Blackcaps v Sri Lanka
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Honestly I don't know if I want Nicholls to convert the start into a big ton and save his spot or get out so we can drop him and move on.
He's struggled a lot lately and strikes me as a guy who probably is just shy of being a reliable test bat, but goes through phases where he's a genuine test bat and then phases where he's not.
His on phases are better than anyone outside the squad but maybe there's someone who can develop and give us more consistency.
He reminds of the bad old days when a guy with his record would have been one of the first batmen picked and we'd be trying to convince ourselves that he was a genuine test batsmen with arguments like 'but look at the other guys he has to bat with' and 'remember that century a couple of years ago against x, he looked so good'
@Cyclops said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
Honestly I don't know if I want Nicholls to convert the start into a big ton and save his spot or get out so we can drop him and move on.
He's struggled a lot lately and strikes me as a guy who probably is just shy of being a reliable test bat, but goes through phases where he's a genuine test bat and then phases where he's not.
His on phases are better than anyone outside the squad but maybe there's someone who can develop and give us more consistency.
He reminds of the bad old days when a guy with his record would have been one of the first batmen picked and we'd be trying to convince ourselves that he was a genuine test batsmen with arguments like 'but look at the other guys he has to bat with' and 'remember that century a couple of years ago against x, he looked so good'
Yeah Nicholls as it stands has a McMillan/Styris/Astle record.
But I’d argue ( for right or wrong ) we expect more nowadays
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@Cyclops said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
Honestly I don't know if I want Nicholls to convert the start into a big ton and save his spot or get out so we can drop him and move on.
He's struggled a lot lately and strikes me as a guy who probably is just shy of being a reliable test bat, but goes through phases where he's a genuine test bat and then phases where he's not.
His on phases are better than anyone outside the squad but maybe there's someone who can develop and give us more consistency.
He reminds of the bad old days when a guy with his record would have been one of the first batmen picked and we'd be trying to convince ourselves that he was a genuine test batsmen with arguments like 'but look at the other guys he has to bat with' and 'remember that century a couple of years ago against x, he looked so good'
Yeah Nicholls as it stands has a McMillan/Styris/Astle record.
But I’d argue ( for right or wrong ) we expect more nowadays
@MN5 said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
@Cyclops said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
Honestly I don't know if I want Nicholls to convert the start into a big ton and save his spot or get out so we can drop him and move on.
He's struggled a lot lately and strikes me as a guy who probably is just shy of being a reliable test bat, but goes through phases where he's a genuine test bat and then phases where he's not.
His on phases are better than anyone outside the squad but maybe there's someone who can develop and give us more consistency.
He reminds of the bad old days when a guy with his record would have been one of the first batmen picked and we'd be trying to convince ourselves that he was a genuine test batsmen with arguments like 'but look at the other guys he has to bat with' and 'remember that century a couple of years ago against x, he looked so good'
Yeah Nicholls as it stands has a McMillan/Styris/Astle record.
But I’d argue ( for right or wrong ) we expect more nowadays
We should expect more. And based on the Mitch Jr experience the coaching/ selection group don't know where those better players will come from
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149 runs and no wickets lost in the first session (34 overs). Pretty handy.
Will be a tricky start to the second session though. The second new ball is only a couple of overs old and there was a bit of life shown in those two overs, so the Sri Lankan's will be looking forward to coming out fresh and trying to get stuck in.
Could be a bit of a session of two halves with the Sri Lankan's doing a bit of damage early with the new ball and then us slowly getting back on top as the ball loses its shine.
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KW is not only our best ever batsman, he's now seriously in the conversation for our best player ever
And I never thought there would ever be a conversation
@mariner4life said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
KW is not only our best ever batsman, he's now seriously in the conversation for our best player ever
And I never thought there would ever be a conversation
A couple of seasons ago Kane scored 90 odd against Sri Lanka off 90 odd deliveries. Normally when you see that kind of strike rate you think about aggression and risks and hitting over the top. But it wasn't. It was zero risk, control, placement and precision. When he got out, there was a few seconds of silence as everyone (opposition, commentators, crowd) was shocked because he'd just looked so unstoppable. It's probably the best innings I've watched in full myself by any batsman.
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@mariner4life said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
KW is not only our best ever batsman, he's now seriously in the conversation for our best player ever
And I never thought there would ever be a conversation
A couple of seasons ago Kane scored 90 odd against Sri Lanka off 90 odd deliveries. Normally when you see that kind of strike rate you think about aggression and risks and hitting over the top. But it wasn't. It was zero risk, control, placement and precision. When he got out, there was a few seconds of silence as everyone (opposition, commentators, crowd) was shocked because he'd just looked so unstoppable. It's probably the best innings I've watched in full myself by any batsman.
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Partnership 15th on all time 3rd wicket ranking.
But still some distance to get to the best for NZ v SL ...
https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283597.html
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Partnership 6th on NZ all time list, and gunning for higher.
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@nzzp said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
dropped
Hey, works for Buschange and we'd have him in a heart beat
@booboo said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
@nzzp said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
dropped
Hey, works for Buschange and we'd have him in a heart beat
Yeah cos Nicholls and Marnus are in the same class......
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@booboo said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
@nzzp said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
dropped
Hey, works for Buschange and we'd have him in a heart beat
Yeah cos Nicholls and Marnus are in the same class......
@KiwiMurph said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
@booboo said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
@nzzp said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:
dropped
Hey, works for Buschange and we'd have him in a heart beat
Yeah cos Nicholls and Marnus are in the same class......
Would they be if they didn't survive the dropped chances?
