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**Official** New Zealand in Australia
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Athlai
Not Terrible
Clarke batted to the slow conditions and rebuilt on a pretty hefty collapse. Not giving him credit for decent knock.
alternative
Cricket Web Content Updater
Thought it was poor effort from Pup, being a captain and senior player he needed to set the pace. Hussey didn't help the cause either, both of them lost the game for mine.
Definitely the bowling from Kiwi's was brilliant, but simply the batting from Australia is not up to it.
MendisNuffSaid
Banned
Hmmm... congratulations NZ. They should win the series from here.......
pup11
International Coach
Yes he is, but i don't think either are good enough to get away every game by sneaking in and bowling 3 or 4 overs.
I think as honest as Clarke was during the post match interview, he should have been more honest when question regarding spinners was asked.
Instead he dodged the bullet saying that there were enough spin options within the team, and only the execution has been the problem, if he or the team-management seriously think that the part-timers filling in as the fifth bowler in the middle overs isn't a problem, then they are in a serious need of reality check.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Good to see you giving us a bit of praise mate. Thanks.
pup11
International Coach
Five left arm bowlers when you count Heal and Clarke too, that' would be a bit freaky, if that ever happens.
Precambrian
Banned
No credit, Sorry no. I'd have taken a 60 ball 50 from him any day than this sorry 133 ball 90odd. Robbed Aussies of any momentum with his slowcoach batting esp in the death overs, regardless of how well NZ bowled. The fact that Aussies were only 5 down is testimony to that. Clarke never accelerated when the need came.
NZ's best chance to get to the top tier is NOW! They have a realistic chance of winning this 5-0 and leap to No.2. That will be a huge boost to cricket in NZ which they direly want atm. Not to mention the confidence a 5-0 trouncing of their biggest rivals.
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Meh, Harwood is in excellent ODD form, keeps it tight, and has been an excellent death bowler for Victoria over the past 2 seasons. He won't be picked because of his age, but in the interests of keeping the series alive, he'd be perfect for what the team needs IMO.
Nate
You'll Never Walk Alone
No, I don't. I also think we'll keep losing matches until we do.
Precambrian
Banned
Hmm.. no, please look back my posts, I was criticising Clarke for his slow batting during the Aussie innings itself, regardless of how the events might have unfolded later on. And I was spot on.
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
You wouldn't have even made the team actually.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Problem wasn't really Clarke batting slowly, it was that he and Hussey both batted fairly slowly and both got out without upping the rate. Anyway, NZ bowled well and batted very sensibly.
Precambrian
Banned
Disagree. The pitch was hardly unplayable, and yes, NZ bowled exceptionally well during the middle overs. But someone would have surely stepped up (White, Hopes) and Aussies might have scored 250+.
It's not to suggest Clarke should have been out for less than 10. No. As Pasag showed us earlier, many guys have bailed out their teams of such precarious positions, and yet ended up with significantly better SR in the end. Clarke did well to bail Aussies out of trouble, but lacked anything above 2nd gear, and finally it was a job half baked and added nothing for Australia.
Athlai
Not Terrible
No not likely.
Precambrian
Banned
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
No you weren't spot on. If he went for his shots, and did manage to score 60 from 50 then get out... Australia would have been say 4/120 before the half-way point in the innings, exposing a weak/inexperienced lower order to some very good NZ bowling. But hey, you would've made the team, and played how you want to because no bowling is ever good enough to dictate the way you play, right?