**Official** New Zealand in Australia 2015

[BeeGee]

I expect Australia will win this series fairly comfortably. As soon as the ball stops swinging NZ's bowling attack will be toothless. And I'm not expecting much swing.

Anderson is a huge loss. Without him and Wagner NZ have no old ball wicket takers. Craig is ****.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Can a mod add this picture and the following instructions to the OP...

Trans tasman banter is compulsory in this thread. Anyone not participating will be mod killed and forced to dress like the Aussie in the middle of this photo in real life.

Banter is reserved for people you respect. Otherwise its called abuse.

So without further ado so i will abuse the **** out of these aussie *****.

 

[Bahnz]

Just noticed all this with the Cricinfo headline: "NZ the nice guys, we the aggressors." - Warner

With anyone else I'd assume that this was just a summary of their views, but with Warner I'm kinding thinking it's a direct quote.

 

[Athlai]

I expect Australia will win this series fairly comfortably. As soon as the ball stops swinging NZ's bowling attack will be toothless. And I'm not expecting much swing.

Anderson is a huge loss. Without him and Wagner NZ have no old ball wicket takers. Craig is ****.

Southee and Boult are both better with the old ball than Wagner. Wagner just complimented the attack by offering something different and running in all day etc. etc.

 

[Flem274*]

Nah starc isn't making a combined eleven ahead of southee until he's more than a two minute wonder with rhe red ball.

 

[Moss]

Southee and Boult are both better with the old ball than Wagner. Wagner just complimented the attack by offering something different and running in all day etc. etc.

Be that as it may, if they do end up bowling a lot with the old ball it would be because Bracewell/Henry/Neesham/Craig are unable to make an impact. So it's these four whom Wagner should be compared against..

 

[Prince EWS]

Pre-series combined XI

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Warner
Latham
Williamson
Taylor
Smith
McCullum (*)
Watling (+)
Johnson
Starc
Lyon
Boult

6/5 to NZ on my count. A bit of a shame that there aren't any solid left arm quick options.

Have to take Southee over Starc at this point IMO.

I'd think about picking MMarsh or Neesham too but the other guys are just so much better as batsmen currently that it'd be hard to get that fifth bowler in anywhere.

 

[Athlai]

Have to take Southee over Starc at this point IMO.

I'd think about picking MMarsh or Neesham too but the other guys are just so much better as batsmen currently that it'd be hard to get that fifth bowler in anywhere.

In Australian conditions?

I reckon if Corey was fit it'd be a bit easier to try jam in the 5th.

 

[straw man]

Dreamed last night we'd just fallen from 105/3 to 105/5 on the first afternoon. I however was stumbling round in the passages behind the stands looking in the dark for things I'd dropped and forgotten and could only hear the occasional cheer and score announcement. Whether this was my own personal cave allegory or an indicator of some other issue, I don't know.

Taylor was a dud and I'd just realised that at least Watling was in now when I woke up.

 

[Furball]

Warner
Whoever Australia pick to open
Smith
Whoever bats 4 for Australia
Whoever bats 5 for Australia
Whoever bats 6
Nevill
Johnson
Starc
Lyon
Siddle

 

[Athlai]

Warner
Whoever Australia pick to open
Smith
Whoever bats 4 for Australia
Whoever bats 5 for Australia
Whoever bats 6
Nevill
Johnson
Starc
Lyon
Siddle

Low effort even for you.

 

[straw man]

Warner
Whoever Australia pick to open
Smith
Whoever bats 4 for Australia
Whoever bats 5 for Australia
Whoever bats 6
Nevill
Johnson
Starc
Lyon
Siddle

Is this the Australia England combined XI?

 

[Gnske]

Have to take Southee over Starc at this point IMO.

Lol.

 

[Furball]

Is this the Australia England combined XI?

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Can a mod add this picture and the following instructions to the OP...

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Lou Vincent finally showing his true colours.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Also nuke Australia I guess.

 

[Spark]

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The other expected fielding change will be to throw Joe Burns under the helmet at bat pad, restoring the tradition of the least experienced player lining up in the perilous position which had previously been held by veteran Chris Rogers.

Nathan Lyon dislikes this.

 

[Dan]

Imagine Lyon's bowling average if you had Burns at short leg and Wade behind the pegs

*shudders*

 

[Tangles]

Imagine Lyon's bowling average if you had Burns at short leg and Wade behind the pegs

*shudders*

Not sure Wade at short leg with keeping gloves would catch anything either.

 

[Athlai]

Is this the Australia England combined XI?

Rekt.