**Official** New Zealand in Australia

[stephen]

Taity!!!!!

 

[Athlai]

Bracken would need more than 5 TBH

 

[Demolition Man]

In the end, when they took the powerplay isn't what is to blame. It's the shots that the batsmen played in the powerplay that are to blame. From 5/SFA, it wasn't the worst time to take it.

Have to disagree, if we took the powerplay with haddin and hussey in and we lost a wicket we could have been more conservative , but leaving the powerplay with so much to do with the bowlers was just a recipe for disaster.

 

[stephen]

On a sidenote, if we pool all our straws do you think we'll have enough for C9 to clutch?

"Australia are still in this"

If Bracken gets five yes.

C9 commentators have to try and keep people interested for ratings purposes.

 

[Flem274*]

Bastard.

EDIT: meaning Potato. (Tait)

 

[Demolition Man]

Tony sounds so genuine when he says " no nooo this match is not over by any means" , lol

 

[stephen]

Promote Mitchell Johnson up the order!

 

[Nate]

Fully expecting NZ to take advantage of this with a 10 wicket win, anything less would be disappointing. Hoping McCullum to fire so we can have some entertaining play otherwise it's just gonna be a drab 10 overs from Bracken (who I might add in ODI mode has lost the will to take wickets), an unfit, wayward and unthreatening Tait and a spray it around Johnson.

You're a joke.

Bracken to prove you wrong.

 

[Flem274*]

FFS get this **** out people!!

 

[Demolition Man]

Very happy to see Johnson has found his all-round test form.

 

[Demolition Man]

Promote Mitchell Johnson up the order!

Johnson should play as the all-rounder instead of hopes in Watsons absence.

 

[stephen]

Have to disagree, if we took the powerplay with haddin and hussey in and we lost a wicket we could have been more conservative , but leaving the powerplay with so much to do with the bowlers was just a recipe for disaster.

Either way, too many top/middle order batsmen gone for an effective powerplay.

 

[Evermind]

Haha, the predicted element of hawk-eye is a joke, that was Plumb

I love how commentators and spectators like to second-guess the hawkeye.

"Never mind cameras and technology that work far more accurately, faster and precisely than the human eye - I'd rather judge for myself on the little TV screen with parallax error, emotional biases, and flat perspective."

 

[Demolition Man]

Either way, too many top/middle order batsmen gone for an effective powerplay.

Yep agreed, it was always going to be a gamble if it did work.

 

[Flem274*]

This is annoying.

 

[Evermind]

FFS get these tools out!!!

 

[vic_orthdox]

Have to disagree, if we took the powerplay with haddin and hussey in and we lost a wicket we could have been more conservative , but leaving the powerplay with so much to do with the bowlers was just a recipe for disaster.

It's too hard to comment on it, when we're making assumptions about the plans. They may have been going to take the powerplay the next over before Haddin went out.

However, they should and do have every right to expect Hopes to be able to capitalise on a Powerplay situation in the last 10 overs. And to be honest, if he wants to keep his spot in the side, then he needs to be able to give us more than today.

Hussey and Hopes looked as though they were trying to hit 8s in the powerplay. Seen too much Albie Morkel.

 

[Athlai]

Jeets to do it

 

[inbox24]

You're a joke.

Bracken to prove you wrong.

It's true though, he's just switched to changing paces, bowling hard to hit (but not necessarily aggressive lines and lengths) which rely on the batsman to hit. Not saying he's doing a bad job, just with the way he's going about it's more a containing mentality with first priority keeping the runs down, second priority taking wickets.

 

[Demolition Man]

Vettori trying to protect patel from Johnson, could get 200 here !!!