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

[howardj]

1996 was the last time Ponting spent a Christmas at home

 

[hazsa19]

Phil Hughes: the strongest case yet for a pension clause in CA contracts.

Average since being un-dropped against England at Perth: 24.05.
Mitchell Johnson's batting average from the same date: 19.76.

Time to jump off the kid's wang, Clarkey.

Ponting wasn't dropped before Perth?

Good to see him playing positively, he's got to go for that pull shot, and the booming drive to anything straight. Quit all this flick through mid-wicket bull****.

 

[Spark]

Wouldn't be suprised tbh. It's pretty much how Ponting seems to play these days, mainly cashes in when the pressure is off.

?

You mean doesn't cash in at all.

 

[Flem274*]

Warner
Watson
Marsh
Ponting
Clarke
Hussey
Haddin
Siddle
Pattinson
Harris
Cummins

Looks pretty good tbh.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Ponting should just tape his bat onto his front pad early doors

Should also tape his head to his left shoulder tbh.

 

[SteveNZ]

Bolded the important part in your decision.

Haha, I realise my selection lost weight when I added that...but he'd be the best option. There's probably not a lot between the two, de Boorder maybe a slightly better gloveman and also 5 years younger

 

[Ausage]

Wouldn't be suprised tbh. It's pretty much how Ponting seems to play these days, mainly cashes in when the pressure is off.

Pressure is still on IMO. Another quick couple of wickets and this test gets interesting, particularly with Warner hurt.

 

[Spark]

That's good cricket from Warner there. Angle the face and collect an easy two.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Yuck. Overly defensive from Taylor.

 

[Mister Wright]

Warner
Watson
Marsh
Ponting
Clarke
Hussey
Haddin
Siddle
Pattinson
Harris
Cummins

Looks pretty good tbh.

Doubt Lyon would be dropped and Cummins is out until January. Put Lyon in for Cummins and you have the Boxing Day test squad (pending injury).

 

[Flem274*]

Haha, I realise my selection lost weight when I added that...but he'd be the best option. There's probably not a lot between the two, de Boorder maybe a slightly better gloveman and also 5 years younger

I've never heard anyone complain about de Boorder's glovework, so I'm happy.

 

[Spikey]

ponting can't really do much to win me over here ftr. cause i mean the whole problem is he's throwing it away when he gets to 60 but he won't have enough time to get to 60 probably so

 

[Flem274*]

Doubt Lyon would be dropped and Cummins is out until January. Put Lyon in for Cummins and you have the Boxing Day test squad (pending injury).

Woops, I forgot about Lyon.

 

[Ruckus]

?

You mean doesn't cash in at all.

Well, cash in, to his somewhat poor standards of late. Ponting being successful these days is getting a 50 not a 100 (as opposed to being dismissed for less than 10 or something like he usually is).

 

[Flem274*]

Pressure is still on IMO. Another quick couple of wickets and this test gets interesting, particularly with Warner hurt.

It won't happen though. Bloody Clarke is in next.

 

[Spark]

Well, cash in, to his somewhat poor standards of late. Ponting being successful these days is getting a 50 not a 100 (as opposed to being dismissed for less than 10 or something like he usually is).

I'm pretty sure that apart from his Gabba 50 all the 50s he's made in the last year or so have been in fairly important scenarios.

 

[Burgey]

Warner
Watson
Marsh
Ponting
Clarke
Hussey
Haddin
Siddle
Pattinson
Harris
Cummins

Looks pretty good tbh.

Hussey needs runs as much as Ponting IMO. Hasn't looked likely at all since SL.

 

[howardj]

Warner's number of dot balls indicates that he's showing the good deliveries due respect

This kid could be anything

 

[Dan]

What exactly does Young bring to the table that de Boorder/van Wyk don't? Was there some reason he was picked ahead of them in the first place?

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Going at almost a run a ball for the last 10. No pressure whatsoever.