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*Official* Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2022/23
- Thread starter G. S. Kohli
- Start date
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Understandable when you are sent in on a greentop
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
There will be a lot of Indians getting worried about the WTC final.
ashley bach
Cricketer Of The Year
Nah we're not losing the series 2-0.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Good point. It will probably rain in Wellington.
Niall
International Coach
Only Australia have whitewashed NZ I think in the last ten years and that was a very gun attack and well no disrespect to SL their's is not comparable.
Howsie
International Captain
Is there a single member on CW that rates him? I haven’t come across it yet. We all knew he was rubbish, he’s proven that how many times. And yet here he is playing test cricket with a first class bowling average of 35 ?
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
I'd still pick Tickner over SK any day
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Shipley is the closest thing we have to Jamieson.
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
Probably injury dependent I'd go:
Sears -> N Smith -> Shipley -> Duffy
... right now. And with Sears and Smith injured, that means Shipley.
I'd also consider Shipley > Smith depending on the role. Smith probably wants/needs the new ball more and he's not getting it unless one of Southee or Henry is out.
Sears -> N Smith -> Shipley -> Duffy
... right now. And with Sears and Smith injured, that means Shipley.
I'd also consider Shipley > Smith depending on the role. Smith probably wants/needs the new ball more and he's not getting it unless one of Southee or Henry is out.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Flem274*
123/5
If I had to rank available quicks right now I'd go something like
Southee
KJ
Henry
Ferguson
Smith
as guys I think could immediately enter and be successful, then
Sears
Duffy
as could go either way
Wagner, Dacewell, Shipley and ofc Tickner and Kuggs are in the "have good spells in them but overall no/not yet" category for me. I think most FC stalwarts like the Cantabrian medium fast battery, Brett Randell, Ben Lister etc could bowl some excellent spells (Tickner and Wags in the England series for example) but overall need further work against the best batting line ups.
Southee
KJ
Henry
Ferguson
Smith
as guys I think could immediately enter and be successful, then
Sears
Duffy
as could go either way
Wagner, Dacewell, Shipley and ofc Tickner and Kuggs are in the "have good spells in them but overall no/not yet" category for me. I think most FC stalwarts like the Cantabrian medium fast battery, Brett Randell, Ben Lister etc could bowl some excellent spells (Tickner and Wags in the England series for example) but overall need further work against the best batting line ups.
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
If they really want to back Tickner as a project player and they think they're going to magically find a way to get him to bowl fast and accurately, then the other problem is having him in an attack containing Macewell and modern Wagner, as all three bleed runs and offer zero control.
Which I guess is why Mitchell's bowled a lot of overs here. Unlucky not to have a wicket tbh.
Which I guess is why Mitchell's bowled a lot of overs here. Unlucky not to have a wicket tbh.
Flem274*
123/5
I like Tickner but he's probably the 4th most successful quick for his province currently available (Doug Bracewell obv and both Randell and Toole have been quite successful though I have seen a lot less of them - Randell gets some nice movement). It's great to see he's got the talent to have some good spells at test level but throwing him into the fire against Joe Root on a motorway was totally unfair.