**Official** New Zealand in Australia

[andruid]

My suggested NZ line up for the second test

J.How
J Ryder
P.Fulton
R. Taylor
D. Flynn
B. Mcullum
G. Hopkins (wk)
D. Vettori
T. Southee
K . Mills
C. Martin

 

[GGG]

"Bracewell said it was unfortunate Craig McMillan, Nathan Astle, Chris Cairns, Stephen Fleming and Scott Styris had all dropped out of the test game in close proximity to each other, leaving the young ones to fend for themselves."
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4771521a1823.html

Dropped out?

 

[Uppercut]

My suggested NZ line up for the second test

J.How
J Ryder
P.Fulton
R. Taylor
D. Flynn
B. Mcullum
G. Hopkins (wk)
D. Vettori
T. Southee
K . Mills
C. Martin

Aww, whyyyyy would you play the leading keeper in international cricket as a specialist batsman when that's his weaker suit by a country mile?

Also, i miss Jacob Oram.

 

[NZTailender]

Haha, grapedo with more dellusions than Westboro Baptist Church member.


Anyway, Fulton for Elliott is pretty much the only logical and possible change for the 2nd and last Test. Fulton's basically the only guy fit who has enough skill, experience and even form (did well in the A tours) behind him to do any better than those currently in the team. Everyone else has either already been and gone (Bell, Sinclair), young and not quite with the full credentials (Guptill, Hay, Todd), not allowed to (ICL - Vincent, Marshall), have done a bit but dubious as to their class (McIntosh), or had a bad season last time around and need to get back into contention (Nicol, Broom).

 

[Indipper]

lol crack poo streams

 

[JimmyGS]

Nicol

He's not playing cricket at the moment due to personal reasons I'm pretty sure.

 

[Smudge]

I'd swap the League WC for a Test cricket win over Aus any day, not that its realy our WC as such, more likely the "NZ Pacific Islanders who have come to live in South Auckland"s cup.

Annoys me a bit that the PI teams had most of their possible player pool in the NZ and in some cases from what I've heard the Aussie team.

Spot the lily-white, horse-riding, upper-crust, toffee-nose. Much like union, a good percentage of the Samoan and Tongan teams were former Kiwis who were actually born in NZ. Shouldn't they be able to play for who they want, rather than being compartmentalised by the colour of their skin?

Samoa
George Carmont - born Auckland
David Faiumu - born Wellington
Ali Lauitiiti - born Auckland
Harrison Hanson - born Auckland

And that's just the first four names from the Samoan list that I've Googled. I'd happily Google a few more, but I think my point has been comfortably made.

You're not related to Stephen Jones or Eddie Butler, by any chance?

And was very rude when i met him in person. Have you seen his ex wife ? she is an aweswome looker she dosen't have a bad bone in her body. And for you to suggest that she had the problem is just down right silly.

So we can safely assume she'd never sleep with Andrew Symonds then...

 

[_Ed_]

He's not playing cricket at the moment due to personal reasons I'm pretty sure.

Yeah I heard about that. So sad.

 

[Precambrian]

So we can safely assume she'd never sleep with Andrew Symonds then...

Vs

Don't underestimate the power of Dreadlocks!

 

[four_or_six]

Vs

Don't underestimate the power of Dreadlocks!

They actually look scarily like each other.

 

[NZTailender]

They actually look scarily like each other.

Most of the Aussie cricket teams WAGs look alike, in that most of them are tallish, slim, blonde women.

Not that that's a bad thing, but always amuses me when there's functions or award nights, and nearly the entire Australian team has a blonde wife/girlfriend.

IIRC Slats had a brunette wife (therefore gun )

 

[Flem274*]

Spot the lily-white, horse-riding, upper-crust, toffee-nose. Much like union, a good percentage of the Samoan and Tongan teams were former Kiwis who were actually born in NZ. Shouldn't they be able to play for who they want, rather than being compartmentalised by the colour of their skin?

Samoa
George Carmont - born Auckland
David Faiumu - born Wellington
Ali Lauitiiti - born Auckland
Harrison Hanson - born Auckland

And that's just the first four names from the Samoan list that I've Googled. I'd happily Google a few more, but I think my point has been comfortably made.

You're not related to Stephen Jones or Eddie Butler, by any chance?QUOTE]

Its known as an exaggeration/toungue in cheek/whatever another good phrase is for "not serious." yeah most, if not all would be NZ born, but I do find it interesting just how much we benefit from the migration of people from the PI's to NZ sporting wise, though it is very unfortunate that the PI's player base gets smaller as a number of their inhabitants move to NZ for work or whatever and have kids that are talented at sport.

I don't see how skin colour comes into it, as I never mantioned anything against dark skinned people playing for NZ, and I never will.

And hey, its only my opinion that I'd rather swap the cup for a test win and I don't mind others thinking otherwise. If putting cricket ahead of League in my favourites makes me an upper-class snob then thats fine with me.

Now, back to the cricket...

Braces is hinting that the same batting order will be in place in Adelaide. Bugger.

 

[completeNZer]

Vs

Don't underestimate the power of Dreadlocks!

Is Brett pervin his own wife

 

[Precambrian]

IIRC Slats had a brunette wife (therefore gun )

So has Midge.

 

[completeNZer]

I wish I was an aussie cricketer

 

[Athlai]

Daaaaaamn.

 

[NZTailender]

So has Midge.

(Y) Johnson getting better and better with each passing day.

 

[IndGunner]

So has Midge.

I'd leave my state for that kick boxing Champion :love:

 

[GGG]

Spot the lily-white, horse-riding, upper-crust, toffee-nose. Much like union, a good percentage of the Samoan and Tongan teams were former Kiwis who were actually born in NZ. Shouldn't they be able to play for who they want, rather than being compartmentalised by the colour of their skin?

Samoa
George Carmont - born Auckland
David Faiumu - born Wellington
Ali Lauitiiti - born Auckland
Harrison Hanson - born Auckland

And that's just the first four names from the Samoan list that I've Googled. I'd happily Google a few more, but I think my point has been comfortably made.

You're not related to Stephen Jones or Eddie Butler, by any chance?




So we can safely assume she'd never sleep with Andrew Symonds then...

Exactly, it pisses me off when people, mainly the British media, sprout crap like we are stealing Pacific Island players. If you look at where they are born and raised it's actually the Pacific Islands that are stealing from our player pool, heck I bet a few of them are now 2nd generation kiwis.

 

[GotSpin]

So has Midge.

oh yeah