***Official**** Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014/2015

[bill8164]

Yup, extremely poor execution that from Guptill.

To be fair, you're right it was the right shot as it was short and wide but yes, bad execution.

 

[_Ed_]

Hopefully Baz gets a reasonably big score today. That half-century in the last game aside, he hasn't been able to transfer that amazing form in test cricket into this format of the game.

Yeah, just saw he's averaging 22.25 in his last 20 ODIs. Surprisingly poor from him.

 

[Zinzan]

Huge opportunity for Latham to show his stuff. I can feel Hendrix shaking from here.

 

[Flem274*]

Styris was mud just before the 2007 WC and then was our best batsman. Not panic stations yet.

 

[hendrix]

Senanayake is a fantastic LO bowler. Gonna be tough for Latham.

 

[Zinzan]

Styris was mud just before the 2007 WC and then was our best batsman. Not panic stations yet.

Nah rubbish, he was still a good ODI bat from about 2002-03 onwards, just happened to peak in the '07 WC.

 

[Flem274*]

Nah rubbish, he was still a good ODI bat from about 2002-03 onwards, just happened to peak in the '07 WC.

Of course, but his form was mud after coming back from injury during the tri series.

 

[Zinzan]

Lovely stroke McCullum.

 

[_Ed_]

Sheesh, he's flying.

 

[hendrix]

This is quality from McCullum.

 

[Zinzan]

Latham really needs to rotate the strike as he looks to get his eye in. Really can't afford a 12 off 31 balls type innings today.

 

[hendrix]

Important to go from both ends. Latham needs to dominate too.

 

[hendrix]

Destroy Perera. That should be the directive.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah, just saw he's averaging 22.25 in his last 20 ODIs. Surprisingly poor from him.

I don't think #5 is really his spot unless NZ get off to a really good start. He's either an opener or a finisher for mine; #5 requires a certain game sense, adaptability and focus on strike rotation that I don't think he really has. I'd given up hope of him opening again but I'm glad he's back up there.

 

[Zinzan]

Important to go from both ends. Latham needs to dominate too.

I really don't think that's so necessary quite yet at 50/1 after 10. His main goal for the next 5 overs should just be to give BMac the strike, unless of course he gets some freebies.

 

[jonbrooks]

Wicket looks a bit sticky. It's going to be tough for the new batsmen. McCullum's unorthodox play is paying dividends but both Guptil and Latham have struggled.

 

[_Ed_]

50! It's taken him twice as long as Christchurch, but still sounds like a pretty outstanding effort.

 

[Prince EWS]

Nah rubbish, he was still a good ODI bat from about 2002-03 onwards, just happened to peak in the '07 WC.

Key word was 'just', I think. Phlegm's point was that he was in bad form going into the tournament but performed anyway because he was a quality bat.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Just wait for Perera's slower ball, he bowls 3 of them an over.

 

[Zinzan]

Pedestrian 50 from McCullum, twice as slow as his last 50. Someone wake him up.