**Official** New Zealand in Australia

[pup11]

WTF, you think they'll get bowled out? thats less than 6 an over

I guess he is using the reverse mocker psychology..

 

[JBH001]

Hmm yeah Athlai, fair enough you prefer chasing but sometimes you have to be willing to set a target and defend it, imo.

 

[TT Boy]

Michael Slater - "David Warner, the future of the game."

 

[Athlai]

Good partnership for the Aussies here, Mussey is really firing.

 

[Zinzan]

I guess he is using the reverse mocker psychology..

Plainly ridiculous if you ask me

 

[Nate]

Even without a decent bowling line-up, I find it hard to conceive that the Kiwis will win tonight. Bracken, Johnson and (hopefully) Hopes should be too good. Imo if they don't attack those bowlers as much and go after Hilf, Clarke, White and friends, that would be their best bet. Speaking of which, Hilfy should get the ball to move this evening. Could comeback well, he rarely gets belted twice in a row.

 

[JBH001]

309.

 

[Nate]

Top innings by Ferguson, Vettori's experience invaluable here.

 

[pup11]

Shame, Ferg was looking very good till he lasted, but very good cameo from him nonetheless.

 

[JBH001]

Looks like he should be batting higher up the order.

 

[Zinzan]

Even without a decent bowling line-up, I find it hard to conceive that the Kiwis will win tonight. Bracken, Johnson and (hopefully) Hopes should be too good. .

May well be the case, I just hope that from New Zealand's point of view & we don't die wondering in the chase. Have a feeling with McCullum's injury that he may take the view of being there for a good time & not a long time

 

[Athlai]

Good partnership for the Aussies here, Mussey is really firing.

Jinxed the **** out of them.

Australia should set a massive score from here.

 

[pasag]

So you think you'll get bowled out then

Did I say that, bloody hell? We've been hopeless at the death for about a year now, getting completely bogged down.

 

[Athlai]

Hmm yeah Athlai, fair enough you prefer chasing but sometimes you have to be willing to set a target and defend it, imo.

Agree, I mean I can see benefits in both ways but today it just didn't work out.

 

[pup11]

Top innings by Ferguson, Vettori's experience invaluable here.

Yeah reminds me a lot of the young Michael Clarke who burst onto the scene during the West Indies tour and did so well batting at no.7, Ferguson too has showed enough signs of being capable enough to nail that spot.

Much better to persist with him, compared to someone like White.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Looks like he should be batting higher up the order.

Natural #3. Should bat #4 if Clarke insists on opening.

It annoys me so much that this is the first time Grieg (and probably most of the comm box) have seen Ferguson play. Pretty pathetic really.

Yeah I was forced to put the TV on mute. Can't stand any of these commentators, even Gilly grates me, mainly because of the way they work him into conversation, he pretty much only ever gets asked about Warner or Haddin. Let the **** actually talk you ******s.

That said, I reckon Mark Taylor's good. Knows the game so much better than the rest (the rest of them are from an era passed and don't quite understand the modern game well enough IMO) and it's quite obvious he does manage to watch some domestic cricket.

 

[Precambrian]

Michael Slater - "David Warner, the future of the game."

 

[Zinzan]

Okay Aussie fans, Have you now found you're ODI opening combination in Haddin & Clarke or would you drop Clarke back down the order once Marsh is fit ?

 

[pup11]

Okay Aussie fans, Have you now found you're ODI opening combination in Haddin & Clarke or would you drop Clarke back down the order once Marsh is fit ?

Neither are much of a long term option imo, Marsh and Watson are picks for the longer run tbh.

 

[JBH001]

Natural #3. Should bat #4 if Clarke insists on opening.

Yeah, but when Marsh returns, it will be #5/#6, no? Eventual #3 though, as you say.

Edit/ Should definitely be batting #4 for the next two CH games though.