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***Official**** Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014/2015
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Blocky
Banned
It's been waiting to happen for a number of years though, they usually select young guys who aren't even proven in first class cricket yet to get on the field as a feel good moment while the bowlers go rest their feet for a few overs but yeah, he goes down for 10, Sanga goes out for 1 and suddenly you've probably taken 10-12 overs off each of the bowlers in wrapping up a result.
Unless you're a noted gun in the field at first class level, you have no business being a 12th man for the national side.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
If we don't then we truly have transitioned into being a better side than we were 12 months ago. We've been able to put on big totals, skittle sides and get wins; not collapsing in a heap (especially when chasing a small total) is our last demon, imo.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
I mean, any team can collapse when hit by great bowling of course, but I think we make some bowling attacks look better than we do at times.
Blocky
Banned
The problem I see with our side in generating consistency is that our three best batsman all have a tendency of finding weird ways of getting themselves out and all can be dismissed pretty cheaply. We're missing the Amla/De Villiers player or even an Andrew Jones type who doesn't gift wickets away and makes the bowling side get them out. We've kind of got it in Watling but at 7, it's a little low.
You combine that with a pair of very young openers and our #6 either being Neesham or Anderson and we've still got the capacity of being shot out in quick order.
The good sign is you're seeing a growing ability from Williamson to make more starts and be a lot more consistent, although I have no clue how you go from 40 of the most fluent runs ever scored to struggling for the next 12-15 before getting out. You've also seen McCullum become a guy who takes any score over 50 into a big daddy so signs are there that they're starting to fix that current brittleness.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Yeah as far as the batting goes it would be the mental game that needs the most development now. Williamson's innings was so bizarre in how he started struggling. I'd be interesting to know the exact reason. I had thought because McCullum started launching he thought perhaps he'd have to anchor, or as one of the commentary team suggested being thrown by the Taylor run out. He's the one I see being most like Amla/ABdV in the top order if he can tighten it up even more.
When you compare us to other sides, though, we're fairly well matched in the young/unproven-openers & ????-#6 stakes.
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Yes, but against defensive-set batting. Chris Harris on RadioSport suggested he was a little quick and flat, thought that with a big first innings lead he could have used a little more flight to encourage the (lofted) drive.
hendrix
Hall of Fame Member
Yes.