*Official* Match 8 - Australia v New Zealand

[Mike5181]

Half volley on leg stump?

Nah, it was full and swinging in. Like the delivery he bowled Steve Tikolo with. Just a couple of centimeters to the left and it would be ideal.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Player type.

pie, pie, good ball, wicket, pie, good ball

Got a point. Johnson would be a better parallel IMO though.

 

[Spark]

Ponting's trigger movements look really odd. Way too exaggerated.

 

[Burgey]

Much maligned and rightly so for a good while, but Clarke has been good since the mid way point of the series vs England after the Ashes.

 

[slugger]

Ponting and Clarke will just work the ball for singles.

thats a dumb idea, they should just smack it around hap hazardly, kinda carelessly like its to school boys having a laugh......

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Disdainful shot. I'm off to bed, got my own cricket game to worry about tomorrow. Night guys.

 

[Spark]

Much maligned and rightly so for a good while, but Clarke has been good since the mid way point of the series vs England after the Ashes.

Form, class, etc.

 

[Turbinator]

Disdainful shot. I'm off to bed, got my own cricket game to worry about tomorrow. Night guys.

Good luck!

 

[Spark]

There we are again. Potential strangle down the legside.

 

[pup11]

Sad to hear about Dougeh but I think something like this was on the cards, he definitely didn't look fit enough through the Australian summer.

The sad part about this is that they most probably would send over Pete Siddle as a replacement which would just be a waste, would rather have O'Keffe being sent over as a replacment as it allows us to have more options.

Mussey probably can't be picked now since he was replaced in the original squad.

 

[Burgey]

Not out. Next.

 

[Burgey]

Sad to hear about Dougeh but I think something like this was on the cards, he definitely didn't look fit enough through the Australian summer.

The sad part about this is that they most probably would send over Pete Siddle as a replacement which would just be a waste, would rather have O'Keffe being sent over as a replacment as it allows us to have more options.

Mussey probably can't be picked now since he was replaced in the original squad.

O'Keefe would be grand. Or Lyon.

Not that I think they'll pick either.

 

[Spark]

Sad to hear about Dougeh but I think something like this was on the cards, he definitely didn't look fit enough through the Australian summer.

The sad part about this is that they most probably would send over Pete Siddle as a replacement which would just be a waste, would rather have O'Keffe being sent over as a replacment as it allows us to have more options.

Mussey probably can't be picked now since he was replaced in the original squad.

Yeah that's what I thought. Yet another reason that his non-selection was amazingly stupid...

Oooh Ponting is a lucky boy. That didn't look like a shot to me...

 

[_Ed_]

FFS, I reckon that would have been overturned.

 

[Nate]

Thought that one looked alright. Wasn't bouncing much.

 

[_Ed_]

Wouldn't have changed the result, but I'm really fuming about that. "A wicket? Nah, no thanks. Don't really want one."

 

[Furball]

Thought it looked plumb, which hawkeye confirmed.

 

[Howsie]

Southee's getting that ball to reverse by quite some distance.

 

[Nate]

Have to say, don't think it's a bad thing that Vettori is giving up the captaincy. Doesn't have any conviction behind him, don't think you'd get overly inspired at any time.

 

[_Ed_]

Have to say, don't think it's a bad thing that Vettori is giving up the captaincy. Doesn't have any conviction behind him, don't think you'd get overly inspired at any time.

I agree, but I must say I'm not convinced by the anointed successor, Taylor, either.

If he continues this run of form, even Taylor's place in the team shouldn't be secure come the end of the World Cup.