*Official* Match 8 - Australia v New Zealand

[flibbertyjibber]

This is the best i've seen Australia play since the Champions Trophy, positive signs.

Australia started like this in the 20/20 WC last year and when a team stood up to them they crumbled. Same could happen again as the pace may be good at beating up the smaller sides but if a good one copes with it the spin looks weak and could be exposed brutally.

 

[Mike5181]

Not when everyone else picked zero.

To be fair I think yours hit a 50.

Yeah, i have picked a few gems in Watson, RTD, Sehwag and Sangakarra. They basically carry my team tbh.

 

[slugger]

the team needs to make up some big flu virus has struck em... to try and get rob nicol over..

 

[Spark]

Dougeh

 

[wellAlbidarned]

We finally get one past the bat, and it goes for 4 leg byes. It's just not our day I guess... Instead of merely losing comprehensively like usual, we're getting completely and utterly brutalised.

 

[Mike5181]

the team needs to make up some big flu virus has struck em... to try and get rob nicol over..

That was the biggest crime the selectors made. When Nicol made that century in the final was it? and got MVP for the tournament i was spewing. Geez, Lou Vincent would of even made a decent pick at number 7 if they really wanted to go down that route.

 

[Daemon]

Hate these minnow bashing games :P

 

[_Ed_]

McCullum often catches those.

 

[Spark]

Not NZ's day huh?

Ah, that's a bad drop.

 

[_Ed_]

That was the biggest crime the selectors made. When Nicol made that century in the final was it? and got MVP for the tournament i was spewing. Geez, Lou Vincent would of even made a decent pick at number 7 if they really wanted to go down that route.

Nicol takes wickets as well, which, you know, might come in handy from time to time.

 

[Burgey]

Australia started like this in the 20/20 WC last year and when a team stood up to them they crumbled. Same could happen again as the pace may be good at beating up the smaller sides but if a good one copes with it the spin looks weak and could be exposed brutally.

They made the final.

We'll take that here too. Once you're there, anything can happen.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Why does he not have a slip. We're ****ed anyway, why not give ourselves the chance of a few wickets. [/armchairexpert]

 

[Howsie]

the team needs to make up some big flu virus has struck em... to try and get rob nicol over..

Well he'd fit in that's for sure, another all round average cricketer.

 

[Nate]

Nice to see Haddin hitting them well. Will be out soon though.

EDIT: Yeahhhhhhhh Hamish!

 

[_Ed_]

Woop de ****ing doo.

 

[Spark]

Wicket. Wow, that was a slow, slow, slow bouncer.

 

[_Ed_]

Well he'd fit in that's for sure, another all round average cricketer.

I disagree. I think he'd make a very useful ODI player.

We should find out after this tournament anyway.

 

[Turbinator]

I fear an Australian collapse. Similar to the India game.

 

[Daemon]

Nice to see Haddin hitting them well. Will be out soon though.

Time for watto to get his strike rate up and above Haddins

 

[_Ed_]

I fear an Australian collapse. Similar to the India game.