*Official* Double Match Day - NZ v Sri Lanka (27th Sept)

[Meridio]

Shot Millseh!!!

 

[_Ed_]

Haha, Millsy. Nice.

 

[straw man]

Mills can tonk a few. Hope he does so here.

Yusssssss!!

 

[Athlai]

6!!!

 

[DIRK-NANNES]

Woooooooooooooooooo

 

[Flem274*]

Mills is an epic bowler batsman to watch in ODIs during the slog.

 

[Meridio]

What NZ is missing is a grafter who can play the entire 50 overs. McCullum is being given that job but is more suited to stroke play. You need a Styris or some one else coming in who assures the team lasts 50 overs because often, you will find that that is the key problem.

Is what Elliott does.

Our problem, as mentioned many times, is that our top order is stacked with inconsistent hitters, and for the sake of balance we really need one of them to drop down the order.

 

[straw man]

What NZ is missing is a grafter who can play the entire 50 overs. McCullum is being given that job but is more suited to stroke play. You need a Styris or some one else coming in who assures the team lasts 50 overs because often, you will find that that is the key problem.

Agree completely. All I ask for is one grafter in the top 4 to provide balance.

 

[straw man]

Woooooooooooooooooo

Nice

 

[_Ed_]

Woooooooooooooooooo

Haha, that is awesome.

 

[_Ed_]

4, wide, 2, 4

Wee bit expensive, this.

 

[Meridio]

Mills! Loving it!!!

 

[_Ed_]

Malinga moves into the 80s.

 

[Flem274*]

And to think a couple of years ago the idea of us smacking Malinga was unheard of.

 

[Meridio]

Fair to say I'm quite happy with that score.

 

[Athlai]

Haha Franklin in that innings has scored more than any that Oram has this year and one less than Broom's best.

 

[Athlai]

315/7 when sent in to bat is a ****ing dream.

 

[straw man]

Loving this score. Awesome!

Obviously need to get Dilshan early, and can't count out Jayasuriya even if he's out of form. Would be just like him to smash a 100 at a time like this.

 

[Uppercut]

Agree completely. All I ask for is one grafter in the top 4 to provide balance.

Hmm. I'd say you want at least two or three players in the side who aren't necessarily grafters, but who have the ability to play that role when necessary. Guptill did a great job of it today, tbh.

 

[Meridio]

Right, bedtime now, and I will not be impressed if I wake up tomorrow and find we conspired to lose this from here.