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**Official** New Zealand in Australia

Bahnz

Hall of Fame Member
Mind, Chris Rattue (a fully fledged reporter) makes Bahnz seem like a fanboy. Also, the pick Chris Martin for ODIs bandwagon is still alive for some strange reason.
Chris Rattue is a rugby obsessed idiot. I always keep a vial of acid handy to save my eyes the excruciating agony of reading one of his cricket pieces. I still remember after the Rugby World Cup last year, reading his articles you could clearly see him going through the 5 stages of grieving. Twit. Makes Millmow look like Cozier.
 

Smudge

Hall of Fame Member
Chris Rattue is a rugby obsessed idiot. I always keep a vial of acid handy to save my eyes the excruciating agony of reading one of his cricket pieces. I still remember after the Rugby World Cup last year, reading his articles you could clearly see him going through the 5 stages of grieving. Twit. Makes Millmow look like Cozier.
He's a ****ing hopeless rugby columnist as well - it appears his one goal in life is to become NZ's version of Stephen Jones. Setting his sights low, it seems.
 

Polo23

International Debutant
Oram? That's your suggestion for an out and out quick bowler? Well, I suppose back then 130 k's down wind was probably the quickest we had. Oh, and in that series Cairns developed an injury and was unable to bowl. So no, we didn't have him either.Not that it would've mattered given that by that stage his top speed was about 135.

And yes, I do say so.
Who said anything about out and out quick bowlers?
 

KiWiNiNjA

International Coach
Dang, have an exam on Monday but was thinking about watching the 1st ODI anyways, now I realise its in Perth. :(
 

Flem274*

123/5
Who said anything about out and out quick bowlers?
The papers. Irks me no end that we apparently constantly need more fast bowling depth and more batsmen. Seems we can't be content with class like Oram, Vettori, Mills and McCullums keeping and the talent/potential of Guptill, Broom, Taylor, Ryder, Flynn, O'Brien, Southee, Franklin, Boult, Half the U-19s, Patton, Hay, Thompson, Brodie, Watling, Arnel, Houghton, Wagner, etc. OK, not many real quicks around but I'm pretty mush with Uppercut on Fast-Medium seamers.

Plus with the U-19s absolutely dominating atm, you'd think they'd STFU about a lack of young talent. Hello, do they even know what CricGodDamnInfo player database is?

Rant at NZ depth inferiority mentality over.
 

Flem274*

123/5
Prediction for the series: NZ 3 - Aus 2. Burgey to suicide.
:-O Someone predicting an NZ win?

Please, stop, we always do better when we get written off. When we're favourites we **** up and people go back to labelling us minnows again. :p
 

Polo23

International Debutant
The papers. Irks me no end that we apparently constantly need more fast bowling depth and more batsmen. Seems we can't be content with class like Oram, Vettori, Mills and McCullums keeping and the talent/potential of Guptill, Broom, Taylor, Ryder, Flynn, O'Brien, Southee, Franklin, Boult, Half the U-19s, Patton, Hay, Thompson, Brodie, Watling, Arnel, Houghton, Wagner, etc. OK, not many real quicks around but I'm pretty mush with Uppercut on Fast-Medium seamers.

Plus with the U-19s absolutely dominating atm, you'd think they'd STFU about a lack of young talent. Hello, do they even know what CricGodDamnInfo player database is?

Rant at NZ depth inferiority mentality over.
Uhh...I think you missed the point of the argument :laugh:

Not to worry!

Boult will carve up.
 

Athlai

Not Terrible
If he gets a game.

O'Brien is the guy who has been going for the specialist 3rd seamer position, Boult has been opening instead.
 

Flem274*

123/5
As much as we all love to hate ND (largely due to Leslie1) I'm pretty thankful they've produced Southee, Boult, Vettori, Flynn and Williamson.

Almost makes up for the Marshall twins.
 

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