Final - New Zealand v Australia (29th March)

[viriya]

Well that NZ support lasted exactly as long as everyone expected.

OK? It's depressing cos they are losing. If I wasn't an NZ supporter I wouldn't be depressed.

Logic is hard.

 

[Flem274*]

australia comprehensively won that innings. champion bowling performance. sometimes you just have to say well done.

 

[Cabinet96]

When was he a good commentator?

I seem to remember him being decent around the 2009 Ashes. Maybe it was just because I hadn't read loads of people dissecting his flaws.

 

[biased indian]

Aus combined 7/33 in last 10 overs ... 7outhee alone to beat them

 

[OverratedSanity]

Well that NZ support lasted exactly as long as everyone expected.

Way longer surely

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Starc finishes the WC with 22 wickets @ 10 with an economy rate of 3.5. Pretty ridiculous honestly, has to be close to the best ODI tournament bowling performance ever.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

That jammy Faulkner wicket turned it. Oh well, we'll roll them for 130.

 

[Cabinet96]

Faulkner world class, where the haters at?

 

[indiaholic]

You're being generous.

 

[anil1405]

Game's not over yet guys.

#Believe

Game is far from over. Far from.

 

[Howsie]

Not really. Oz was just too good. If you were expecting anything more you don't know cricket.

I was expecting more then 183 ffs. Nz were 150-3 at 35 overs after being three down for bugger all.

 

[Grasshopper]

Not a bad effort from Aus. Brilliant bowling, to be fair. But I'm still quietly confident NZ can do the business again.

 

[James]

Elliott aside, absolute rubbish from the Kiwi batsmen. Just an overall so disappointing effort and seemed like the players were all just shell-shocked by the environment they were in.

Can we have a repeat of this match though?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Starc finishes the WC with 22 wickets @ 10 with an economy rate of 3.5. Pretty ridiculous honestly, has to be close to the best ODI tournament bowling performance ever.

Yeah monstrous tournament

 

[viriya]

Apparently McCullum made 15 off 34 according to cricinfo and Isa Guha. Missed it myself.

 

[Zinzan]

Well to be fair, most pundits especially a lot of Australians predicted exactly this sort of thing happening.

Too good for us today so far, although NZ were right back in it at 3/150, just a crazy collapse.

The latest from oddschecker;

Australia $1.07
New Zealand $8.76

 

[YorksLanka]

At least he bowled the ball.

Yeah find his wicket tally then look a bit further up the list pal...

 

[jonbrooks]

the batting was legit poor tbf. that's the best front four bowling we've put up all tournament, but that wasn't great.

You have to ask which deliveries got batsmen out and which ones the batsmen got out themselves. Let's see:

BMac - bowler got him out
Guptill - 50/50, the bowl did turn and bounce a bit
Williamson - bowler got him out
Taylor - got himself out playing at a wide one. But then again it was the power play and you're supposed to go for it
Anderson - bowler got him out
Ronchi - got himself out
Vettori - bowler got him out
Elliot - 50/50 it was a slower ball that deceived him
Henry - clueless, can't say he got himself out as he was a walking wicket
Southee - fielder got him out

So overall the bowlers got their man versus the batsman playing poor shots. I stand by what I wrote.

 

[OverratedSanity]

7/33 is just an unforgivable collapse. They were literally so perfectly placed at 150/3 at 35.

 

[Pothas]

I seem to remember him being decent around the 2009 Ashes. Maybe it was just because I hadn't read loads of people dissecting his flaws.

Yeah the latent awfulness was there but he was pretty good, but then I remember thinking Slater was good back in 2005.