*Official* Australia in New Zealand

[KiWiNiNjA]

Surely it won't matter with Vettori coming into the side, and Styris keeping his spot.

If they were to go for another bowling option, surely it would Tuffey/Southee making way for McCullum.

 

[Jono]

Yeah it's pretty obvious physical intimidation/aggression doesn't really work for MJ. He's just too docile and softly spoken off the field.

Probably cos he's a mother's boy?

 

[shivfan]

Johnson has prior form, he got quite fired up during a warm up in the ashes for what seemed a non-issue. Fired up hasn't seemed to work for him yet.

Funny how Johnson only got fined, but didn't get a two-match ban, like Suleimann Benn....

What does Johnson have to do to get a two-match ban? Kill someone?

 

[marc71178]

Well if he pleads guilty, it is looked upon favourably.

Build up of offences will eventually lead to a ban.

 

[NZTailender]

Mason's not a totally bad choice. He hasn't disgraced himself in his ODI career and has been in good form in List A for a while now and wasn't exactly disgracing himself before he was dropped.

I mean, we could've gone back to Chris Martin...

 

[Cruxdude]

Interesting article.

Cricinfo - Blogs - Different Strokes - Where is the justice?

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Well if he pleads guilty, it is looked upon favourably.

Exactly.

 

[Johnners]

Interesting article.

Cricinfo - Blogs - Different Strokes - Where is the justice?

Heh, clearly doesn't read The Australian much. The football codes absolutely dominate the sports coverage from about mid-February until October so the fact that it was 3 pages deep is hardly a surprise, the report would have been there even if they had won.

 

[Mixmasterreece]

Mason's not a totally bad choice. He hasn't disgraced himself in his ODI career and has been in good form in List A for a while now and wasn't exactly disgracing himself before he was dropped.

I mean, we could've gone back to Chris Martin...

Michael Mason??? Fully Sick! While we are at it lets get Lancer Hamiltron out of retirement.

 

[Blakey]

Michael Mason??? Fully Sick! While we are at it lets get Lancer Hamiltron out of retirement.

Kerry Walmsley.

 

[_Ed_]

Surely it won't matter with Vettori coming into the side

No certainty - Cricket: Knee injury ends Oram's series as team wait for Vettori verdict - Sport - NZ Herald News

 

[Athlai]

CH is the best ODI series in the world.

 

[Smudge]

Kerry Walmsley.

Carl Bulfin FTW.

 

[_Ed_]

CH is the best ODI series in the world.

AWTA.

Also concur with the calls for Walmsley and Bulfin. Maybe Jeff Wilson and Tama Canning too. Fearsome quartet that'd be.

 

[Mixmasterreece]

AWTA.

Tama Canning.

Jesus Tama Canning, he really fell off the face of the earth. What's he doing these days? Running with the Killa Beez? Bouncer on the Gold Coast?

Possibilites are endless....

 

[Flem274*]

Michael Mason kinda came out of no where. He is quite high up the MVP though, maybe thats what the selectors are picking off?

Wonder what Brent Arnel has to do to get a game.

 

[Uppercut]

Ye Olde Michaele Masone is back, eh?

 

[thierry henry]

tbh I reckon Mason is the right choice and the best available bowler. Actually I think in terms of selector's decisions he's probably the unluckiest bowler of the last 5 years in NZ, in that he's shown he can be competent at international level yet has been tried very few times.

Don't care that he's old, only care about the current series.

 

[Athlai]

AWTA has been unlucky not to be closer to the team for a while now.

 

[Prince EWS]

tbh I reckon Mason is the right choice and the best available bowler. Actually I think in terms of selector's decisions he's probably the unluckiest bowler of the last 5 years in NZ, in that he's shown he can be competent at international level yet has been tried very few times.

Don't care that he's old, only care about the current series.

Yep, completely agree. The decision has surprised me, but it's not a bad one by any stretch of the imagination.