*Official* Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand 2018/19

[Zinzan]

It is hard on Nicholls, but we have enough solid consolidating-like batsmen in Guptill, KW, Taylor & Latham to have 3 goers in the top 7. (Should we want to bat Santner at 8 like England).

Also, Munro allows Guptill to play his natural game without taking undue risks, in the same way McCullum did as his partner. He's likely to feel more scoreboard pressure with Latham up top.

 

[NZTailender]

If you try and shove every good player in you end up with someone like Neesham opening or someone like Munro sending down ten overs.

4 Pure bowlers, 2 all-rounders, 1 bowling A-R, 1 batting A-R, 5 batsmen, one of whom can keep to a technically proficient degree.

 

[straw man]

CDG + Neesham + Munro + Williamson will be an awesome 5th bowler and haterz can suck it.

 

[Mike5181]

In the 2015 final Grant Elliott was the one scoring runs while McCullum, Anderson, and Ronchi contributed nothing. I think those sorts of high pressure games you have to look at players that have a bit more to them than flashy shots.

That's why I'd think twice about dropping Henry Nicholls.

 

[TheBrand]

In the 2015 final Grant Elliott was the one scoring runs while McCullum, Anderson, and Ronchi contributed nothing. I think those sorts of high pressure games you have to look at players that have a bit more to them than flashy shots.

That's why I'd think twice about dropping Henry Nicholls.

My argument is that Latham and Nicholls are very similar, their job is to rotate the strike in the middle order at near on SR of 100.

 

[Blain]

I agree on Nicholls not being a 6. Latham and Nicholls are very similar, they shouldn't be relied on to get the run rate going which I think is crucial as a No 6.

Dreaming I know, but I'm still holding a touch of hope for;

1 Guptill
2 Munro
3 KW
4 RT
5 Latham
6 Neesham
7 Anderson
8 Santner
9 Sodhi
10 Ferguson
11 Boult

Contains all the best white ball talent in 1 side IMO. Anderson needs to do some praying.

 

[Flem274*]

colin de grandhomme is a better batsman than corey anderson in odis and test matches

fight me