***Official*** Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series

[Jono]

Having Paul Nixon in your avatar is hardly punishment though, its the fashionable thing to do.

 

[pasag]

Having Paul Nixon in your avatar is hardly punishment though, its the fashionable thing to do.

Nah, it is. I hear you like your punishment though

 

[Jono]

 

[andyc]

Right, if England win a single game in the finals, I'll have Paul Nixon in my avatar till Australia's first game in the World Cup.

If England win a single game in the finals, I'll have that picture of Jack as my avatar.

 

[Prince EWS]

If England win a single game in the finals, I'll have that picture of Jack as my avatar.

If England win a single game in the finals, I'll put up a Western Suburbs Magpies logo as my avatar!


Oh wait..

 

[Tomm NCCC]

Stuart Broads in the squad, in all fairness, ive been waiting 2 and a half months for it

 

[pasag]

Kyle Mills out for 12 months. When it rains, it pours.

 

[Dick Rockett]

I get quite sick of Fleming bashing, simply because NZ fans need one scapegoat to blame the entire match on.

I'd like to qualify my "Fleming bashing" by adding that I am a big fan of his, and am constantly defending him from the barbs of ignoramuses (in the real world, not on CW). In this instance though, I genuinely believe Fleming's innings cost us the game.

 

[armchairumpire]

I'd like to qualify my "Fleming bashing" by adding that I am a big fan of his, and am constantly defending him from the barbs of ignoramuses (in the real world, not on CW). In this instance though, I genuinely believe Fleming's innings cost us the game.

I agree with you. I think it is a heavy burden to captain and be the best batsman. Ponting has managed it, but Vaughan who IMO is a great captain has not had the same success with the bat as he did before he took up the captaincy.

When Fleming is batting fluently he is a pleasure to watch. He is also a great tactician. However, he has been doing both for the last 10 years and more recently neither have been going that well. So maybe it is time for him to concentrate on being a batsman only.

Maybe Vettori or Oram should have a go at the captaincy.

 

[marc71178]

As if we're in the finals.

3-0 it is.

When it gets to 2-0, the 3rd doesn't happen.

Shame actually as I'm away with work next week so would've been able to watch some of the 3rd game.

 

[marc71178]

at least we don't have to go through 2 more losses to Australia...

No, you get the Chappell-Hadlee for 3 instead

 

[marc71178]

Nice performances from the Durham duo, Plunkett coming back from his initial load of rubbish. The seam position Plunkett gets on the ball is brilliant but he's simply not bowled the overs yet in his lifetime to control where the ball goes. His cameo with the bat pushes his ODI batting average up to 22.72 at a strike rate of 87, pretty handy.

It is interesting to note that Plunkett took 3-60, a set of hypothetical figures that's been much discussed and written off as too expensive in recent times, yet I dare say without the 3 wickets, NZ would've cruised home.

 

[howardj]

I think these finals games will be Gilchrist's last ODIs before the World Cup.

I'm betting that he'll skip the Chappell Hadlee series, as he hasn't rested all Summer.

Plus, I think his wife is due to give birth in two weeks.

 

[Prince EWS]

It is interesting to note that Plunkett took 3-60, a set of hypothetical figures that's been much discussed and written off as too expensive in recent times, yet I dare say without the 3 wickets, NZ would've cruised home.

Ahh, but if he hadn't have been so expensive - as in, he took 0/40 instead - he wouldn't have needed the wickets and NZ would have been too far behind the 8 ball in terms of run rate.

 

[Sir Redman]

No, you get the Chappell-Hadlee for 3 instead

Wouldn't suprise me if we actually won the series, just to give us a big dose of false hope going into the World Cup...

 

[brockley]

Be wise to rest gilchrist and take haddin to the chappell hadlee trophy,haddin may indeed replace symmo at the world cup so worth giving him a run.

 

[_Ed_]

Kyle Mills out for 12 months. When it rains, it pours.

Devastating news for NZ.

 

[_Ed_]

Wouldn't suprise me if we actually won the series, just to give us a big dose of false hope going into the World Cup...

I think so too.

I very highly doubt it will be a full-strength Australian team. I don't think Gilchrist will come, or McGrath, and I'm not entirely convinced Ponting will.

 

[Dick Rockett]

I very highly doubt it will be a full-strength Australian team. I don't think Gilchrist will come, or McGrath, and I'm not entirely convinced Ponting will.

Well, we have to provide Scaly Piscine with some more ammunition for the next year or so don't we?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Probably been dug up already but...

It's 100% sure England won't make the final though. So we all know what that means.