***Official*** Australia in New Zealand

[aussie]

Don't forget Lancashire's finest

buggers how could i forget my own Anderson

 

[Blaze]

Does any New Zealander know when SkyTV are showing highlights of this match?

8.30pm tonight on Sky Sport 1

 

[steds]

buggers how could i forget my own Anderson

Think he meant Cork, actually.

 

[Tim]

I think we need to give credit to the 2 groundsman at Wellington & Christchurch. Those are 2 of the best ODI wickets i've ever seen in NZ & even Ricky Ponting said they were the best he has played on ever in NZ.

After the debacle early last year with Hamilton and Warne criticising every ground, it's great that a couple of pitches have improved that much.

 

[Smudge]

your right aussie...

I guess im just used to rugby.. new zealand could prolly field 4 all black teams that would wipe the floor with any of the top 4 countries.. and we could prolly field about 10 who would destory the rest..

For cricket.. no country has that kinda depth... well i suppose in rugby no other country has that depth easier..

I dont know its 4:20am so i better stop rambling :P

Stop getting caught up in the spin machine. We LOST to South Africa over there in the rugby this year and beat them in the last few minutes at Carisbrook. We would not wipe the floor with second-string sides against South Africa.

 

[Smudge]

Great win for us. You can say all you like about an inexperienced Aussie bowling attack or whatever, but we chased down the runs; plenty more teams have failed to chase such a score, good or bad bowling attack.

Stud Styris: Amazing

McCullum: Deserved the Man of the Match award... he won the game for us in the end. Rode his luke like you'd expect in the situation. Great stuff.

Could have waited until after the match to do that. And I'm not sure what his wife would think of that.

 

[Smudge]

umm your thing is Comedy not this.

What are you on about? He said he watched the whole Kiwi innings and then left with some time to go in the NZ innings.

I have many strings to my bow.

 

[social]

Could have waited until after the match to do that. And I'm not sure what his wife would think of that.

She's used to it - luke has been the family sheep for years.

 

[age_master]

I think England's is at least their equal. And younger.

nah England only have 4 top bowlers - after that their bowling sticks fall away alot more sharply.

 

[Smudge]

She's used to it - luke has been the family sheep for years.

The McCullums lived in South Dunedin and don't have any pets.

 

[James]

8.30pm tonight on Sky Sport 1

Cheers mate.

Just found it on the SkyTV website as well:

Chappell/hadlee Odi Series
Date: Sun 11 Dec 2005 20:30PM
Duration: 90 Minutes
Channel: SKY Sport 1
Genre: Sports
Censorship:
Synopsis: Join SKY Sport for highlights of the Chappell/Hadlee Series - 3rd ODI - New Zealand Blackcaps v Australia from Jade Stadium in Christchurch.

 

[greg]

nah England only have 4 top bowlers - after that their bowling sticks fall away alot more sharply.

Yes sorry you're right. Stuart Clark was rampant in the County Championship this year.

 

[Macka]

Could have waited until after the match to do that. And I'm not sure what his wife would think of that.

Typed that after drinking a bit

 

[ohtani's jacket]

Victories against Australia are rare and that was a pretty special one. It put some pride back in the cap and hopefully we'll build on this and have a good summer.

It also shut Ian Smith up and that's a blessing.

 

[Blaze]

It also shut Ian Smith up and that's a blessing.

Ian Smith is a great commentator. He is a realist.

 

[marc71178]

That's an interesting point. They're of course noticably weakened if you take out the top two or three bowlers in the country, but that's true of all teams. Out of curiosity, how many nations would you say have a greater bowling depth than Australia?

In terms of being able to come in and do a job, I'd say a side like NZ does have a better depth.

 

[Tim]

Im guessing they'll pick 13 players for the Sri Lanka series. I think those players will be:

Stephen Fleming (c)
Daniel Vettori
Shane Bond
Chris Cairns
Jacob Oram
Brendon McCullum
Nathan Astle
Scott Styris
Kyle Mills
Hamish Marshall (started to look decent in the 3rd ODI)
Lou Vincent
Chris Martin / Andre Adams (if fit)
Jesse Ryder

thoughts?

 

[Kippax]

I'd be excited to see it, but I wouldn't bet on Ryder making it.

Just heard Bracewell on the Deaker show this afternoon go through a long spiel about how massive a deal it is to transform a domestic cricketer into an international cricketer; changing your playing style, getting used to becoming a public figure, developing the stamina to play 18 months in a row....he went a long way to convincing me that unless Ryder absolutely demands it stats-wise, we won't see him before the WC.

It's a shame, because a season against the Sri Lankan and West Indies attacks is pretty much the Goldilocks situation in terms of giving a young prodigy a realistic stepping stone.

Bracewell's catholic schoolgirl approach to deflowering also ignores the fact that if it wasn't for fears of terrorism, an injury in the West Indies giving Styris a chance to score about 160 runs in his test debut, an injury crisis among the bowlers on the AUS tour of '01, and Parore having strong ambitions in business, then the Marshalls, Styris, Bond and McCullum might not be where they are.

He'd no doubt counter "oh, we knew those guys were much better than their domestic stats", but the truth is their selections were a lot more a*** than class. None of them demanded selection through A tours or in their domestic stats.

 

[Blaze]

In terms of being able to come in and do a job, I'd say a side like NZ does have a better depth.

That is due to the fact that we have no other option but to blood new players into the team because of our horrific injury toll history.

 

[social]

In terms of being able to come in and do a job, I'd say a side like NZ does have a better depth.[/QUOTE

If you mean a bad job, then I agree with you.