**Official** New Zealand in Australia

[pasag]

F*ck me the Aussies are a complete bunch of tools :| I cant believe the things I read in the paper today.

Because the newspaper is representative of anything other than the newspaper itself?

 

[TT Boy]

Because the newspaper is representative of anything other than the newspaper itself?

A newspaper is representative of the people who buy it. Obviously it appeals to a certain section of the Australian populace, or it wouldn't print articles like that.

 

[pasag]

A newspaper is representative of the people who buy it. Obviously it appeals to a certain section of the Australian populace, or it wouldn't print articles like that.

So following on from that, are a newspaper's readership representative of the whole country?

 

[TT Boy]

So following on from that, are a newspaper's readership representative of the whole country?

No and I don't believe I said that.

 

[pasag]

No and I don't believe I said that.

Well you did respond to my response of TazzX and that's where my point lies.

 

[Smudge]

Just added my two cents worth under the name "Intellectually superior":

It took TWO people to write this load of unmitigated tripe? The Australian education system is in a worse state than I thought. Christian and Ben, I'd suggest you look for new jobs, but seeing as you can't figure out that 4th in a list of 12 ODI teams (remember, this is a one-day series we're about to enter into) isn't actually "one of the worst sides", maths teaching isn't an option for you either.

I'm guessing it won't get published.

 

[_Ed_]

Nicely done.

 

[.matt]

Yes, they have a good ranking but it doesn't mean their current side is as good as there ranking suggests.

 

[_Ed_]

I'm really looking forward to this series now.

 

[Athlai]

Yes, they have a good ranking but it doesn't mean their current side is as good as there ranking suggests.

Yeah Australia just aren't looking tops anymore, am I right?

 

[.matt]

Yeah Australia just aren't looking tops anymore, am I right?

No, well we don't have the great side that we had when we went to number 1 just like New Zealand don't have their side that took them to number 4.

I'm not sure if your trying to work me up, but I know we haven't been playing like a top side. We have pretty bad and we need to make changes.

 

[Smudge]

Yes, they have a good ranking but it doesn't mean their current side is as good as there ranking suggests.

Same could be said of many teams, .matt.

We are coming off a series win, unlike our upcoming opponents.

 

[pasag]

Yeah Australia just aren't looking tops anymore, am I right?

We're coming pretty close to losing it actually. Only 3pts ahead of SA, don't know how they're calculated or how many games we have to win to keep it though.

 

[Athlai]

No, well we don't have the great side that we had when we went to number 1 just like New Zealand don't have their side that took them to number 4.

I'm not sure if your trying to work me up, but I know we haven't been playing like a top side. We have pretty bad and we need to make changes.

Actually our top side brought us to number 3 touching on number 2. We're pretty much number 4.

 

[Johnners]

If SA win the game on friday they take top spot, if not, then Australia keeps it.

 

[.matt]

We're coming pretty close to losing it actually. Only 3pts ahead of SA, don't know how they're calculated or how many games we have to win to keep it though.

I think if South Africa win this upcoming game they go to first. Not sure. It was actually in that article that was paying out New Zealand. If South Africa beat us in the Test series on their soil they go to number 1 in the Test rankings.

 

[_Ed_]

Actually our top side brought us to number 3 touching on number 2. We're pretty much number 4.

And, IMO, a large chunk of this side will lift us up a spot or so in the next couple of years.

 

[.matt]

Actually our top side brought us to number 3 touching on number 2. We're pretty much number 4.

Ok then, fair call. I don't think the side that will be touring us is better then Australia, South Africa, India, England or Sri Lanka though. But it's debatable.

 

[pasag]

If SA win the game on friday they take top spot, if not, then Australia keeps it.

Oh well, looks like there's a point to the game on Friday after all.

 

[Athlai]

Ok then, fair call. I don't think the side that will be touring us is better then Australia, South Africa, India, England or Sri Lanka though. But it's debatable.

Well we did beat England at home and away with this side. Ah well.