** Official ** Sri Lanka in New Zealand tour

[dinu23]

All of u guys seems to be preoccupied with the NZ line up. well someone has to give the SL line up. so here goes...

1.sanath
2.marvan
3.sangakkara
4.mahela
5.dilshan
6.arnold
7.chandana
8.vass
9.zoysa
10.herath
11.dilhara

what do u think?

 

[nookie_lk]

I think herath or chandana should be kept out and mahroof should be in...

 

[Tim]

Yeah I'd have to say that right now it's unlikely Jamie How would make the ODI side. It's a fairly settled line-up with perhaps the exception of Styris who I have my doubts about being so far up the order.

Although, if How can re-produce anything like that effort in the State Shield final earlier in the year consistently for C.D this season..then maybe i'd try & find a spot for him.

 

[Tim]

I can't really see players like Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder getting much of a chance with NZ this season. Even if they do have outstanding statistics...with Australia & Sri Lanka arriving it's probably not the right time to bring them in.

We've got a tour of Zimbabwe & South Africa coming up next year don't we? That might be our chance.

 

[bryce]

I think herath or chandana should be kept out and mahroof should be in...

yeah maharoof should be suited to new zealand's pitches and two spinners wouldn't be the brightest idea.
adams is a much better bowler in the longer form, he bowls quite a few looseners that get put away in one dayers, i'm not sure what characteristics he has that make him a good one day bowler, although he's not too bad on seaming tracks.
darrin it looks like you just ignored my post above yours haha

 

[shaka]

Arent you underestimating South Africa there Tim?

 

[Tim]

No, not really. But because it's such a lengthy tour it might be worth giving some of the young talent a go in dead rubber matches or warm-up matches possibly.

 

[shaka]

It just sounded like you did not rate South Africa

 

[bryce]

maybe he's underestimating zimbabwe(wonder why)

 

[Darrin]

Sorry about that Bryce. haha

 

[anzac]

Seems a pretty good Team to me !!

it's only my opinion on what the selectors will do based upon current domestic form & doesn't actually represent what I'd like to see..............

as I've mentioned b4 IMO this tour was ideal to introduce a couple of new faces following the sereis defeats in ENG & AUS, however Rigor's retirement would have scuppered those ideas..............

 

[anzac]

i might be alone here i'd rather see adams given a go in the tests ahead of mills, he's a very good bowler in NZ conditions but is seen as a one day specialist because of his skill set, he probaly hasn't earnt it yet especially since mills got a five-for, but if he stays amongst the wickets i don't think he would make too badder test bowler.

Adams would currently be fighting it out with Franklin & Tuffey IMO..........

currently all 3 have been amongst the wickets so it comes down to ability to score runs (in cover for a weakened top order), fitness, and who is currently in favour...........they need Tuffey to lead the seam attack so they'll pick him if he's fit to go, and Franklin is taking as many wickets as Adams & is scoring runs as well - it just depends how much faith Braces' has left in him ahead of Adams..............

but if any of them fail in the 1st test he's get a start in the 2nd for mine.............

 

[anzac]

So, my team:

Fleming
Papps
Sinclair
Styris
Astle
Oram
Mccullum
Vettori
Adams
Mills (If you doubt me here, look at Auck v Cant)
Tuffey

An attack of Tuffey, Mills, Adams, Oram, Vettori.

Anzac, going by my team i favour a 5-5 split, as oppsed to the 6-4 split you do, but thats opinion.

if you look at my team we only differ with How v Papps & Franklin v Adams, & then the positions of Sinclair & Fleming - everything else is the same including the 5-5 split......................

6-4 is my preference unless you have a Flintoff or a Cairns in your side & they are in form with BOTH bat & ball - IMO Oram isn't there yet..............

I prefer 6 specialist batsmen because with the right balance of styles etc I am actually a supporter of the 'advance the game' batting theory - I have said b4 that IMO NZL does not have either the right numbers nor the right mix to attempt this atm...............

 

[anzac]

Stryris has got to come at #5 or #6 after Astle.Styris is much better at these positions.

I've been advocating for Styris to be dropped down the order for some time now...............but I'm no longer sure I want Astle batting above him - or even in the side on form since coming back from injury...............

