***Official**** Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014/2015

[Howsie]

Case of poor selection. At a guess Id say 90% of kiwi fans would have selected Henry over Boult.

And 99 percent would take Henry over Mills.

 

[Flem274*]

And 99 percent would take Henry over Mills.

That's because we have talkback retards who don't like 35 year old medium pacers.

And the odd informed but sometimes wrong fan like yourself

 

[Flem274*]

If I had been picking the squad Southee, Mills and Vettori would be locked in barring a dramatic shift to chumpness and Mitch, Henry and Milne would be competing for one spot.

 

[Howsie]

That would've been four with Mills down there.

 

[Prince EWS]

That would've been four with Mills down there.

Lets not play this game, or whenever MIlls bowls a dot ball Phlegm will say "That would have been four with Boult bowling".

 

[viriya]

Yea you don't drop the type of experience that Mills brings especially for a WC campaign.

Also, Southee rested?

 

[Zinzan]

And 99 percent would take Henry over Mills.

I probably would, but I always knew Mills would make the squad since he's been one of our best ODI bowlers ever, whereas Boult was the surprise selection for me.

I guess that's why I'm comparing those two. I still feel Boult nabbed Henry's spot based on being a test bowler.

 

[Prince EWS]

Thoughts on Mathews's bowling workload today, viriya?

 

[Howsie]

That's because we have talkback retards who don't like 35 year old medium pacers.

And the odd informed but sometimes wrong fan like yourself

You honestly don't have a problem with his selection. Coming off his worst year in ODI cricket, bugger all cricket since last summer, now injured and not even playing domestic cricket. Looked even more down on pace in the Soub African series. We keep hearing how he's NZ's highest rated ODI bowler and he's a just pick but I just saw Australia name their team and Clint McKay was overlooked for a bunch of young proper wicket taking bowlers.

 

[Flem274*]

On the fastest attack yarn, it's got to be Bond, Marto and O'Brilliant. That was the series Obber started randomly bowling 145-150 before retiring. Henry and co can go all out here because they only have to get through 10 overs. The Bond led attack sustained their speed across a test series.

I suspect Henry would be 135-40 clicks in tests rather than 140+, so about Southee pace.

 

[viriya]

Thoughts on Mathews's bowling workload today, viriya?

I'm letting it slide cos I think they were testing with Thisara opening the bowling. They found out he was **** wherever he bowls, I'm gonna guess that experiment is done.

Thisara has to basically get 30 of 15 balls batting to cancel out the atrocious 4-5 overs he's gonna bowl (if at all). He might do more for a SL win by not bowling at all even if given the chance.

 

[Zinzan]

I suspect Henry would be 135-40 clicks in tests rather than 140+, so about Southee pace.

Southee 135-140 in recent tests?

 

[Howsie]

Lets not play this game, or whenever MIlls bowls a dot ball Phlegm will say "That would have been four with Boult bowling".

He's a liability in the field. People who say otherwise are deluding themselves.

 

[Prince EWS]

I'm letting it slide cos I think they were testing with Thisara opening the bowling. They found out he was **** wherever he bowls, I'm gonna guess that experiment is done.

Thisara has to basically get 30 of 15 balls batting to cancel out the atrocious 4-5 overs he's gonna bowl (if at all). He might do more for a SL win by not bowling at all even if given the chance.

Mathews bowls 7 overs: "Mathews is always underbowled!!"
Mathews bowls 1 over: "I'll let it slide"

 

[Flem274*]

You honestly don't have a problem with his selection. Coming off his worst year in ODI cricket, bugger all cricket since last summer, now injured and not even playing domestic cricket. Looked even more down on pace in the Soub African series. We keep hearing how he's NZ's highest rated ODI bowler and he's a just pick but I just saw Australia name their team and Clint McKay was overlooked for a bunch of young proper wicket taking bowlers.

2014 was his only bad year since 2003, and Southee's average for 2014 was also very mediocre (38). Mitch M kept stealing all the wickets.

Henry should be there and Trent "never been good at one day cricket ever" Boult should not.

 

[Bahnz]

On the fastest attack yarn, it's got to be Bond, Marto and O'Brilliant. That was the series Obber started randomly bowling 145-150 before retiring. Henry and co can go all out here because they only have to get through 10 overs. The Bond led attack sustained their speed across a test series.

I suspect Henry would be 135-40 clicks in tests rather than 140+, so about Southee pace.

O'Brien was more 140-146, but yeah he was very sharp by his usual standards.

 

[Zinzan]

0-15 off 5 overs. Impressive spell by Henry on a slow pitch not offering him much.

 

[Flem274*]

Southee 135-140 in recent tests?

UAE and West Indies, yes.

 

[Howsie]

2014 was his only bad year since 2003, and Southee's average for 2014 was also very mediocre (38). Mitch M kept stealing all the wickets.

Henry should be there and Trent "never been good at one day cricket ever" Boult should not.

Yeah but Southee isn't 175 years old like Mills. It's just a blip, not decline due to daminishing ability.

 

[viriya]

Mathews bowls 7 overs: "Mathews is always underbowled!!"
Mathews bowls 1 over: "I'll let it slide"

It's cos I want to give him the benefit of the doubt in thinking he isn't ******** enough to bowl just 1 over when Thisara bowls 4. If it happens again I would feel like slitting my wrist. Especially in a more tight game.