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**Official** New Zealand in Australia 2015

Hurricane

Hurricane

Hall of Fame Member
If somehow Doug didn't get out and we lasted the whole session then in that fairy tale land we might have saved the test. Australia to absolutely bully the bowling here and get us back in again as soon as possible.

I hope Brendon doesn't even try to get wickets but instead sets the most defensive field possible. Lets not go through the motions in the field. Conservative bowling and conservative fields.
 
Black_Warrior

Black_Warrior

Cricketer Of The Year
Salamuddin said:
NZ are a good team but I think people are over hyping them slightly.

Let's look at their results objectively:

A 0-0 away draw with Bangladesh - so so result
Beating the WIndies twice (home and away) - yeah good but the WIndies are undoubtedly the weakest test team at the moment even if they do have some promising youngsters coming through.
Home wins against India and Sri Lanka - neither of whom are particularly good touring sides. And really had Kohli not dropped a dolly of Mccullum, NZ would almost certainly have lost that wellington test.
Away draw against England - a decent result but let's not get carried away. England aren't that strong - I would have been more impressed has NZ actually won the series. The way they were unable to force the issue in that first test from a position of strength is telling.
Away draw with Pakistan - probably their best result but again it was hardly a vintage Pakistan side. The fact that Pakistan spanked the Aussies 2-0 just before is more a reflection of how overrated Australia really are.

So in short, while I think they've played well I still don't think they've achieved anything really special. If they can beat OZ away later this year or even draw in Oz and maybe win or get a draw in India next year I'd start getting more excited.
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