 

[anzac]

I only wonder if Hamish Marshall should be given a run in the Test Team to see what he can do in Tests !! (I know he's generally regarded as an ODI specialist ATM. But if he scores heavily in the ODI's leading into the Tests then he should be given consideration for the Test Team in my opinion).

to be quite honest I was a big supporter of his advancement to the bigger game - however I'm backing away from that now...........

Firstly I'd NOT select him on Home pitches...........not until they get more pace & bounce;

I'd consider him for pitches such as AUS, RSA & WIN, but I doubt that the selectors will contemplate anything remotely resembling my 'horses for courses' theory..........

so bottom line I expect they'd want to develop someone with a better / more solid allround game that can contribute on most / all pitch types...........

 

[anzac]

No, not really. But because it's such a lengthy tour it might be worth giving some of the young talent a go in dead rubber matches or warm-up matches possibly.

it could well be that we may see more than a few new faces in the squad IMO.......the next 2 series will go a long way to determining how rutheless the selectors may yet get.......................

it's also a shame that the ZIM leg of the tour is 1st up - it could be ideal if the selectors get tough, otherwise it would be ideal to blood some new faces after the RSA leg - missed the opportunity v BAN, MUST use ZIM..............

 

[anzac]

so far........

for the batting....
*Macca's been on my hit list for a while, & remians there while he produces nothing at domestic level.............
*similarly I don't want Styris any higher than #5..................
*and I'm leaning towards Astle as an ODI specialist.................

for the bowling.....
*Butler is in the dog pen again..............
*Bond is still uncertain & should not figure in any plans until he makes a full recovery - if at all...........hence NZL seam bowling lacks any real pace atm........
*Mills & Franklin only provide any real option when the conditions are favourable & only then with the new ball - both can hold a bat & at least Franklin has a different line of attack, but his length is not accurate enough yet.........

 

[anzac]

I know this is VERY early, off topic & I'll be proved completely wrong etc, but these are the players I'd be looking hard at for ZIM / RSA - barring any further injuries etc...........

Batting.........
*How/Papps/Cumming
*Fulton, Stewart, Taylor, Ryder, Vincent,
*3rd tier = Gaffaney, Broom, Nichol
you'll note that there is continuity in players from the top & middle orders of CANT & CD & I'd persue this in looking to debut players in familiar situations........not necessarily at Test level tho'...............

Bowling........
*IMO with the Sherlock scare & the other young pace options still breaking thru' at domestic level, I see no chance of them being selected for a full tour at the begining of next season....
*so far as pace options goes other posters have mentioned Adams, Cornelius & Thompson as having some genuine pace - along with Gillespie the latter are only aged mid 20's so offer a longer option........
*this can be mixed with the experience of the likes of Mason, Walmsley & Schwass

IMO the only certs from the AUS tour are Fleming, Oram, McCullum, Vettori & Sinclair...........the rest is up for grabs.............

 

[JASON]

All of u guys seems to be preoccupied with the NZ line up. well someone has to give the SL line up. so here goes...

1.sanath
2.marvan
3.sangakkara
4.mahela
5.dilshan
6.arnold
7.chandana
8.vass
9.zoysa
10.herath
11.dilhara

what do u think?

I presume this is for ODI's ?

The selection of Arnold IMO, depends on how well he does in the games leading into the first ODI.
I would personally be tempted to give him one last go regardless.

Maharoof IMO, would be picked ahead of Herath for ODI's and more so for NZ conditions.

Since Jayasuriya and Dilshan are capable of bowling 10 overs between them, and considering NZ conditions unlikely to be of much use to spinners (even though Eden Park has in the past helped spinners) , even Chandana may not be an automatic pick. Inclusion of another batsman may be a better option .
Saman Jayantha would therefore be a better selection.

So I would suggest this -

Jayasuriya
Atapattu
Saman Jayantha
Sangakkara
Mahela Jayawardene
Arnold
Dilshan
Vaas
Maharoof
Zoysa
Dilhara

 

[Darrin]

New Zealand currently does not have the player depth to drop someone as talented as astle. A half-in form astle is better than a lot of others combined!