**Official** New Zealand in Australia

[Prince EWS]

If you ranked the best batsman in OD Cricket in Australia where would everyone rank Marsh and Warner?

Definitely not in the top 6.

I do think that all this criticism of Marsh is over-the-top though. He's done well for Australia and whilst not being at the absolute top of domestic OD batsmen over the past four seasons or so, he's certainly been "good" for WA at very least, even taking into account his poor 2008-09 season.

 

[Nate]

Frbs, Marsh is only 25 and is averaging 46 in ODI Cricket. Discussion closed for the moment.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Frbs, Marsh is only 25 and is averaging 46 in ODI Cricket. Discussion closed for the moment.

Hmm, yeah, might've been a bit harsh on him with what I put up there. FTR, was going to put Watson/Jaques/Katich/Marsh all on par.

 

[Jono]

Clarke run out now. Weird running by Australia here.

 

[duffer]

This is braindead stuff.

 

[inbox24]

Haha, Clarke run out!

Gold!

 

[Nate]

Clarke run-out aswell.

Go Aussies!

 

[pasag]

****ing pathetic.

 

[Prince EWS]

Clarke run out now. Weird running by Australia here.

At least no-one has been run out attempting a third run to long on yet.

 

[stephen]

Poor running from Australia.

2 runouts is unacceptable.

The Warner experiment must end now that Jaques is fit.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Chapelli, don't reckon that Clarke will bother with bandaids on his bat. Probably just get a new one, ftr.

Haven't seen Aus gift away four wickets this easily since... well, probably last week.

 

[99*]

Gun fielding from NZ here. And piss-poor running from the Aussies.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Yeah baby!

It looked like the bounce throw saved Clarke at first.

 

[Athlai]

Another born Black Cap.

 

[inbox24]

Once again it's left to the Hs to bat out the innings

Hussey
Hussey
Haddin
Hopes

(H)

 

[Nate]

Haven't seen Aus gift away four wickets this easily since... well, probably last week.

Hussey brothers in now. 200-run partnership, etc.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Australia doing a good job of making sure that all the viewers in NZ can see the game finish at a decent time.

 

[Jono]

NZ officially favourites by the bookies now.

I reckon 4 years ago, even at this stage, Aust would still be favourites. I think the bookies have finally caught on.

 

[duffer]

How awesome was the reaction from Jeets there? He knew.

 

[Nate]

Nah look, it was a good throw and all, but everyone knows it was Jeetan's 'hit the deck' that did the job.