NZ xi vs SL xi (since 1970)

[PlayerComparisons]

Which test team is stronger?

Turner
Richardson
Williamson
Crowe
Taylor
Watling
Cairns
Vettori
Hadlee
Boult
Southee

Jayasuriya
Karunaratne
Sangakkara
Jayawardene
De Silva
Mathews
Chandimal
Vaas
Herath
Malinga
Murali

 

[sayon basak]

Wagner>Southee, no?

 

[Thala_0710]

Wagner>Southee, no?

Yup, Asitha>Malinga too

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Wagner>Southee, no?

All of Wagner, Bond, & Jamieson > Southee imo
Better than Boult too.

 

[sayon basak]

All of Wagner, Bond, & Jamieson > Southee imo
Better than Boult too.

O'Rourke in the future you'd suppose?

 

[subshakerz]

Depends where it's being played.

Overall I would prefer NZ, especially if they have Bond.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

O'Rourke in the future you'd suppose?

Hopefully he plays a lot more tests than Bond and Jamieson

 

[Majestic]

Replace Southee with Bond.

Replace Malinga with Fernando.

Result - Hadlee is likely to win NZ most games outside subcontinent. Murali is likely to win SL most games in subcontinent.

 

[Athlai]

You 100% play Malinga vs NZ

 

[Athlai]

Wagner averages 37 vs SL and Southee loved bowling there. Henry might love it more though

 

[Johan]

obviously depends where it's being played, I'd favour New Zealand on majority of wickets though.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Find a spot for Fleming if playing in SL as he averaged over 100 there. Also, Herath won't be able to play as we'll sign him up as a spin bowling coach.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

NZ openers MUCH better, SL middle order better, NZ much better keeping & fielding (Prasanna would strengthen SL's keeping, but make middle orders equal). Bowling attacks better in different conditions.

NZ's openers and allrounders are probably the difference.

 

[reyrey]

A team with 4 pacers and 1 spinner Vs a team with 3 spinners and 2 pacers ... tough to compare as it all depends on the surface they're playing on.

Gonna try even things out, so 3 pacers and 2 spinners each


Turner
Richardson
Williamson
Crowe
Taylor
Watling
Cairns
Vettori
Hadlee
John Bracewell
Boult


Jayasuriya
Karunaratne
Sangakkara
Jayawardene
De Silva
Mathews
Chandimal
Vaas
A Fernando
Malinga
Murali