**Official** New Zealand v Australia

[_Ed_]

Wiseman gone now. 164 to win.

 

[mavric41]

Ooh ahh - Glenn McGrath - wicket 499.

Bring on the Ashes.

 

[Right arm fast]

i dont think wisemans that gd but he can hold a bat. and whos calling chris martin a tailender?????

 

[aussie]

aussie

ok lads (ED and RAM), thanks for ur assitance i'll continue my adventure with her tomoro i guess, but this goes out to all u blokes here dont even try anything with her, i'm serious

 

[chaminda_00]

i dont think wisemans that gd but he can hold a bat. and whos calling chris martin a tailender?????

Well he does have a FC century and i've seen him bat at 7 for NZ A, in front of Hopkins

 

[mavric41]

and whos calling chris martin a tailender?????

Yeah it takes real skill to use the edge of the bat rather than the middle

 

[aussie]

aussie

Well he does have a FC century and i've seen him bat at 7 for NZ A, in front of Hopkins

well if thats the case all talsk of hopkins replacing McCullum behind the stumps should be cancelled

 

[aussie]

aussie

Ooh ahh - Glenn McGrath - wicket 499.

Bring on the Ashes.

ah yes, 499 i'd bet his 500 is goin to be Trescothick,Caught by Gilchrist

 

[chaminda_00]

well if thats the case all talsk of hopkins replacing McCullum behind the stumps should be cancelled

I think hopkins has improved as a batsmen since then

 

[aussie]

aussie

anyway lads its 4 in the morning here & i'm hitting the sack for good, talk to u blokes tomoro about australia's win , later lads

 

[mavric41]

ok lads (ED and RAM), thanks for ur assitance i'll continue my adventure with her tomoro i guess, but this goes out to all u blokes here dont even try anything with her, i'm serious

You poor, desperate internet geek

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

And this series he has taken no wickets at no runs because he is not in the team. The rest is just speculation. I agree Kaspa has not been at his absolute best (don't forget Ponting dropped Astle early in his spell today), but neither has Gillespie, yet we are still on track to win the test series 2-0 with the second washed out.

Yes, we were speculating. I can't see why anybody who watched the ODI series and saw the way the New Zealanders handled Lee would think hé would do as badly as Kasprowicz has done in this series. There is no evidence whatsoever to suggest it.

Now that the Australian bowling for the series is done, here are the final stats:

McGrath - 19 @ 14.37
Gillespie - 7 @ 45.71
Kasprowicz - 8 @ 39.88
Warne - 17 @ 22.06
Clarke - 2 @ 12.00

It's pretty obvious that two bowlers had great series and two were poor. Both Kasprowicz and Gillespie were consistently average throughout the series aside from one good innings each. I don't think there's any reason to believe Lee would have been so average. The only justification for keeping him out at the start of the series was that it was believed Kasprowicz would do well and assist Australia well enough, so changing the side was unwarranted.

On another note, does McGrath just keep getting better and better or what? An amazing series considering all the wickets with the possible exception of the second innings in the third test were dead flat by the time Australia bowled. The second test pitch did a fair bit on day one, but nothing after that.

 

[aussie]

aussie

You poor, desperate internet geek

nah mavric i'm just kidding around , dont really have any intentions, got my girl here in manchester. Having clean fun mate

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Anyway, 164 should be an interesting chase. It's quite gettable if they get off to a decent start, but Australia don't have the best history with this sort of thing. If Martin and Franklin start well and get some movement, anything is possible since Wiseman and Vettori should definately be tough to play.

 

[Slats4ever]

Yes, we were speculating. I can't see why anybody who watched the ODI series and saw the way the New Zealanders handled Lee would think hé would do as badly as Kasprowicz has done in this series. There is no evidence whatsoever to suggest it.

Now that the Australian bowling for the series is done, here are the final stats:

McGrath - 19 @ 14.37
Gillespie - 7 @ 45.71
Kasprowicz - 8 @ 39.88
Warne - 17 @ 22.06
Clarke - 2 @ 12.00

It's pretty obvious that two bowlers had great series and two were poor. Both Kasprowicz and Gillespie were consistently average throughout the series aside from one good innings each. I don't think there's any reason to believe Lee would have been so average. The only justification for keeping him out at the start of the series was that it was believed Kasprowicz would do well and assist Australia well enough, so changing the side was unwarranted.

On another note, does McGrath just keep getting better and better or what? An amazing series considering all the wickets with the possible exception of the second innings in the third test were dead flat by the time Australia bowled. The second test pitch did a fair bit on day one, but nothing after that.

Lee should play the first Ashes test in place of Kasperwicz. I feel that Dizzy will quickly bounce back and he should have a good tour against England. Personally i think england might be scared of lee.

 

[Somerset]

i dont think wisemans that gd but he can hold a bat. and whos calling chris martin a tailender?????

Fantastic couple of leaves from Martin, great boundary, even the comentators were impressed with his new technique!

A few good shots from Wiseman were also nice to see, he's always been a decent batsmen, here's hoping that success will rub off on his batting.

 

[Somerset]

Lee should play the first Ashes test in place of Kasperwicz. I feel that Dizzy will quickly bounce back and he should have a good tour against England. Personally i think england might be scared of lee.

Kasprowicz has plenty of experience of playing county cricket in England however, that'll certainly help his cause, but I can't help feeling that the practice matches leading up to the Ashes will be a big factor in which bowler misses out.

 

[Somerset]

hey u KIWI FANS, E_d, somerset, right arm fast, know anything about sportychik?

Nope, no idea mate. Her location says Lower Hutt, close to the Wellington region, so I'm a fair way from there.

 

[Right arm fast]

already the aussie batsmen starting to punish the kiwi bowlers

 

[Somerset]

already the aussie batsmen starting to punish the kiwi bowlers

A few balls played and missed already though, so we're creating some opportunities. But I tend to agree, runs are coming a little too easily at the moment.