**Official** New Zealand in Australia

[pasag]

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.

Yeah, should be too much unless Taylor & McCullum fire. Still our bowling does look really weak.

 

[Craig]

Well I knew I would jinx Vettori

 

[Nate]

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 ?

Marsh
Watson
Ponting
Clarke
Symonds
Hussey
Haddin
Heal
Johnson
Lee
Bracken

at full strength imo.

 

[Zinzan]

McCullum needs to kind of luck Haddin had when he bats, just have a feeling this is Australia's day today & McCullum will probably play-on to his stumps or something like that

 

[pup11]

Super 50 this from Mr.Cricket.

 

[pasag]

Hopes

Johnson for a 50 here.

 

[Nate]

Mike Hussey. WAG. Fantastic.

 

[Precambrian]

What a fifty by Hussey. Spectacular, though he was lucky to survive his first boundary.

 

[pup11]

Watching Hopes bat lower down the order is painful, should send Johnson ahead of him when only a few overs are left.

 

[Zinzan]

Damn it, pain isn't over, for some reason I thought that was the 50th over & 297 was the final score

 

[Craig]

Bill Lawry admitted he'd never heard of Grant Elliott before the second ODI, despite the fact that he played the first Test of the summer and in fact the first ODI which was played only a few days before, both of which Lawry commentated. That's far worse.

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

 

[Nate]

Braxxxxx. Will slog a six down the ground.

Or play and miss and run for byessss

 

[pup11]

Mike Hussey. WAG. Fantastic.

That surely doesn't stand true for him, he is God!!

 

[Craig]

I won't be watching the run chase. Blame 3am start times because I'm Captain Hardcore.

 

[Nate]

Braxxxxx. Will slog a six down the ground.

Haha, he went for it.

 

[Precambrian]

Aussies 20 short here after the rousing start. But I think it should be more than enough.

 

[pup11]

300, yes.....

C'mon Bucknor!!

 

[Craig]

Will laugh if Australia don't get 300.

 

[Nate]

Bucknor, have a cry.

Six off the last ball Bracken, c'mon.

 

[inbox24]

I understand why the Indians dislike Bucknor so much.