**Official** New Zealand in Australia

[Craig]

and haddin is gone - surely there is someone better than him around

There isn't.

O'Brilliant on.

 

[mccullum42]

Nah massively disagree, great move. Mussey belongs at 6 and I like Dussey's chances at 4. Glad to see we have that right.

meh, will see. Maybe it because I havent seen him do much yet

 

[inbox24]

David Hussey should have been at four originally as a direct swap for Damien Martyn, then things wouldn't have gone so badly. Today Ferguson should have been at 3 to least disturb things, Clarke the bighead should have been at 5 and either Hopes or Haddin should have opened. Good on you Bingle.

 

[Nate]

C'mon O'Brilliantttt

 

[NUFAN]

Think we put 20 on at $3.30. Am unsure though.

Another goody.

Very doubtful that Haddin would be paying $3.30 to score under 30.

If it's true, what agency was it through!

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Nah massively disagree, great move. Mussey belongs at 6 and I like Dussey's chances at 4. Glad to see we have that right.

That's why it's interesting.

 

[Top_Cat]

You'd be tempted to actually bowl Mills out here. What's the temperature? Is it too hot out there to bowl a player for his full 10?

43 in Melbourne today. WAY too hot to bowl out. Monster effort to bowl 6 straight, really.

 

[Athlai]

Where would the Aussie fans rate New Zealand in the rankings? (keeping in mind that we are carrying a couple injuries)

 

[Nate]

Clarke the bighead should have been at 5 and either Hopes or Haddin should have opened. Good on you Bingle.

Clarke is making runs and still not out and Haddin looked clueless against the new cherry (who would've thought?). Dire.

 

[NUFAN]

Where would the Aussie fans rate New Zealand in the rankings? (keeping in mind that we are carrying a couple injuries)

Behind only South Africa, India and I guess Australia. So yeah 4th.

 

[Athlai]

Behind only South Africa, India and I guess Australia. So yeah 4th.

Yeah thats how I'd rate it but I'd say there is very little in between all of the teams (full strength) and would say that the winner of any series would probably be the home team. India at home might just be the hardest though.

 

[MoxPearl]

guess we will see after this and the indians...

would not rate india above us tbh

 

[Redbacks]

Ha ha nice sign from the NZ fans

"Even we're better than you now"

 

[mccullum42]

guess we will see after this and the indians...

would not rate india above us tbh

not in odi's anyway - and they are normally terrible away from home (especially nz)

 

[Athlai]

Ha ha nice sign from the NZ fans

"Even we're better than you now"

 

[Zinzan]

A rare poor delivery by Vettori, asked to be spanked

 

[Athlai]

not in odi's anyway - and they are normally terrible away from home (especially nz)

Reckon they currently have the best top 6 in ODI cricket. Bowling isn't that great though, not bad but not quite as good as SA or Aus.

 

[Athlai]

Weird that Vettori has been bowling himself in the powerplays though he's certainly the best at it.

 

[Johnners]

Yay, Warner failed. Hopefully they'll let the bloke actually go back and score some consistent runs. Personally would have preferred to see Hopes open, with Clarke at 3, but it seems they still think Hopes is some sort of lower-order marvel.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Clarke saved by an edge there, otherwise looked plumb.