four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Thought the batting order 'master-plan' was to have Watson practicing at finishing an innings off. Not sure what today achieved in that regard other than have a non-WC squad player heap a load more pressure on him. 
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**Official** Chappell-Hadlee Series
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Fiery
Banned
Quite a good point actuallyThought the batting order 'master-plan' was to have Watson practicing at finishing an innings off. Not sure what today achieved in that regard other than have a non-WC squad player heap a load more pressure on him.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Not saying Whitey wasn't great because he was. But yeah... pressure on Watson to go well bowling now.
Fiery
Banned
so you can stop wondering
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
They still have to aim to win the game, though. Australia probably would have missed out on 20 or 30 runs if Watson had come in ahead of White. It would have been a stupid decision. Of course, batting Watson at 7 isn't all that bright to begin with, so you never know.Thought the batting order 'master-plan' was to have Watson practicing at finishing an innings off. Not sure what today achieved in that regard other than have a non-WC squad player heap a load more pressure on him.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
I agree with you... just if you're going down that road and being flexible, which I think is right, then why didn't Watson come in before White in the last match?
Fiery
Banned
Nobody on telly or in this thread has mentioned that that is the highest score at Eden Park beating a 25 year old record 304/5 1982/3 NZ v Sri Lanka. Highest scores at Eden Park
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social
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Small ground, good batting, medium pacers (bar Bond) = big score.
Kiwis got a taste of what the WC could be like and it'll be interesting to see how Oz adapt
pasag
RTDAS
Yeah, I'm struggling to stay awake here as well, been up all night and now it's stinking hot. Feel like crap tbh.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Tait to open I guess. Anything could happen.
Fiery
Banned
Didn't know there were international guidelines
It was only a matter of time until a team absolutly pummeled a massive 300+ score. The slow natured pitch has safe guarded against that in the past.
Eden Park with a good pitch should be a 300+ pitch every game, with the odd blow out (350+).
Well....we have learnt a few things. Hussey is still Mr Cricket. And for NZ Bond needs to improve his death bowling and we can't use a combination of McMillan/Styris for the fifth bowling option on a good batting pitch.
Eden Park with a good pitch should be a 300+ pitch every game, with the odd blow out (350+).
Well....we have learnt a few things. Hussey is still Mr Cricket. And for NZ Bond needs to improve his death bowling and we can't use a combination of McMillan/Styris for the fifth bowling option on a good batting pitch.
Jamee999
Hall of Fame Member
Me too, I feel sad if I'm really staying up watching my Battrick match
