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

Zinzan

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Did a first today, recorded the game on mysky, and got through the entire day without knowing what was going on (with the exception of accidentally turning on the wireless to hear NZ were batting at one stage). It's actually quite cool fast-forwarding between deliveries & watching an entire ODI game in about 2 hours if you've never tried it. Exciting game.
 
YorksLanka

YorksLanka

International Debutant
kiwiviktor81 said:
This series could easily have been 2-2 if today had been a bit better for SL. You've had some good finds on this tour, Siriwardana especially looks like he could be a player for the future.
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Yes Siriwardena looked a decent find in his first series for us against Pakistan, only thing is at his age, he don't have that much time... I think Chameera and Pradeep have also gained a lot from this tour and need to continue to gain experience.Vandersay looked ok too. Kapugedara and thirrimanne have shown that they need to do better. I also expected more from lakmal tbh..
The thing that worries me is that we seem to have the same players circulating in the pool and we must have other youngsters kicking around with some ability?
 
_Ed_

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Gunathilaka showed a lot of potential in this series as well. His innings in Nelson was out of this world and set his team on course for victory - our bowlers were left kind of shellshocked afterwards.
 
BeeGee

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The game NZ lost was the only game Henry didn't play. Coincidence? I think not.

He has bowled superbly in this series (13 wickets at 9.4 and 4.11 econ).
 
Zinzan

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Will probably be considered sacrilege to some on here, but for me NZ's ODI side is now undoubtedly stronger without Tim Southee in the XI.

Especially considering since his amazing 7-fer vs. England (which really is looking more and more an anomaly), he's played 11 matches, has 8 wickets @ 74 with an ER of 6.78.
 
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Yeah I wouldn't have him in the XI. I recall a while back he was supposed to be our go-to death bowler but it seems pointless now that our strategy is to bowl the other team out.
 
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Dan

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Has Boult been exceptional post-injury though? He's been well and truly off in Tests (though started to get some rhythm back), and at this stage I think Boult's Test performances post-injury are more indicative of how he'd go in an ODI starting tomorrow than Boult's ODI performances in the World Cup.
 
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Boult was okay yesterday, but his pace was still down and he was flattered a bit by his figures.
 
Zinzan

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Dan said:
Has Boult been exceptional post-injury though? He's been well and truly off in Tests (though started to get some rhythm back), and at this stage I think Boult's Test performances post-injury are more indicative of how he'd go in an ODI starting tomorrow than Boult's ODI performances in the World Cup.
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What do Boult's hypothetical post-injury ODI performances have to do with Southee's actual post 7-fer numbers I posted above? They're utterly diabolical in anyone's language.

NZ ODI pace bowlers I'd select in the final XI above Southee if a WC being played tomorrow;

Boult
Milne
Henry &
Bracewell (Yes, Bracewell)
 
Athlai

Athlai

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NZTailender said:
In the one match he played since he bowled actually really well in the Adelaide Test?
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Boult has just looked awful lately

Brisbane - spud
Perth - spud
Adelaide - bowled well but still looked a little short on rhythm, pink ball shenanigans?!??!?!?!
Dunedin - probably our worst, 50% spud
Hamilton - probably our worst, 50% spud
Da Mount - decent enough but he doesn't look like Boult

Give us back Boult circa 2014/15
 
Athlai

Athlai

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Zinzan said:
What do Boult's hypothetical post-injury ODI performances have to do with Southee's actual post 7-fer numbers I posted above? They're utterly diabolical in anyone's language.

NZ ODI pace bowlers I'd select in the final XI above Southee if a WC being played tomorrow;

Boult
Milne
Henry &
Bracewell (Yes, Bracewell)
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Milne and Bracewell? You're drunk.
 
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