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

wellAlbidarned

International Coach
If we get two of them in the morning session we are on track. The final wicket of the day was all class. Before Tim bowled it I made a comment to myself that the line and length would be automatically more probing than when bracewell had bowled. And then sure enough a wicket first ball. It is a farce that tim's average is over 30.
I'm not sure if there's anything to back it up but I feel like lately Tim has been bowling more defensively and not threatening the stumps enough to be a sub-30 bowler. The majority of his wickets have been catches. In the period where he was averaging 20-something he was frequently getting bowleds and LBWs
 

wellAlbidarned

International Coach
I've had to apologise to Wagner a few times. Actually most of us have.

As far as I'm concerned he shouldn't leave the team until Milne is ready.
It's like dumping your perfectly good girlfriend because you think you have a shot with some hotter chick, finding out she's mentally unstable and terrible in the bedroom and subsequently realising things were pretty good with the first one.
 

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
I'm not sure if there's anything to back it up but I feel like lately Tim has been bowling more defensively and not threatening the stumps enough to be a sub-30 bowler. The majority of his wickets have been catches. In the period where he was averaging 20-something he was frequently getting bowleds and LBWs
That's an interesting theory. If anything I thought he'd been bowling a fraction shorter than normal lately which would explain the better economy and higher strike rate, but if there's a trend of more catches and less bowelds/lbws then it's something my idea wouldn't explain but yours would.

Perhaps it's a bit of both.
 
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hendrix

Hall of Fame Member
It's like dumping your perfectly good girlfriend because you think you have a shot with some hotter chick, finding out she's mentally unstable and terrible in the bedroom and subsequently realising things were pretty good with the first one.
and that weird thing she does with your earlobe actually gets the job done.
 

wellAlbidarned

International Coach
That's an interesting theory. If anything I thought he'd been bowling a fraction shorter than normal lately which would explain the better economy of higher strike rate, but if there's a trend of more catches and less bowleds/lbws then it's something my idea wouldn't explain but yours would.

Perhaps it's a bit of both.
Probably. It would make sense given he's been playing more of a support role to Boult who's been our key wicket taker for a while.
 

Hurricane

Hall of Fame Member
I enjoyed Flem's and PEWs' posts about Wagner quite a bit. Wagner may be the best flat pitch bowler in the world. He is just so imaginitive.

I really hope that SAntner doesn't bottle it tomorrow by bowling pies. It would be nice to settle on a 4 seamer one mediocre spinner formula.

How many overs are due to be bowled tomorrow? I Can't find it on cricinfo.
 

Hurricane

Hall of Fame Member
296 off 98 overs.

If Sri Lanka are not out and the weather holds off then they should get those runs. 3 runs an over while the next 4 batsman are in should be easy enough.

They will get the team total to at least 350 tomorrow. All on Angelo Mathews to cover himself in glory.
 

Jono

Virat Kohli (c)
the problem with that Hurricane is they've batted slower than that all innings so far.

Actually thing Chandimalball is the key to a possible win. If he gets going he'll keep the scoreboard ticking.
 

Migara

International Coach
Chanimal, Mathews, Vithanage and Siriwardane all are pretty brisk scorers, and love long handle. But my money is on NZ. One good half a session is good enough for a NZ win.
 

weldone

Hall of Fame Member
Chanimal, Mathews, Vithanage and Siriwardane all are pretty brisk scorers, and love long handle. But my money is on NZ. One good half a session is good enough for a NZ win.
Ya I think Chandimal and Mathews need to bat till lunch. After that, if one of them gets out then the other must continue till the end (or almost the end - like till 50 runs or so remaining). Siri and Vithanage can score runs quickly from the other end. Chandimal and Mathews must refrain from taking unnecessary risk.
 

weldone

Hall of Fame Member
Both the batsmen are looking solid. They know exactly how to approach this. ...no legside keeper catches or something of that sort pls...
 

Howe_zat

Audio File
If the weather stays away then NZ are going to be up against the runs and not the time. Bit needless.

Not that SL wouldn't take a rained off day right now.
 

Bahnz

Hall of Fame Member
Nah he's just rushed his come back from a 5 month injury lay-off. Hoping that as the summer goes on he gets his speed and direction back, but he's really looking way off his best atm.
 

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