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***Official*** New Zealand in Australia 2011
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Woodster
International Captain
That's the thing really, and my domestic cricket knowledge of New Zealand is not good enough to offer alternatives that could do a much better job. I just think there must be better batsmen than DV to bat at six. Brownlie I've only seen against Zimbabwe, but he certainly didn't let himself down.
BeeGee
International Captain
Brownlie is potentially a better no. 6 than Dan. He has a FC av. of 51.
The only down side to him playing on this tour is that he was born in Perth, which means the instant he has any success the Ch. 9 commentary team will start spanking on about how he's really an Aussie. If he scores a century it will be mentioned at least 20 times that he was born in Perth and grew up in Perth.
That's a completely unfair summation of Southee's debut and why he didn't perform all that well from there. I was at that game - he bowled outstandingly. It wasn't a 'surprise factor' that saw him take wickets, and it didn't quickly wear off either. He got a bit ****y and didn't do the hard yards after such a fine start in that Test and in the subsequent ODI series in England, was unfit (look back at photos from then compared to now) and didn't get back to where he should have been until he got dropped after leaking 100 v India in the Chch ODI.
And talent wise, maybe there are better batsmen than Vettori at 6. But there's no one I'd back to score more runs than him there, and that includes Brownlie (at this stage).
BeeGee
International Captain
Bummer.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Chris Martin finally learnt how to bowl an outswinger at the ripe old age of 85?
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Equally likely to make him a South African as much as an Australian.
Athlai
Not Terrible
I reckon all 12 will play since this is our only tour match. I doubt it'll be an official first class match.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Cutting at 7 does seem particularly stupid to me tbh.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Pretty sure Cutting will bat ahead of him anyway though. Captains don't usually actually name their teams in batting order; websites just fiddle it around based on the info they get.
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
In New Zealand, outswingers bowl Chris Martin.
The SECRET WEAPON is so secret I don't even know what it is.
robelinda
International Vice-Captain
Would be surprised if it wasn't a proper FC match, it is 4 days after all. Usually when they schedule those dumb 2 day matches they end up playing stupid rules like 13 players playing etc...but I can't even think of a recent 4 day tour match that wasn't official.