***Official*** Australia v New Zealand - Final

[Flem274*]

Can Elliott do it again? (please)

 

[Zinzan]

Dont worry, it will be over by then

Lol, you seem to be really enjoy this judging your last 2-3 snarky comments

 

[Hurricane]

I feel like McCullum should have gone with three slips for Bond and then that catch that flew past the vacant third slip position in the 8th over would have been taken.

 

[Dissector]

The match is slipping away quickly. NZ needs to put it all in , give the ball to Bond and Mills, give them attacking fields and hope for some luck.

 

[Faisal1985]

Butler to White, 1 run, dropped! White goes to pull a shorter ball and makes a meal of it, all wrong with the balance, and the ball flies up off the shoulder of the bat very, very high to the leg side, McCullum runs across to his left but fails to catch it, it was hard because it was spiraling but he needed to pouch that


McCullum just droped the match here.

 

[Flem274*]

Gareth Hopkins won't be able to believe his luck after tonight.

Nah Mccullum's place is cemented in stone. He hasn't been much of a skipper so far this game but he was thrust into it at the last minute in a final with half the first XI injured. Was always going to be hard.

Congrats to Watto.

 

[Flem274*]

Lol, you seem to be really enjoy this judging your last 2-3 snarky comments

He's just jealous the only reason SA is still here is because they live here.

 

[Zinzan]

McCullum just droped the match here.

yeah, because NZ would have been so far on top at that point right

 

[Zinzan]

He's just jealous the only reason SA is still here is because they live here.

Fair bit of gamesmanship truth be told

 

[Zinzan]

Been a tad unlucky today has Bond

 

[Hurricane]

Can you hit the ball twice last White tried to if the ball is going at your stumps.

 

[four_or_six]

Too high. Good ball though.

 

[Hurricane]

The lbw looked out. No luck here for the kiwis

 

[four_or_six]

Can you hit the ball twice last White tried to if the ball is going at your stumps.

I think you can hit the ball twice as long as you don't run. I'm no expert on the laws though.

 

[Zinzan]

The lbw looked out. No luck here for the kiwis

Looked close, but not 100% conclusive & NZ batsmen got away with more than a few

 

[Hurricane]

I think you can hit the ball twice as long as you don't run. I'm no expert on the laws though.

I just googled it - you are right

Double hit
This is another dismissal you rarely see in cricket.

But a batter can be given out hitting the ball twice if the second strike is deliberate.

The only exception that allows a batsman to hit the ball on a second occasion is if they are protecting their wicket (ie: stopping the ball from rolling back on to the stumps).

 

[Raghav]

The lbw looked out. No luck here for the kiwis

yep..

We are not lucky to win this!

Anyway, It was great tournament for NZ. They have exceeded everyone's expectations!! I enjoyed this tournament very much and was supporting NZ till now.

I have resigned my hope after seeing that drop catch and couple of things which may have gone our favour on our day.

Thanks everyone in the CW!! Meet you again in the Airtel Champions League Thread .. with me supporting another underdog "Otago"

 

[Zinzan]

Lovely straight shot for 6 from White & on that note I'm off to bed, well played Australia, thoroughly deserved the win

 

[Faisal1985]

And should mark an end to a great tournament over all...............CT has proven that ODI's are the best format........All praise to the Aussies, after losing the Ashes, they did not get demoralized in any fashion what so ever....and are proving a point about their cricketing tactics and thinking.......superb.....i think OZs are still world leaders of Cricket....and have the minimal of weaknesses.......they simply know how to nurture a player and how to utilize a certain player's strong points to their advantage....

 

[Hurricane]

I will continue to watch - but also want to congratulate the Aussies on a good win. A better bowling attack and batted better.

Well done Kiwis for making it this far. Makes a change from getting knocked out in the semis. And the win against Pakistan was excellent. Elliot batting with a broken thumb and everything.