*Official* Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2022/23

[Prince EWS]

Dougie isn’t a terrible pick based on recent form, but he is a terrible pick based on the fact that he is yet another white, 30-something with a very average first-class record (and worse test record) and the right connections. As someone said earlier, “his face fits”. And I want to see some different faces please and thank you.

Dougeh.

 

[Binkley]

Dougeh.

Dougmeh

 

[Prince EWS]

Episode VI: Return of the Doug.

 

[Prince EWS]

Mitchell bowling bouncers at 125km/hr around the wicket is so good. Wagnerball taken to extremes.

 

[Prince EWS]

Nearly worked

 

[Prince EWS]

"Nowhere near the same pace as Wagner"

Not sure that's true these days....

 

[Prince EWS]

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Good stuff CW. Looking forward to making that post tomorrow. Keen to see straw man's post then too.

Finally.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Pick two of three from de Silva, Samaraweera and Mathews in the all time Sri Lanka xi at 5 and 6. I haven't looked it up but I suspect Mathews has the better all round record of the three...

My all time Sri Lankan Test XI would be :

1.Marvin Atapattu
2.Sanath Jayasuriya
3.Kumar Sangakkara
4.Mahela Jayawardene (C)
5.Aravinda De Silva
6.Angelo Mathews
7.Dinesh Chandimal (WK)
8.Rangana Herath
9.Chaminda Vaas
10.Lasith Malinga
11.Muttiah Muralitharan

 

[James]

Feel for Wagner with all the hate he's getting. He's one of our greatest ever bowlers (top 5? - Hadlee, Bond, Southee, Boult, Wagner) and deserves to go out on his own terms in my opinion.

 

[Prince EWS]

My all time Sri Lankan Test XI would be :

1.Marvin Atapattu
2.Sanath Jayasuriya
3.Kumar Sangakkara
4.Mahela Jayawardene (C)
5.Aravinda De Silva
6.Angelo Mathews
7.Dinesh Chandimal (WK)
8.Rangana Herath
9.Chaminda Vaas
10.Lasith Malinga
11.Muttiah Muralitharan

Yeah I think most people would get behind this.

Malinga having such a short and meh Test career compared to his boderline ATG white ball bowling would make me consider Ravi Ratnayeke ahead of him but I can't imagine that would be a popular choice.

 

[Starfighter]

deserves to go out on his own terms in my opinion.

Nobody lasts forever. If someone is not performing and they don't recognise the need to go then the decision needs to be made for them.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Dougie isn’t a terrible pick based on recent form, but he is a terrible pick based on the fact that he is yet another white, 30-something with a very average first-class record (and worse test record) and the right connections. As someone said earlier, “his face fits”. And I want to see some different faces please and thank you.

Maybe this is why they selected Kuggeleijn, now everyone is thinking "Thank god they've gone with Doug!"

 

[Prince EWS]

Maybe this is why they selected Kuggeleijn, now everyone is thinking "Thank god they've gone with Doug!"

Dougeh.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Feel for Wagner with all the hate he's getting. He's one of our greatest ever bowlers (top 5? - Hadlee, Bond, Southee, Boult, Wagner) and deserves to go out on his own terms in my opinion.

Yeah I agree he's still winning test matches for New Zealand like he proved in the previous test , I wouldn't be closing the door just yet you can never write Wagner off.

 

[Prince EWS]

Mitchell's bodyline bowling is seriously the greatest thing ever.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

I was just listening to this Andrew Jones interview: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=968604

And thinking back in the day he was always mentioned as a late starter to test cricket. He was 27 on debut! These days he'd be an unparalleled child prodigy if he made the test team at that age.

 

[Flem274*]

Mitchell dangerously close to proving TJB's massive sook about how any club bowler could do a Wagner has some basis in fact.

 

[Skyliner]

Feel for Wagner with all the hate he's getting. He's one of our greatest ever bowlers (top 5? - Hadlee, Bond, Southee, Boult, Wagner) and deserves to go out on his own terms in my opinion.

No Player X or Vettori?

 

[ataraxia]

I think Mathews should bowl bouncers in the 4th innings based on how Mitchell's doing, plz

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

No Player X or Vettori?

Vettori over Bond based on contribution