**Official** New Zealand in Australia

[James]

January Thu 29
Prime Minister's XI v New Zealanders
Manuka Oval, Canberra

February Sun 1
1st ODI - Australia v New Zealand
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth

February Fri 6
2nd ODI - Australia v New Zealand
Melbourne Cricket Ground

February Sun 8
3rd ODI - Australia v New Zealand
Sydney Cricket Ground

February Tue 10
4th ODI - Australia v New Zealand
Adelaide Oval

February Fri 13
5th ODI - Australia v New Zealand
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

February Sun 15
Only Twenty20 International - Australia v New Zealand
Sydney Cricket Ground

 

[_Ed_]

Should be less embarrassing than the Tests. Hoping for a really big effort.

 

[James]

Am heading along to the game at the SCG, here's hoping for a good performance.

We always raise our game when we play them, and I hope with a fully fit side we could look at possibly even taking the series out.

 

[Flem274*]

4 300 plus chases and 1 annihalation (either way). Thats the way these usualy go right?

 

[Evermind]

Is it me or is there an insane amount of ODI cricket being played these days?

 

[Flem274*]

I'd say.

Anyway, not going to predict the scoreline, Australia have a zillion new players and we're up and down like Voltmans pants atm.










Couldn't resist.

 

[HMas]

I will be rooting for NZ 5-0 white wash over Aus.

 

[Smudge]

I'd say.

Anyway, not going to predict the scoreline, Australia have a zillion new players and we're up and down like Voltmans pants atm.










Couldn't resist.

I have a zip fly, FFS, thus not necessitating the downage and uppage of my pants.


Australia 4-1 and they'll win the Twenty20 too.

 

[Nutter]

1-0 to Oz, other 4 rained out.

 

[Simon]

Will be heading along to the PM's XI, we havent won in a couple of years I don't think so we are due.

 

[Jakester1288]

1-0 to Oz, other 4 rained out.

Really?

4-1 IMO.

 

[Athlai]

If Symo, Lee and Clark and co. are still out I'll back this to be a bloody even series.

 

[Simon]

If Symo, Lee and Clark and co. are still out I'll back this to be a bloody even series.

None of those three will be playing, I'm pretty sure the squad we have for the South African series will be what we have for the NZ games. Michael Clarke should be back in though.

 

[Athlai]

None of those three will be playing, I'm pretty sure the squad we have for the South African series will be what we have for the NZ games. Michael Clarke should be back in though.

If Oram's fit then I'm backing us 3-2

 

[Johnners]

Symonds was hoping to make his comeback during the series. Clarke will be back though, and Johnson will play after being rested for the first 2 matches of the SA series.

 

[Flem274*]

Johnson, Ponting, Clarke. The three guys we need to deal with well.

Vettori, Mills, Oram, Taylor, are the threats for Aussie.

Of course other guys like Marsh and Guptill are likely to poke their noses in but those listed above are the big guns atm.

On Jesse Ryder: I know he deserves a fair run, but I suspect his List A record is transferring into his ODI one. Get to 20-30 then out with the occassional big score.

For NZ I want:

McCullum
Ryder
Guptill
Taylor
Styris/Broom
Oram
Elliott
Vettori
Mills
Thompson
Southee

Patel
A few others (how big a squad can we have?)

Taking into account injuries I'd guess for Australia:

Marsh
M Hussey/Katich
Ponting
Clarke
D Hussey
White (please have Watto replace this guy ASAP)
Haddin
Hopes (not ideal for him but the guys above are better)
Johnson
Hilfenhaus
Tait

Would like Clark and an in form Lee though.

 

[Athlai]

Johnson, Ponting, Clarke. The three guys we need to deal with well.

Vettori, Mills, Oram, Taylor, are the threats for Aussie.

Of course other guys like Marsh and Guptill are likely to poke their noses in but those listed above are the big guns atm.

On Jesse Ryder: I know he deserves a fair run, but I suspect his List A record is transferring into his ODI one. Get to 20-30 then out with the occassional big score.

For NZ I want:

McCullum
Ryder
Guptill
Taylor
Styris/Broom
Oram
Elliott
Vettori
Mills
Thompson
Southee

Patel
A few others (how big a squad can we have?)

Taking into account injuries I'd guess for Australia:

Marsh
M Hussey/Katich
Ponting
Clarke
D Hussey
White (please have Watto replace this guy ASAP)
Haddin
Hopes (not ideal for him but the guys above are better)
Johnson
Hilfenhaus
Tait

Would like Clark and an in form Lee though.

Johnson won't be that much of a threat in the shorter form, neither will Mills in Australian conditions. Both will take a few wickets early on if conditions suit but both will be smashed around by the hard hitters.

 

[Johnners]

Johnson won't be that much of a threat in the shorter form, neither will Mills in Australian conditions. Both will take a few wickets early on if conditions suit but both will be smashed around by the hard hitters.

Forgetting the fact that aside from Bracken, Johnson has been Australia's best ODI bowler over the past year?

Flem, you've left out Bracken from your team, and after Ponting he's probably the first guy picked.

 

[Athlai]

Forgetting the fact that aside from Bracken, Johnson has been Australia's best ODI bowler over the past year?

Flem, you've left out Bracken from your team, and after Ponting he's probably the first guy picked.

Yeah I've said it before and I'll say it again, our guys like to hit Johnson.

Bracken on the other hand. Is a gun.

 

[HMas]

Ryder
McCullum
Guptill
Taylor
Styris
Flynn
Oram
Vettori
Southee
Mills
O'Brian