**Official** New Zealand in Australia

[Tim]

I'd be very surprised if Jake comes back for this series...spoke to him about 4 days ago and he's done no training whatsoever.

 

[mccullum42]

I'd be very surprised if Jake comes back for this series...spoke to him about 4 days ago and he's done no training whatsoever.

oh ok. was just in interview they did on the tele

 

[Redbacks]

yeah, but if they win then the criminals would have most definately stole it from us

oh dear

 

[Tim]

Presuming Ryder's fit for Melbourne:

Ryder
McCullum
Guptill
Taylor
Fulton
Broom
Mills
Vettori
Patel
Southee
O'Brien.

 

[Goughy]

Who said ODI cricket was dead....?

It was a dramatic and exciting finish but a lot of the game was pretty poor and only made interesting by some ordinary decisions and some controversal moments.

If anything a game like this shows ODIs in a poor light. Basically, its the last 5 overs that really count and we shouldnt have to sit through a lot of dull stuff to get there.

ie it was the finish that made the game exciting, not what predceded it.

Great win for NZ. Not often I care about ODIs between teams Im neutral about but I wanted NZ today.

 

[Tim]

I mean Jake can probably step up to the twenty20 domestic league no prob, but fitness and form are a completely different level when your playing internationals.

 

[Bahnz]

Good god that gave me a fright! When we finally one I couldn't help but squeal with glee! (unfortunately waking up my girlfriend in the next room...prompting the usual "you and your ****ing cricket"...)

 

[Days of Grace]

Shame that Australia had to resort to cheating to keep themselves in the game.

Not surprised, though.

 

[_Ed_]

Good god that gave me a fright! When we finally one I couldn't help but squeal with glee! (unfortunately waking up my girlfriend in the next room...prompting the usual "you and your ****ing cricket"...)

 

[stephen]

Shame that Australia had to resort to cheating to keep themselves in the game.

Not surprised, though.

Mate shutup. No need to be a bad sport making accusations like that after your side won.

 

[TT Boy]

South Africa stay number 1.

 

[mccullum42]

South Africa stay number 1.

good. that performance was not worthy of being the best team in the world. South Africa would have smashed both of the teams

 

[Nate]

Australian Team for the second ODI -

Clapo
Hopes
Ponting
Clarke
Dussey
Mussey
Haddin
Noffke
Heal
Johnson
Bracken

(face)

 

[Athlai]

Taylor since England
59*
61*
2
33
103
13
51*
75
48*
64
10 innings
5 50's
1 100
4 N/O
509 runs
Averaging 84.83

 

[Days of Grace]

Mate shutup. No need to be a bad sport making accusations like that after your side won.

Mate we probably would have won in a canter if McCullum hadn't been sawn off by the umpire and Haddin didn't do some blatant cheating.

Why is it that almost every match involving NZ and Australia has to have controversial moments? Hmmmmmmmmmmm....

 

[Tim]

Taylor since England
59*
61*
2
33
103
13
51*
75
48*
64
10 innings
5 50's
1 100
4 N/O
509 runs
Averaging 84.83

Yeah he's bloody good at the moment...he's curbed his tendency to play rash shots which has been the key.

 

[_Ed_]

Taylor since England
59*
61*
2
33
103
13
51*
75
48*
64
10 innings
5 50's
1 100
4 N/O
509 runs
Averaging 84.83

Wow! I knew he'd been good, but didn't realise he'd been quite that good.

 

[Johnners]

Australian Team for the second ODI -

Marsh
Hopes
Ponting
Clarke
Dussey
Mussey
Haddin
Noffke
Heal
Johnson
Bracken

(face)

Marsh going to be fit?

 

[99*]

Taylor since England
59*
61*
2
33
103
13
51*
75
48*
64
10 innings
5 50's
1 100
4 N/O
509 runs
Averaging 84.83

Starting to play the way we all knew he could. Lets hope it stays this way for a long time.

 

[alvarez]

Haddin is wasted at 7.

Also send Warner back to state cricket please selectors.