**Official** New Zealand in Australia Thread

[Smudge]

hahaha, yeah i think it crumbled just after McGrath and Gillespie's innings came to a close.

As the sports presenter said on the news tonight, the Black Caps scored only 15 more runs than McGrath.

The shame of it...

 

[Son Of Coco]

adam gilchrist seems like a bit of a loser for his actions here, he is at fault and not mcmillan.
since when does gilchrist not appeal for one the batsman didn't even edge(and a proportion of these are also given out), he goes up for anything and no one complains to him, the only reason he thinks he can do that is because he is a walker which is fine but if you want to have an image as a player with good sportsmanship surely you should have to exercise the same sort of practice in the field.

just as i predicted, new zealand couldn't put together a decent batting performance in the later days, sure the cracks were influential in more than a few dismissals but thats no excuse, new zealand couldn't use them against gillespie and mcgrath this morning. i think the main reason for this is(like ian chappell said before the series) new zealands lack of fast bowlers, mcgrath, gillespie and kasprowicz were really fired up and hitting the cracks consistently as well as some class leg-spinning from warne. new zealand didn't really have anything to play for in that last innings anyway which may be a reason for their lack of application, also the umpiring was shocking in this test but in hindsight none of the decisions would of influenced the outcome of the match, well played australia.

Considering the cracks in the wicket NZ bowled pretty poorly. I'm not sure what all the short stuff was about, because they looked to be going a lot better when they found a good line and length (which, incidentally, was where some of the cracks were). I'm pretty sure Fleming would be having something to say about the bowling.

 

[Son Of Coco]

I'm not going through the many pages - I can't be bothered, so I will just post my thoughts on the whole Test match here. I even went up to day 2 and got charged $41 to get in, if I lived in Brisbane I would have turned around and gone home, alas I don't. How much does it cost to get into the other Test venues in Australia and where you live in other parts of the world?

Personally as a Black Caps fan, would have to say this is pretty shocking cricket from the New Zealanders, and once again relying on the lower order to get the runs. With all due respect, it is great that people like Oram, McCullum, Vettori, and Mills can bat, but the fact is that they have to keep coming up with the goods all the time, is quite frankly entering crisis point IMO. If the batsmen did their job, these guys up the order and did their job, maybe they could come in and play a lot easier?

IMO I think it is time for continual inconsistent preformers like Astle and Styris get put on notice and be told to get the runs on the board, otherwise they will no longer be certainties in the team unless they have the runs. They are continuelly not getting the runs on the board, thinking that the tail will bail them out, and guess what, they won't always. Certainly I have every right to be annoyed at Astle in the first innings. I mean Australia's bowling was good, but I have seen better from then, and their (NZ) game plan on going slow obviously should be thrown into the waste paper bin, as it doesn't the game styles of Fleming, Styris, Astle, McMillan and the rest. Seeing McMillan leave a Shane Warne half-tracker outside leg stump and not trying to hit it into the stands, really was disappionting.

In saying that give credit where it is due, and I was impressed with Sinclair, Oram, Vettori, Martin (so much for Andre's theroy that he would be cannon fodder), Clarke, Gilchrist, Kasprowicz, Gillepsie, and McGrath's batting. It was fun to watch McGrath bat even though it was hurting my team.

But what is up with Hayden's and Lehmann's form at the moment? And another thing, maybe it is because you English lot listen to him a lot, but I don't see what the fuss about Mark Nicohlas is, I haven't had a problem with him at all in the times I have listened.

Anyway, here is some photos from day 2, courstsey from my camera (pic 5 is a large Mexican hat and it is Lehmann chasing over it, which he put it on when running back to give it to the cop). It's funny how many beach balls get collected my the cops and how many pretty young ladies get asked to take their top off when they are walking up and down the aisles to get to their seat?

It costs you the equivalent of about $75 at Lords.......the Uk would be more expensive in general I'd imagine. I wasn't sitting in a special section or anything.

 

[Craig]

Did any comply with the request? And did you get any photos of said occurence?

