***Official*** Australia in New Zealand 2016

[Gnske]

Another wonderful footnote in the history of cricket by the Marsh family.

Haters vanquished

 

[Spark]

So Marsh is batting really well

Edit: You'd think NZ might have learned by now not to bowl to his pull shot though

you really shouldn't do it at all. even if he hits it at you, you're a chance to break a hand trying to catch it because he absolutely nails them.

 

[social]

Fun stats

Marsh in odis - batting average 38.5, bowling average 33.7 E/R 5.7

Stokes in odis - batting average 21.4, bowling average 35.2 E/R 6.22

If Richard and C_C were still around, those stats are good for 40 pages

 

[Jono]

Come on Hastings, just nudge it around.

 

[Spark]

kind of odd how many fielders have messed that up today

 

[Flem274*]

our best chance to win this game is to get the guy at the other end to kill mitch marsh

 

[hendrix]

why hasn't Milne bounced this ****?

 

[NUFAN]

Jesus, not much substance in this Aussie line up is there? Maxwell is a prank cricketer.

Not the first Victorian to have won the Australian ODI Cricketer of the year to be considered a prank cricketer. I do miss having a Bevan/Hussey type at 5 or 6 to control the innings. If you look around the domestic scene it is hard to find someone who is capable of doing that.

Voges probably is the best at it but we need to be looking for someone younger. Nathan Reardon actually is pretty consistent in the Matador Cup but definitely shouldn't be making the team

 

[wellAlbidarned]

nathan mate you're just not commentator material

 

[Flem274*]

roll out the waikeri clay on monday

 

[Spark]

see this is nice and sane. this should have been happening 90 minutes ago.

 

[Gnske]

Not the first Victorian to have won the Australian ODI Cricketer of the year to be considered a prank cricketer. I do miss having a Bevan/Hussey type at 5 or 6 to control the innings. If you look around the domestic scene it is hard to find someone who is capable of doing that.

Voges probably is the best at it but we need to be looking for someone younger. Nathan Reardon actually is pretty consistent in the Matador Cup but definitely shouldn't be making the team

Offensive.

Should have kept the other Hussey around tbh.

 

[social]

I am a massive fan of MMarsh's potential

Many have suggested that this test series is his last chance saloon for the time being but I beg to differ

I know his batting technique is lacking but his ceiling is so high that I would persevere as he is a 100 test + player if I have ever seen one and he can always compensate with a few wickets in the meantime

 

[Flem274*]

this game is won. played australia...well ok well played australia except smith, bailey and maxwell

 

[NZTailender]

Australia have come back well after some daft cricket. Their engine room getting the home after what was actually a good bowling performance which might go under the radar.

 

[Spark]

this game is won. played australia...well ok well played australia except smith, bailey and maxwell

matthew wade.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Hastings has catapulted from someone who would struggle to make an Aus A side to probably one of the best 11 ODI cricketers in the country in the space of a few months

 

[Burgey]

This has become a bit of a doddle. I'm surprised the White Akram (TM) / GOAT/ Move Over Davo hasn't taken 7 for 1 and finished this off.

 

[NZTailender]

This means the 3rd ODI will be proper meaningful. Gun.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Some strange defensive captaincy from BMac. Henry & Boult didn't bowl enough overs when it really mattered. Why take a bloke off (at 144/4) when he's on fire and just got 2 in 2 balls, with 3 overs unbowled. If he got one more then Wade was next in.