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***Official*** New Zealand in Australia 2011

hazsa19

International Regular
Cummins has a bruised heel. Nothing serious, and in times past he probably would have played this game. Thankfully though we are being much smarter than that and taking care of these good young quicks. Even Hazelwood who is fit and firing was rested from a one dayer this week to keep him from being over bowled. Cummins will be back for Hobart almost certainly. Hazelwood I reckon could be the best of the lot. He'll probably play a test against India, maybe Perth if we go with 4 quicks, earlier if injuries require.
Thanks.

Next question, what sort of attack do the Australians feel will be selected for Boxing Day? Has MJ been dropped or rested?

Love watching cricket all night in the winter :)
 

NZTailender

I can't believe I ate the whole thing
He misinterpreted what I was saying first. So :p

Just for good measure, cracking shot there by Brownlie. If he keeps playing shots like that throughout his career without getting out, then New Zealand have found a batsman to rival Tendulkar.
Did I? (genuine question)

I agree that this isn't the most testing line up he could bowl to. But he has bowled very well and I don't think they were lucky dismissals or poor shots. He's set it up, created pressure and had seam movement. I think most batsmen around the world would've had a lot of trouble in that over. And his other overs haven't been horrible either.

He looks to have the tools to become a Steyn-like figure, but we obviously have to wait and see. I want to be optimistic about him because cricket is better with testing fast bowlers. And it seems we can completely write off a player as rubbish based on one innings but can't give him props and make positive predictions when he produces the opposite in the next innings?
 

Cabinet96

Hall of Fame Member
Watch a 40 minute TV program after the day starts, come back and Pattinson has 5. What the hell is going on?
 

Ruckus

International Captain
Thanks.

Next question, what sort of attack do the Australians feel will be selected for Boxing Day? Has MJ been dropped or rested?

Love watching cricket all night in the winter :)
Cummins, Pattinson, Siddle, Lyon could be the attack (but could quite easily be different considering injuries and interim peformances etc). Johnson underwent surgery and is injured for like two years.
 
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NUFAN

Y no Afghanistan flag
Thanks.

Next question, what sort of attack do the Australians feel will be selected for Boxing Day? Has MJ been dropped or rested?

Love watching cricket all night in the winter :)
Cummins, Pattinson, Siddle, Watson and Lyon.
 

Flem274*

123/5
South Africa are going to kill us.

I genuinely don't know what to do with this lot. Make the ****s stand outside the gates and apologize to NZ fans sounds like a vindictively nice idea.
 

chalky

International Debutant
Cummins, Pattinson, Siddle, Lyon could be the attack (but could quite easily be different considering injuries and interim peformances etc). Johnson underwent surgery and is injured for like two years.
How long is Harris expected to be out for? When fit would have him over Siddle every day.
 

Cabinet96

Hall of Fame Member
The year of the debut continues. Reckon Australia should play a debutant in every test of the Boarder Gavaskar series. Would deal with Tendulkar as well.
 

Ruckus

International Captain
How long is Harris expected to be out for? When fit would have him over Siddle every day.
It's complicated with Harris...Pat Howard, the team performance guy, seems to want to ensure Harris is 100% capable of playing 5 day matches before getting back in the team. So apparently he is almost certainly out of contention even for the boxing day test.
 

Athlai

Not Terrible
Can't wait for the Australian selectors to resume picking Johnson when he is fit. You lot are getting way too optimistic about selections.
 

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