Taylor
Fleming
McMillan
Styris
Oram
Vettori
Franklin
Gillespie
Bond.

 

[NZTailender]

Some great bowling by Gillespie and Bond today. Mason seemed to start well but after getting tonked he didn't seem to be able to pull it back. Adams bowled fairly ordinary it seems, despite a wicket. Patel perhaps unlucky to go wicketless.

When injured/rotated players are back, they should replace Mason and Adams, giving us a fairly strong bowling line up.

Bond, Gillespie, Mills, Patel, Vettori & Oram.

Franklin just isn't ready for the role he's "destined" to take in ODI's (a fast bowling all-rounder - 'the next Cairns')