Final - New Zealand v Australia (29th March)

[Hurricane]

PEWS not liking the thread adds to its attraction for me.

 

[WindieWeathers]

Well I come here to take a break from my insanely positive life tbh. Need some change. And WW provides that much needed rubbish which makes me appreciate the good stuff even more.

Why don't you save yourself from your obvious "misery" and put me on ignore? Cause even though you crying over me everyday and getting no result is rather funny it's also getting a tad tedious now. Time to try something new bro.

 

[Bahnz]

It doesn't always have to be a "war" Flem. After this devastating defeat why not turn over a new leaf and start afresh? I know you can do it.

Har, your faith in Flem is as misplaced as your faith in WI cricket.

 

[WindieWeathers]

Har, your faith in Flem is as misplaced as your faith in WI cricket.

I want to believe that he can change Bahnz. I know he can if he just gives it a shot and lets bygones be bygones.

 

[Flem274*]

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[vic_orthdox]

I gotta say. Just because someone isn't giving visible send offs doesn't mean they aren't talking a hell of a lot of **** out on the field. Unless you play on those fields, you'll never truly know.

Send-offs are lower though.

 

[Gnske]

That said, Faf would beat the **** out of all four of then at once IMO. Have you seen that ****s triceps? Huge.

Not with Vettori there, he comes across as your typical nerd, when he goes into his hyper-rage there's no force on earth that could stop him.

Not even a balding man with gigantic triceps.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Think it's arguable that Williamson actually played the best innings of the knockouts, also.

 

[Zinzan]

That said, Faf would beat the **** out of all four of then at once IMO. Have you seen that ****s triceps? Huge.

I'd agree if you're talking about Mills, Vettori and Southee, but having seen Styris in a boxing ring, I'm not sure that'd be a foregone conclusion at all.

 

[WindieWeathers]

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Come on Flem. The hand of peace and harmony is waiting to be shaked. Don't let this opportunity slip away now!!...do it for the forum.

 

[Hurricane]

I havn't read the whole thread but have read today's pages - special thanks to all the CW Aussie fans for being gracious in victory - I came into this thread grimacing about what I might find and it has all been very positive so that is appreciated.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Send-offs are lower though.

Yeah I don't disagree. If you go back through the thread I commented about how despicable it was at the time. But some of the stuff I've been seeing here and elsewhere from Kiwis is sanctimonious bull****. Acting like their players are saints and would never be aggressively competitive in any capacity. Reality check was needed.

 

[vic_orthdox]

The alluded comparison between Vettori and Clarke dismissals and the reaction afterwards is another example of what you mention too.

If Clarke had've been dismissed for a duck, there would have been no handshakes - the state of the game allowed the moment to be treated differently.

 

[Spark]

BMac is absolute class btw. Obvious, but the way he spoke after the match was a credit to him.

 

[Spark]

Uh, oops.

 

[kykweer.proteas]

Congrats aussie fckers

But with all due respect great way for clarke to go out and great wayvto honour Hughes. Good stuff.

 

[Redbacks]

Captain Hindsight is out in full force for fairfax.

 

[Spark]

The line about Wahab to Watson being "banter" made me laugh.

 

[Pratters]

Send offs shouldn't happen, but they do. Not ideal but not the end of the world either.

 

[Burgey]

Ordinarily I wouldn't care about the send offs. Don't like them but they happen. Same with sledging really. It's gone on for years and despite the protestations from the supporters of the runners up, their side isn't immune to doing it.

What disappoints me is remembering how the NZ team reacted in the their test match in the UAE when Phillip Hughes died. The respect and genuine emotion they displayed. I remember how they wanted to call the match off but weren't allowed, then how they didn't appeal, didn't celebrate wickets and how they respectfully went about the game in as sombre a mood as if they'd lost one of their own. It disappoints me that Haddin didn't reflect on that, particularly this summer above all others.

Anyway, it is what it is. The dogs may bark, but the caravan moves on. Congrats to Australia, who played a great final. Bad luck NZ, who had a brilliant tourney but just didn't get it done on the big day. I'm looking forward to the test series out here next summer, and wish it was three or five tests. They're a team on the rise.