*Official* Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2022/23

[honestbharani]

Excellent game to follow and watch. Loved that last 5 overs especially. Well done Kane and NZ. And hopefully a deserving send off for one of the greatest workhorses of the game - WAGner.

 

[SteveNZ]

Has to be said too, that was some insanely skillful bowing by the three Sri Lankan seamers, especially Rajitha and Asitha. The way they were hitting reverse yorkers on queue, running in with sustained energy bowling good bumpers etc was so impressive. That last hour was so enjoyable to watch in terms of the skills on show.

 

[trundler]

The fact that they took it to the limit despite the brutal 50 over session is a testament to their testicular fortitude. Hats off to Fernando especially for those brilliant yorkers and that throw.

 

[Nintendo]

Sri Lanka have quietly assembled some gun pace bowling depth. I remember seeing b Fernando come is as a 5th/6th choice at the T20 WC and bowl absolute GAS vs Aus in there group stage game, but the showing this test has been even better. Asitha Fernando was great and the others were also good.

 

[Bahnz]

btw, what a catch to get rid of Southee. That was balls city.

was the run out close? not seen a replay.

Kane made his ground by about 4 inches.

 

[Brook's side]

Kane made his ground by about 4 inches.

running your bat in properly makes a difference!!

 

[Brook's side]

pleased for Tickner he picked up a few

 

[DougieRydal]

Btw can anyone confirm that this is the first ever test won off the official last scheduled ball of the test (yes I know, every test is won off the last ball, good one)…I’d imagine surely it is, but also hard to establish due to the general shambles around the very rules I’ve been posting about and the record keeping around such things

I saw someone tweet this last night, it was the 2nd one, the other one was between Eng and SA in Durban in 1948

 

[Howsie]

The ODI squad has been named, one new name and he’s already 30 ?

 

[ataraxia]

Aw ****, really Bowes? I-told-you-so and all, but for the ODIs, where there's a batting logjam already?

Let's ignore that and focus on the test...

 

[Nintendo]

Tom Latham (c), Finn Allen (ODI 1), Tom Blundell, Chad Bowes, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman (ODI 2 & 3), Lockie Ferguson (ODI 1), Matt Henry, Ben Lister (ODI 2 & 3), Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls (ODI 2 & 3), Glenn Phillips (ODI 1), Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Will Young.

Is the squad

1st ODI only guys are IPL bound, kane, Santner and a few others have been entirely rested.

 

[Nintendo]

Not too many names I can think of that should be there. Maybe rachin but his white ball record leaves a bit to be desired, think smith is still injured. NZ have 3 T20 vs SL after this and a t20 tour of Pak, will be very frustrated if they play Shipley in these odi's but not the t20's.

Maybe cleaver/Fletcher could have got a game here but I think there more T20 only Whitehall prospects atm.

 

[honestbharani]

Sri Lanka have quietly assembled some gun pace bowling depth. I remember seeing b Fernando come is as a 5th/6th choice at the T20 WC and bowl absolute GAS vs Aus in there group stage game, but the showing this test has been even better. Asitha Fernando was great and the others were also good.

Death. Taxes. A Fernando opening the bowling for SL

 

[Starfighter]

I saw someone tweet this last night, it was the 2nd one, the other one was between Eng and SA in Durban in 1948

There was no last offical scheduled ball in 1948. The last ball then happened to be final ball of whatever over was in progress at the scheduled close, determined by how quickly the teams got through them.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Not too many names I can think of that should be there. Maybe rachin but his white ball record leaves a bit to be desired, think smith is still injured. NZ have 3 T20 vs SL after this and a t20 tour of Pak, will be very frustrated if they play Shipley in these odi's but not the t20's.

Maybe cleaver/Fletcher could have got a game here but I think there more T20 only Whitehall prospects atm.

Am disappointed Clarkson isn't in there. He really needs to be in the T20 team. I hope they are working hard to get Foxcroft eligible.

 

[Brook's side]

There was no last offical scheduled ball in 1948. The last ball then happened to be final ball of whatever over was in progress at the scheduled close, determined by how quickly the teams got through them.

Still the scheduled last ball though.

 

[thierry henry]

There was no last offical scheduled ball in 1948. The last ball then happened to be final ball of whatever over was in progress at the scheduled close, determined by how quickly the teams got through them.

That’s generally what it means now too though right? Most sessions/days end at a particular time, albeit it’s usually 30 mins late in the final session. We only have to come up with other ways of working out the overs on day 5 because of SLOW OVER RATES.

The bigger disclaimer is that 1948 test was only 4 days

 

[Starfighter]

Still the scheduled last ball though.

No it's not in a normal understanding of the word.

 

[Starfighter]

That’s generally what it means now too though right? Most sessions/days end at a particular time, albeit it’s usually 30 mins late. We only have to come up other ways of working out the overs on day 5 because of SLOW OVER RATES.

The bigger disclaimer is that 1948 test was only 4 days

Test matches used to be played over a certain length of time only, now they're played to a certain minimum number of overs. Time only comes into it when either overs are lost due to play being too slow, or when the minimum is exceeded (which seems to be very rare). Makes it a different dynamic when it comes to things like play on the last day, trying to increase or decrease the over rate etc.

 

[thierry henry]

Test matches used to be played over a certain length of time only, now they're played to a certain minimum number of overs. Time only comes into it when either overs a lost due to play being too slow, or when the minimum is exceeded (which seems to be very rare). Makes it a different dynamic when it comes to things like play on the last day, trying to increase or decrease the over rate etc.

So time only comes into it if play is too slow, too fast, or just right.