***Official*** New Zealand in Bangladesh & Sri Lanka 2013

[Mike5181]

Wouldn't be against Patel in ODIs tbh. Vettori will be back eventually anyway.

 

[hendrix]

nah there are plenty ahead of Jeets for ODIs. Probably one of the domestic t20 specialists has a better shot
Or just don't play a specialist spinner until Dan is back. Devcich/Williamson may be enough outside the SC.

NcCullum really has been poor on a tour in which he's meant to be the senior option. Wouldn't drop him completely, but I would be trying out other options.

 

[Mike5181]

Patel is far better than any of our other specialist spin bowlers. He was actually half-decent in the format, unlike test matches.

 

[hendrix]

When's the last time he played limited overs cricket?

 

[Mike5181]

Late August.

 

[Bahnz]

When's the last time he played limited overs cricket?

Internationally? Not for yonks. Last time he played, was the 2009 CT final.

 

[Hurricane]

I've given up rooting against Devcich although I did give a small fist pump to see he was dismissed cheaply last night (before I realised it won't count against his stats).

The next step will be for him to be fast tracked into the leadership group. Which isn't impossible given the limited experience of the others.

To be fair to him if he scores a ton against SL on this tour then I will come around to him somewhat.

 

[Prince EWS]

I've given up rooting against Devcich although I did give a small fist pump to see he was dismissed cheaply last night (before I realised it won't count against his stats).

It counts. There was a toss; it's a match.

 

[Kippax]

Why on earth are they trying for another day-nighter tomorrow, in a coastal town in the wet season. Insurance scam perhaps.

 

[Maximas]

SL forced to abandon their youth policy for the next 2 games with the series on the line, would've thought they'd be a little more willing to experiment tbh, would be kinda funny if NZs second string side beat them now

 

[Zinzan]

SL forced to abandon their youth policy for the next 2 games with the series on the line, would've thought they'd be a little more willing to experiment tbh, would be kinda funny if NZs second string side beat them now

Haha, If SL haven't got the confidence to blood a couple of promising players in their home conditions against a mediocre side missing its 5 best ODI batsmen in Guptill, Williamson, Ryder, Taylor & McCullum and having just been slaughtered by Bangladesh.... they have some real problems.

 

[Flem274*]

Don't see how Sanga, Dilshan, Malinga and Mahela qualify as a youth policy. It's a very conservative youth policy if they're willing to let their older blokes faf around against New Zealand C in an ODI series that means zilch.

 

[Zinzan]

From a NZ perspective.....I couldn't think of a better series to be wash-out by rain than this one

 

[Prince EWS]

Don't see how Sanga, Dilshan, Malinga and Mahela qualify as a youth policy. It's a very conservative youth policy if they're willing to let their older blokes faf around against New Zealand C in an ODI series that means zilch.

Nah you're missing the point. They planned on changing the team around a lot in the next game if they won the first one - that was the youth policy - but now that the series is on the line they're going to have to stick to their strongest eleven which is the side that played the first ODI.

 

[Flem274*]

sooks

 

[hendrix]

Nah you're missing the point. They planned on changing the team around a lot in the next game if they won the first one - that was the youth policy - but now that the series is on the line they're going to have to stick to their strongest eleven which is the side that played the first ODI.

it's a dumb plan.

 

[Maximas]

so if their plan works their plan doesn't work?

They wanted to win convincingly the other night, then blood youth because it would be much safer to do so with a victory up their sleeve, however because of the washout they don't feel confident picking younger players to win them the series, so they are going to stick with their more experienced players.

 

[hendrix]

it's such a meaningless series. If you don't mind losing a game I don't see why you should mind losing this series.

 

[Maximas]

yeah pretty much, they take short form cricket pretty seriously though

 

[ohnoitsyou]

if your not confident that a team with a few younger players will win against the weakest excuse of an NZ team since forever, then there has got to be something wrong