Unfortunatly not on all counts

There was one moment when play ended some bloke came running out onto the field, and two cops chased him, arrested him, and then another three cops came to ****** with the other two. I found it pretty funny.

 

[Craig]

Considering the cracks in the wicket NZ bowled pretty poorly. I'm not sure what all the short stuff was about, because they looked to be going a lot better when they found a good line and length (which, incidentally, was where some of the cracks were). I'm pretty sure Fleming would be having something to say about the bowling.

And you could question the tatics of bowling short.

 

[Craig]

It costs you the equivalent of about $75 at Lords.......the Uk would be more expensive in general I'd imagine. I wasn't sitting in a special section or anything.

Neither was I.

$75 is just a joke.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Neither was I.

$75 is just a joke.

I actually went up to the first day of the test in Brissy - asked for a seat behind the wicket and it cost me $49 haha. The same seat in the sun at ground level would be $30 (although possibly behind the sightscreen - you could get close with a good view for 30 though). My mates sat in the $41 seats, it is getting expensive.

At Lords I was looking at it from side on for $75.

 

[Scallywag]

So everybody has has a go at Langer (the cheat for not walking),Ponting(for complaining about the pitch) ,gilchrist (the cheat for walking),Warne (the druggie), McGrath (the sledger), Hayden (for being interviewed and saying what he thinks), Lehman (for being racist), Clarke (for not scoring runs for NSW), Lee (for chucking)and Martyn (for scoring runs and stopping the selectors from dropping him).

Why cant they all be perfect like the posters here minus the arrogant Aussie Scallywag of course.

Suck it up you big sooks.

 

[Son Of Coco]

And you could question the tatics of bowling short.

yeah, i understand what they were doing with Martyn, but then to continue to Clarke when he was hammering them and also to Gillespie and McGrath just seemed stupid. You'd think a yorker first up this morning (or at any stage) would have been much more valuable.

 

[Mr Casson]

Phssssst everyone can get off Gilly's back now... For God's sake, the man is one of the most sporting players in the game today, and he does one or two things that are considered inconsistent and people are all over him like a rash.

I think the good outweighs the bad. The man is a champion.

 

[Craig]

I sat in Section 66, up near the front. You get such a great view up there and you can see everything.

I must thank Kyle for showing me such a great section.

 

[Son Of Coco]

I sat in Section 66, up near the front. You get such a great view up there and you can see everything.

I must thank Kyle for showing me such a great section.

haha, yeah I was in 67, just to the left of the umpire.

 

[ajaagarkarajaaja]

What a shameful performance by kiwi team, getting out for just 76, with justt two batters getting into double figures.

Well i guess Australians are unstopable, when India wasn't able to sstop them on their own backyard, then noone elsse can be expected to do much either againsst the Aussies!

 

[Craig]

haha, yeah I was in 67, just to the left of the umpire.

What's your MSN address?

I met Kyle when Qld played South Australia in the ING Cup about one month ago.

 

[Cloete]

I think 67's better than 66 TBH

 

[Craig]

You sit there Cleote?

 

[Slats4ever]

sorry faaiiiiip i'm so sorry

 

[Craig]

James you can use my photos if you want.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

sorry faaiiiiip i'm so sorry

Hehe, so where do you rank New Zealand now? For what it's worth, I'd place them seventh after Australia, England, South Africa, Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.

 

[Slow Love™]

Phssssst everyone can get off Gilly's back now... For God's sake, the man is one of the most sporting players in the game today, and he does one or two things that are considered inconsistent and people are all over him like a rash.

I think the good outweighs the bad. The man is a champion.

I agree that the good outweighs the bad - for what it's worth, Gilchrist's my second favorite player. But it's a fair cop, IMO. It's a little rich for Gilly to start getting on players' cases for not walking when he (and Ponting) acknowledges that it's a choice that's "up to the individual". I think it's great that he walks - but I'd rather not see him getting all high and mighty about (solely) opposition players that don't.