wellAlbidarned
International Coach
I though pakistan just kicked your butt, didn't realise it also affected your head.
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Is New Zealand a better side than Australia at the moment?
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GotSpin
Hall of Fame Member
Pffttt. We would punish you in Australia or NZ. We wouldnt be nice about it. And we wouldnt call Back the next morning.
When do we next have you guys over? Next summer is it? If Clarke decides to call it quits because the sticky tape doesnt hold his body together Ill admit we might have to bat twice in one test match though
When do we next have you guys over? Next summer is it? If Clarke decides to call it quits because the sticky tape doesnt hold his body together Ill admit we might have to bat twice in one test match though
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wellAlbidarned
International Coach
observe as the male australian cricket fan puffs up his fur in a desperate final effort to defend his territory from the young challenger
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Adelaide?
IIRC he averaged under 30 in the UAE over two Tests as well?
Howsie
International Captain
Damn, just like the last time they played them....
hendrix
Hall of Fame Member
You have better batsmen than Australia.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
He did tbf, Richard was not happy which should tell you how lot ago it was
GotSpin
Hall of Fame Member
Flem274*
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Dunedin and the current Seddon Park would negate his bounce a bit, like PE and the UAE did (the UAE being the extreme example).
He's a world class bowler and can do well anywhere, but facing Mitch at Dunedin is a different kettle of fish to facing him at the WACA. The latter is almost impossible right now.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
"We got out to balls that didn't spin"
Maximas
Cricketer Of The Year
Indeed but being able to pick off some wickets and maintain decent figures is different to being a matchwinner, not anything against Johnson but it influences how the two teams shape up against each other on certain pitches. I can't remember how fast the Adelaide pitch was but I do recall he struggled a bit in the second dig so it's hard to say
I'm not sure this last part is true at all. Cummins/Richardson/Bird/Starc/Pattison/Bollinger/Hilfenhaus all won't play in the first Test tomorrow. That's outrageous depth. Nigh on all of those guys would be picked as our third seamer.
Compare that to Wagner (if not picked)/Milne/Henry/McClenaghan etc, and South Africa have very raw back-up options who have played very little Test cricket at all.
Spikey
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Flem274*
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The only Mitchell that should make either test side is that Johnson guy. I hear he's quite good.
All three would make a top class ODI attack though.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Don't really buy this. India played good competitive cricket in that series, just like they had in South Africa were they also nearly drew a test series. For whatever reason, they fell apart in the second half of the England tour, but I don't think a 1-0 result v India can be used as evidence that NZ would be pasted by Australia (at least not on home soil anyway).
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Flem274*
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Not to mention we got too cute and it almost proved to be our undoing with that stupid Basin first day green top.
It's a shame the 2011 Australian tour wasn't three tests. I think Australia would have won 2-1 if it had been because our batting wasn't anywhere near what it is now but it felt like such an anticlimax. So many good performances from a wide range of players in such a short little series.
It's a shame the 2011 Australian tour wasn't three tests. I think Australia would have won 2-1 if it had been because our batting wasn't anywhere near what it is now but it felt like such an anticlimax. So many good performances from a wide range of players in such a short little series.
hendrix
Hall of Fame Member
1. NZ would have lost the second Test vs Aus. No way would we have come back from 90/5 or whatever it was.
BUT:
2. NZ would have pasted Aus in the first test. No way would Aus have come close to chasing 400.
India's batting across those 2 series was making them look like contenders to be the best batting lineup in the game. India were favourites to win that series, remember.
BUT:
2. NZ would have pasted Aus in the first test. No way would Aus have come close to chasing 400.
India's batting across those 2 series was making them look like contenders to be the best batting lineup in the game. India were favourites to win that series, remember.