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*Official* Sri Lanka in New Zealand, 2024–25 (ODIs / T20Is)

King Kane

International Regular
Taking the easy cash before he retires.
Does Williamson still have an IPL contract? He's probably saving himself for that, amazingly Smith doesn't have one while Joke Fraser-McGurk does.

Finn Allen currently opening for the Scorchers, can't blame some of our players for chasing the cash overseas, they wouldn't earn much in the Smash,
 

SteveNZ

International Coach
I gave up on this game to watch the Big Bash and see Smith hit another ton for the Sydney Sixers.

He is on another level in that competition, it would be like Williamson batting in the Super Smash but I don't think he ever does.

He can't even be bothered batting in this T20 and ODI series against Sri Lanka let alone batting in the Super Smash, not that I blame him.
Scored 60 off 40 for the Durban Super Giants instead
 

HeathDavisSpeed

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I suspect this series has taught the team and coaches (of NZ, specifically) very little of value. It might have taught us a thing or two, but nothing that the coaching staff are likely to act on!
 

jcas0167

International Regular
Does Williamson still have an IPL contract? He's probably saving himself for that, amazingly Smith doesn't have one while Joke Fraser-McGurk does.

Finn Allen currently opening for the Scorchers, can't blame some of our players for chasing the cash overseas, they wouldn't earn much in the Smash,
He got bypassed in the IPL auction.
 

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I'm a bit surprised that Williamson didn't get picked up in the IPL. I know he had a pretty bad season recently, but he had some good numbers before that.
 

Mike5181

International Captain
Problem with Williamson is that he's good enough to occupy the crease for a long time even when he's in bad form. so when your SR is 110-115 it's not great for the team. If Finn Allen is in bad form at least it ends quickly and he often scores quickly for the little time he's there.
 

Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
Latham’s done nothing this series, absolute passenger. Played one crucial knock in a test in India, aside from that I can’t remember a decent contribution from him in international cricket for yonks.
Agree.

He'd my 5th choice ODI keeper bat behind Hay, Conway, Chu, and Allen and neither Conway nor Allen are very good keepers
 

Skyliner

International Debutant
Tom Latham ODI record vs SL over the last couple of years. 5 matches for 16 runs. Half those runs came in one innings.
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SteveNZ

International Coach
I was always a fan of Latham at his peak, in 2015 when he made very promising starts against Starc, Haze, Johnson and co I thought yep, once this guy works out how to play Test innings' he's going to be a jet. And he's played some great Test innings, and ODI ones. Myself, and others, rated him highly. But then it started to show through that he was a feaster on certain sides and couldn't make it count v better ones.

Now it looks like a guy who's always had the ability but not always could find a way to build substantial innings, is losing the ability and still doesn't play the substantial innings when he's in. So the run output is way down.

I honestly think he's cooked. I hope for his sake it goes the way of causing a career resurrections because I am regularly, actually mostly always, wrong, he's not dead and buried at 33. I definitely think we need to move on from him in ODIs right now, and Tests he probably gets 1-2 more series' and if it doesn't work out, he should go
 

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