*Official* Match 8 - Australia v New Zealand

[Burgey]

Lol Ponting. Long may it continue.

Why you hate?

 

[_Ed_]

Very good ball there from Southee, but I think White made it look even better than it was. He's in truly woeful form.

 

[Spark]

Timing.

6000 ODI runs.

 

[Burgey]

Jeez I love that shot Clarke plays off his pads.

Shame about the cut shots though.

 

[Mike5181]

He was a bit rusty in the Pakistan series, but yeah, he's right at the top of his game again now. That was sensational.

Can you imagine if he wasn't keeping in ODIs and we had to put up with a Jamie How, Gareth Hopkins combination at number 7 and 8.

 

[Nate]

Why you hate?

Me no hate. Ponting just looks dreadful in the middle. And I'm sick of him batting at three.

 

[Mike5181]

White is only 27..he looks like 35.

 

[Spark]

Haha I can sort of see what Nnanden is getting at. What was the point of that little KP-like flick? Keep your foot in the crease ffs.

Nice timing on that from White but one feels that the way he's pushing at the ball, cover and mid off are definitely in play.

 

[_Ed_]

25 wides, for the record. A few too many when you're only defending 206.

 

[Debris]

Me no hate. Ponting just looks dreadful in the middle. And I'm sick of him batting at three.

In what way is that not hate?

 

[pup11]

6000 runs for Clarke!!! Jeez.. I didn't realise that he had scored that many, so unless his form or back let's him down he should easily join the elite ten thousand club.

 

[Burgey]

White is only 27..he looks like 35.

Footwork of a 90 year old too.

 

[Spark]

should've put that one away.

 

[Nate]

In what way is that not hate?

hate - intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility

Ummmm, pretty much all ways.

 

[Debris]

Footwork of a 90 year old too.

Poor man's Symonds.

 

[pup11]

Me no hate. Ponting just looks dreadful in the middle. And I'm sick of him batting at three.

I think if we had better #3's around then they would have already been batting ahead of Ponting by now, the thing is the man is class and its difficult to keep a champion like him down for too long.

 

[Nate]

I think if we had better #3's around then they would have already been batting ahead of Ponting by now, the thing is the man is class and its difficult to keep a champion like him down for too long.

Nah they wouldn't. People see moving Ponting down the order as a sign of weakness or something.

When players get older, their reflexes and eye suffer - it's a fact. I reckon if you move him down the order, against a ball that isn't doing as much, he'd be better.

 

[Debris]

hate - intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility

Ummmm, pretty much all ways.

I thought that described your reaction pretty well.

 

[Nate]

 

[Burgey]

Nah they wouldn't. People see moving Ponting down the order as a sign of weakness or something.

When players get older, their reflexes and eye suffer - it's a fact. I reckon if you move him down the order, against a ball that isn't doing as much, he'd be better.

That's true. Maybe he should drop down the order, especially in tests. If he has a similar run of form there to what he's had of late, then we know the game is well and truly up.