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

[OverratedSanity]

Extremely disappointing from NZ. Atleast compete hard at home ffs. This has been too easy.

 

[TNT]

Nice of you to rub it in.

I'm not trying to rub it in. Some NZ posters don't seem to know where the team stands in world cricket. Jagging a win here and there does not make you a strong team. There is a bit difference in class between Australia and NZ and that is evident when you look at their records. NZ have only taken a few baby steps in the last couple of years and still have a long way to go.

 

[Athlai]

Well if theres one thing that you can really come away with from this series. The better team lost.

 

[Jord]

Played 37 winning 16 losing 15.

Pretty terrible considering Australia's historical record.

 

[CM Punk]

Our next Test series is against SA in SA, right?

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Winning means less if you have won in the past, guys.

 

[CM Punk]

Pretty terrible considering Australia's historical record.

We don't have a leg to stand on, especially with performances like these against Aus home and away.

 

[Spikey]

tpc with the plus 60 average baby

 

[straw man]

Well done to Australia, a deserved series victory.

 

[Jord]

We lose to Australia historically in every series except when Hadlee plays or we fluke something (1993) so that's anticipated.
Australia under Waugh and Ponting would have hated that record. so Australia are in far worse decline than we are relatively.

 

[NZTailender]

You mean 4-0, right? Perth was drawn.

haha true

 

[TheJediBrah]

I love how the Australians have to attach "these are all time greats" to their current lot.

no one ever said that. Why do you keep posting these things?

Voges and Khawaja have both out performed Smith all summer long, but to point out that they're better players than Smithers is blasphemy.

Pretty sure you were saying the exact opposite yesterday

 

[dermo]

despite the pretty tame ending today that was actually quite a good test

 

[OverratedSanity]

Well done Australia. They're now number 1, overtaking India. Better reign than 2009-11 tbh

 

[TNT]

Pretty terrible considering Australia's historical record.

Not as much as you would think, India have always manned up against Aus and so have SA, England did have a lean patch but always provided competition and Pak is anyones guess. Historically Australia have been able to dispatch teams like NZ very easily so by drawing one test displays how much they have dropped off the pace.

 

[JBMAC]

Enzedders need to go back to the drawing board needing reassess their bowling and batting. A comprehensive win to aussies. Their new skipper (Williamson?) needs to put some fire in their bellies and play with a harder approach.

 

[Midwinter]

The biggest disappointment has been the NZ bowling.

The batting could have been expected, with Williamson doing well and the rest making a decent score in one or other of the games.

The bowling was going to be Boult and Southee and, apart from Adelaide when they were bowling in the twilight, they haven't been able to build any pressure and stop the Australian batsmen scoring.None of the supporting bowlers have been able to step up.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Voges takes his rightful place on this list at 21 innings: http://howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Batting/BattingBestAfterXInnings.asp?Stat=2

 

[social]

News flash

Players get old, retire and, in Bradman's case, die

When that happens, they need to be replaced and sometimes the team's performances suffer

 

[TheJediBrah]

Australia have a very poor record over the last five years, against England, SA in Australia, India in India and Pakistan in UAE.

Australia have the second best overseas record of anyone in that time btw

second only to SA