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***Official**** Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014/2015
- Thread starter Flem274*
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wellAlbidarned
International Coach
Giving someone their debut in the WC (minus group games against minnows) is pretty risky.
Blocky
Banned
Agree, but no riskier than picking someone who hasn't played international cricket in 2 years and failed in their last attempt.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Yeah. Given selectors treat all ODIs as World Cup trials, throwing in someone who has never played before should really just never happen. If Santer was in the frame he should've played in the UAE. I definitely think he should be in the side straight after the World Cup though as I can't see Vettori or Nathan McCullum playing the next one.
Blocky
Banned
It's almost the Dipak Patel route of today, select someone no one has seen who has an element that people aren't used to - in this case, the faster ball Santner bowls at 115ish.
RossTaylorsBox
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Shane Bond's quitting as bowling coach after the World Cup. Huge loss in my opinion.
Blocky
Banned
Depends, if we could get a Wasim Akram or Glen McGrath then maybe not :P
Just as long as we don't end up with the pace bowling equivalent of Paul Wiseman being our pace coach, i.e a Shayne O'Connor.
viriya
International Captain
Unrelated to the current series but regarding SL's WC squad.. I realize Ajantha Mendis didn't do himself any favors with his lack of control in terms of economy rate, but I'm not sure Jeevan Mendis deserves a spot in the WC squad when the highest ODI wicket-taker of all countries in 2014 doesn't get in..
Surely he deserves to at least get in the squad???
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...wickets_career.html?class=2;id=2014;type=year
Surely he deserves to at least get in the squad???
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...wickets_career.html?class=2;id=2014;type=year
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Blocky
Banned
Look at Henry's stats on that list... almost exactly the same issue for NZ. I can't believe Mendis isn't selected but Henry's ommission is even worse looking at his figures for the year.
Moss
International Captain
Ajantha's an interesting case. Plenty of names in that list have gone at more than 5.5 per over. Get the feeling whatever happens he will never be fully trusted by the management. It's almost as if they see him as a freak who can be brought in on occasion as a surprise weapon, but whom they don't want to have to deal with on a long-term basis. While he hasn't been consistent enough, equally his confidence must be knocked from the selection policy.
Moss
International Captain
The indications were this was always going to happen, right? Milne's extra pace is seen as an asset at the death I suppose. McCleneghan/Southee/Mills were always going to be first pick and (ironically) by "resting" him in the UAE the selectors had pretty much assured Boult of selection.
Looking through the stats, Mills has interestingly been far more effective abroad than in NZ. Add to that Boult's white-ball record is okayish and Henry can consider himself very unlucky indeed.
RossTaylorsBox
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Disagree, his record is not that great and he's only played 3 ODIs in the past two years.
Moss
International Captain
Correct. I meant "okayish at best", and was referring to his list A record, since that's all we have to go by.
Blocky
Banned
List A record and test match form.
They've taken two guys who have had their chances at ODI level without really performing (Boult and Milne) over a guy who has not only taken his chance, but been one of the best wicket taking bowlers in world cricket in the time he's played. That's a bit **** if you're Henry.
They've taken two guys who have had their chances at ODI level without really performing (Boult and Milne) over a guy who has not only taken his chance, but been one of the best wicket taking bowlers in world cricket in the time he's played. That's a bit **** if you're Henry.
viriya
International Captain
Didn't realize he didn't make the NZ squad.. he was express in Dubai of what I saw of him.. felt like the fastest in the world atm.. That and had decent control.
The problem is Ajantha is a weird animal for SL to appreciate. We are used to a phalanx of slow bowlers that control proceedings by slowing the run rate.. he doesn't do that, but he's shown that he's almost always in the wickets.. SL are betting on Senanayake + Malinga to come good which is a big gamble. I have a feeling they are going to miss Ajantha sometime during the WC but there's no going back now.. Jeevan Mendis's selection over him makes very little sense.. Ajantha getting shafted for being pretty much a bunny I guess - but really SL should not be depending on Jeevan for runs - he will top edge some short ball easy enough.
There seems to be a preference of bits-and-pieces players over specialists here.
Blocky
Banned
Was it a selection based on conditions in NZ/Aus? Spinners here tend to be containers rather than wicket takers.
Moss
International Captain
The Milne selection is justified IMO. In the Pakistan series he provided control in the powerplays and slog overs against some fearsome hitters, an area that has been a perennial problem for NZ, even if he didn't have the wickets to show for it. Will concede that it is a small sample size however.
Agree completely on Henry vs Boult.