5th Match - Australia v New Zealand (18th March)

[Zinzan]

Think I would have maintained the 3 spinners, although I suppose they have Elliott and KW himself.

 

[Spikey]

cricket.com.au ‏@CricketAus 3m3 minutes ago
#AUS XI: Watson, Khawaja, Smith (c), Warner, Maxwell, M Marsh, Faulkner, Nevill, Agar, Zampa, Coulter-Nile #WT20


i want to die

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Pretty harsh to drop Finch. Really hasn't done anything wrong in t20 for Australia. And also Hastings, though he's less established in the team I guess.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

So basically we dropped Nathan McCullum for McClenaghan and otherwise it's the same team.

 

[Spark]

Yeah not convinced we need that many bowling options in the team.

 

[Pratters]

Smith thinks he is playing a test match probably.

 

[Bahnz]

So basically we dropped Nathan McCullum for McClenaghan and otherwise it's the same team.

Kane still seriously pissed about the garbage that Tim and Trent served up against Aus this summer it seems.

 

[Spikey]

Yeah not convinced we need that many bowling options in the team.

I just assumed that by picking Agar in the squad, Australia decided they would not go in with two spinners unless they're dropping one of MMarsh or Faulkner. And here we are

 

[Pratters]

Zampa played a lot in India with the A team and he looked promising then but didn't expect him to step up to the Aussie team so soon.

 

[Black_Warrior]

So now that Mac is out (both of the N and B kind), New Zealand win the toss

 

[CM Punk]

Kane still seriously pissed about the garbage that Tim and Trent served up against Aus this summer it seems.

We should have brought Henry over instead of Southee/Boult.

 

[Pratters]

So now that Mac is out (both of the N and B kind), New Zealand win the toss

They won it with Nathan McCullum in the squad last game..

 

[Pratters]

These Aussie jerseys are just horrid. Looks like a menu from a video game.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Yeah not convinced we need that many bowling options in the team.

I think this number of bowling options was always kinda inevitable given the squad though. The only batsman they didn't pick was Finch and I don't think they were ever going to pick Finch, Khawaja, Watson, Smith and Warner in the same team. Though you could argue about how much batting order matters I guess, I'm not sure Marsh is actually a better t20 number 6 than the others would be. Squad is just missing a specialist middle order batsman really.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I just assumed that by picking Agar in the squad, Australia decided they would not go in with two spinners unless they're dropping one of MMarsh or Faulkner. And here we are

Surely dropping Faulkner would be insane. Marsh or nothing really.

 

[Spikey]

it's just that faulkner sucks


come at me Prince EWS

 

[Jono]

this is such an awesome Friday night of cricket.

 

[Gnske]

Watch and learn how to bowl from the master in t20s Coulter-Bile.

 

[Chewie]

Lol

 

[Spikey]

hahahahahahaahh

FML