Athlai
Not Terrible
I know that Kula and Thushara are decent pinch hitters but almost every other Test nation has supeior batsman fitting the same roles mate.
And Mathews inexperience is precisely what I was getting at.
Oram vs. Mathews = I'd go Mathews here but probably not by too much
McCullum vs. Prasanna = McCullum easily
Vettori vs. Thushara = Vettori by a mile
Patel vs. Kula = Patel by a little bit due to good recent form
O'Brien vs. Murali = lol they are like opposites, Murali a great unorthodox attacking bat while O'Brien a ballsy defender, I'll say a tie due to the different needed situations
Martin vs. Mendis = who cares won't score many runs anyway (though obviously Mendis)
And this is the strength of the bottom of the pile NZ team you are up against.
And Mathews inexperience is precisely what I was getting at.
Oram vs. Mathews = I'd go Mathews here but probably not by too much
McCullum vs. Prasanna = McCullum easily
Vettori vs. Thushara = Vettori by a mile
Patel vs. Kula = Patel by a little bit due to good recent form
O'Brien vs. Murali = lol they are like opposites, Murali a great unorthodox attacking bat while O'Brien a ballsy defender, I'll say a tie due to the different needed situations
Martin vs. Mendis = who cares won't score many runs anyway (though obviously Mendis)
And this is the strength of the bottom of the pile NZ team you are up against.