Howsie

August 2009

Thu 13 - Sat 15
TBC v New Zealanders
Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo

Tue 18 - Sat 22
1st Test - Sri Lanka v New Zealand
P Sara Oval, Colombo

Wed 26 - Sun 30
2nd Test - Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

September 2009

Sept 2: 1st Twenty20 international, Colombo
Sept 4: 2nd Twenty20 international, Colombo

Tri-series at Premadasa stadium, Colombo

Sept 8 Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Sept 10 India v Sri Lanka
Sept 12 India v New Zealand
Sept 14: Final

Test squad Tim McIntosh, Martin Guptill, Craig Cumming, Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, Daniel Flynn, Brendon McCullum, Jacob Oram, Grant Elliott, Daniel Vettori (capt), Reece Young, Daryl Tuffey, Jeetan Patel, Iain O'Brien, Chris Martin.

Limited-overs squad Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Jacob Oram, Neil Broom, Grant Elliott, Nathan McCullum, Gareth Hopkins (ODIs only), Peter McGlashan (Twenty20s only), Ian Butler, Daniel Vettori (capt), Shane Bond, Kyle Mills, Jeetan Patel.

nz0003

Kiwi's will get dominated in the tests, Twenty20's you never know but we might have a chance. The ODI Series is pretty average, only play 2 games if you don't make the final. We've beaten both of those teams in the past, just not consistently. Will be good to see Bondage bowl, if he doesn't break down before the series.

kingdamo

I recall reading somewhere that we have another warm-up game now as well?

Ari

Yea we do now since they got rid of the five match ODI series.

kingdamo

Around what time will the games be being played in New Zealand? I hope I get to catch a few games.

Ari

The current Sri Lanka vs Pakistan games are starting around 4:30pm NZ time so its a fairly good time for viewers over here they don't seem to play many night games over there.

Howsie

Yeah it looks as though we should be able to catch most of the game over here, they should finish around 11-12 I think, so that's to bad.

Plunka

Why would they give Hopkins a contract but not even pick him for the test matches, I find that really odd. I can't see Young being any good with the bat though. I've seen a lot of his keeping over the years and he is pretty good, but his batting is really bad.

Also why wasn't Franklin included in the test team, he would be a far better option then Grant Elliott. Man our selcetors can be really bad sometimes. Why play Franklin against the Windies when he isn't fit, and then drop him when he starts to come good?

Howsie

The Grant Elliott selection isn't that bad. Over the last 5-6 months his batting has really improved, I don't think our selectors would see him of much as a bowling threat. I'm just surprised they have droped Franklin for Oram basically, who has done nothing since last year.

Gamebreaker

Franklin was droped because he didn't perform. Did anyone see Tendulkar rough him over, we are going to Sri Lanka and we don't need guys that can't even play Tendulkar going over. I don't think his bowling would of been that great over there either.