ashley bach
Cricketer Of The Year
Game never really in doubt 
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*Official* Sri Lanka in New Zealand, 2024–25 (ODIs / T20Is)
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KungFu_Kallis
International Debutant
Stunning turnaround. At least a few must have left the ground in dismay and will find out what they missed tomorrow 
Crowd still looks pretty packed though
Crowd still looks pretty packed though
thundaboult
International Debutant
man sri lanka just got foulked
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Some of the worst commentary ever committed to film on this game. Bond was alright I thought but crikey, the rest were shocking. Even Stevenson wasn’t as bad as Richardson and McMillan.
slcricfan1
School Boy/Girl Captain
That is hilarious.
Silver Silva
International Regular
I'm not even mad , to lose a game from 121/0 is just incredible really , Sri Lankan players have outdone themselves 
KungFu_Kallis
International Debutant
Yup well I got the embarrassing part right
KungFu_Kallis
International Debutant
True. Stiff getting 90 in a T20 and over half your teams runs and get nothing
KungFu_Kallis
International Debutant
Bondy still looks like a fit youngster at 49! What a legend.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Watched the tailend of that game. Matt Henry is just friggin awesome. That's all. So is Nissanka. Unfortunate to miss today but I am sure he will learn to finish off games soon too.
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
Wow, 53 needed from 42 balls with 10 wickets in hand and we collapsoed them.
Duffy is such a curious bowler, for someone who is pretty much a standard low 130s tall outswing guy. Been around the edge of the NZ side forever, has looked toothless at times when he's played for NZ, and even when he missed out on the England test series he went back to Otago and didn't manage to take a single FC wicket. FC record has been up and down like a yo-yo. But... when his action is good, front arm punch is high and he's hitting mid 130s, he can get his bouncer down quick and does get the regulation outswing (which surprisingly, hardly any of our other right arm seamers have now Southee's gone). Has probably the best List A bowling record in the domestic scene, for whatever that's worth - has good variations. And he's been around forever but is only 30. I don't know quite where he fits, but bowled great today when I thought he'd be the weak link.
Foulkes seems to have the standard problem that he gets huge hoop when it's a little straight and swings to miss leg, but if he tries to start the ball wider he loses the hoop. Though tbf still has plenty of bowled and lbw in domestix, so that might have been just a today problem. Good surprise bouncer, as expected.
Duffy is such a curious bowler, for someone who is pretty much a standard low 130s tall outswing guy. Been around the edge of the NZ side forever, has looked toothless at times when he's played for NZ, and even when he missed out on the England test series he went back to Otago and didn't manage to take a single FC wicket. FC record has been up and down like a yo-yo. But... when his action is good, front arm punch is high and he's hitting mid 130s, he can get his bouncer down quick and does get the regulation outswing (which surprisingly, hardly any of our other right arm seamers have now Southee's gone). Has probably the best List A bowling record in the domestic scene, for whatever that's worth - has good variations. And he's been around forever but is only 30. I don't know quite where he fits, but bowled great today when I thought he'd be the weak link.
Foulkes seems to have the standard problem that he gets huge hoop when it's a little straight and swings to miss leg, but if he tries to start the ball wider he loses the hoop. Though tbf still has plenty of bowled and lbw in domestix, so that might have been just a today problem. Good surprise bouncer, as expected.
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Skyliner
International Debutant
Rachin may have been an opener in the past but I cannot see what good playing him now as an opener in any format is doing when his future is to be that premier top order player that will eventually supplant Kane and become our batting lynch-pin. I cannot see anyone else who has the innate class that Rachin has that can take on this role, and how likely is it that someone will suddenly emerge from the ether in domestic cricket within the next 18 months who can that absolute top-drawer number 3 or 4 across formats.
NZC also has to get away from this mind-set of ‘we will just primarily use our contracted players’. We desperately need to run the rule over all genuine candidates for higher honours prior to 2026. The size of the opportunity in test cricket in 2026 is just tremendous. But it seems like they’ve decided to have a real good look at some blokes like Foulkes and leaves the likes of Fisher out in the cold. White ball cricket is the place where you get people into the environment and see how they respond. Our talent pool is too shallow to flip a coin and say ‘ok, we’ll have a real good look at this bloke but not this bloke’.
NZC also has to get away from this mind-set of ‘we will just primarily use our contracted players’. We desperately need to run the rule over all genuine candidates for higher honours prior to 2026. The size of the opportunity in test cricket in 2026 is just tremendous. But it seems like they’ve decided to have a real good look at some blokes like Foulkes and leaves the likes of Fisher out in the cold. White ball cricket is the place where you get people into the environment and see how they respond. Our talent pool is too shallow to flip a coin and say ‘ok, we’ll have a real good look at this bloke but not this bloke’.
ataraxia
International Coach
We don't need to "supplant" Kane in his exact role. This is precisely the sort of rigid thinking that has led to Stead consistently making strange selection calls.
jcas0167
International Regular
Given Kane is essentially a de facto opener anyway I wouldn't worry too much about Ravindra opening in T20's. A lot of players who normally bat 4 or 5 in red ball cricket have successfully opened in limited overs.
Fisher played in the NZ XI game and if he has a good Super Smash will presumably get a call up at some stage.
Fisher played in the NZ XI game and if he has a good Super Smash will presumably get a call up at some stage.
Skyliner
International Debutant
All I’ve said is that when Kane eventually retires we do need that ‘the sides best batsman’ person batting at 3 (sometimes they bat at 4) and Rachin is the obvious candidate. Every side has ‘that guy’ be it Steve Smith, Joe Root, Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Greg Chappell, Martin Crowe. I don’t know what benefit there is in having Rachin open in T20 cricket but maybe there is some.
But, yeah, in a post where I advocated casting a wider net and looking at more candidates for higher honours I’m a ‘rigid’ Gary Stead thinker.