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**Official** New Zealand v Australia

Tim

Tim

Cricketer Of The Year
No you're both wrong. I meant the 2003 series in Sri Lanka where NZ beat Sri Lanka AND Pakistan. :D
 
chaminda_00

chaminda_00

Hall of Fame Member
Tim said:
No you're both wrong. I meant the 2003 series in Sri Lanka where NZ beat Sri Lanka AND Pakistan. :D
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Considering u guys made the final by that stupid bonus point, i wouldn't rate it too highly.
 
Tim

Tim

Cricketer Of The Year
When was anyone rating that series? lol. The only thing I can remember is how poor the pitches were.
 
chaminda_00

chaminda_00

Hall of Fame Member
Tim said:
When was anyone rating that series? lol. The only thing I can remember is how poor the pitches were.
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Well that is what happens when u play ODI is May in Sri Lanka, the pitches are going to be crap at that time. I doubt pitches in New Zealand would be better at that time of the year.
 
Tim

Tim

Cricketer Of The Year
Well we've never attempted to play ODI's at that time of the year anyway, it would just be a waste of time.
I would even be amazed if the NZ/S.L test series in April gets completed.
 
bryce

bryce

International Regular
wilson in for styris who is injured again, james marshall called in and will be 12th man in the next ODI
 
J

JASON

Cricketer Of The Year
I would say NZ would be just ahead of Sri Lanka if Bond was playing along with Oram, Tuffy and Vettori (fully fit), even if Murali was fit and playing.

However without Bond both Teams would be fairly even, though SL have the advantage in batting and NZ would have the advantage in bowling (taken as a whole-Despite Murali's presence.)

Without Murali, its a no contest in my opinion. NZ would be miles ahead .
 
Zinzan

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JASON said:
I would say NZ would be just ahead of Sri Lanka if Bond was playing along with Oram, Tuffy and Vettori (fully fit), even if Murali was fit and playing.

However without Bond both Teams would be fairly even, though SL have the advantage in batting and NZ would have the advantage in bowling (taken as a whole-Despite Murali's presence.)

Without Murali, its a no contest in my opinion. NZ would be miles ahead .
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You forgot the other key difference !!!

NZ is a far better fielding unit than Sri-lanka..
 
LongHopCassidy

LongHopCassidy

International Captain
JASON said:
I would say NZ would be just ahead of Sri Lanka if Bond was playing along with Oram, Tuffy and Vettori (fully fit), even if Murali was fit and playing.

However without Bond both Teams would be fairly even, though SL have the advantage in batting and NZ would have the advantage in bowling (taken as a whole-Despite Murali's presence.)

Without Murali, its a no contest in my opinion. NZ would be miles ahead .
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They're hard to separate.

Both teams have very underrated batting power, and a prima donna strike bowler (Murali and Bond), backed up by an oft-unpublicised support (Vaas and Vettori).

In the field, I think NZ's tenacity would pull through.

Sri Lanka are probably the superior Test side, however NZ would clinch the ODI's.

Remarkable teams both.

500th post.
 
Fiery

Fiery

Banned
LongHopCassidy said:
They're hard to separate.

Both teams have very underrated batting power, and a prima donna strike bowler (Murali and Bond), backed up by an oft-unpublicised support (Vaas and Vettori).

In the field, I think NZ's tenacity would pull through.

Sri Lanka are probably the superior Test side, however NZ would clinch the ODI's.

Remarkable teams both.

500th post.
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:huh: Bond's not a prima donna. Neither is Murali. You've misused the words "prima donna" badly here. Now, if you had said Akhtar is a prima donna that would be OK.
 
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LongHopCassidy

LongHopCassidy

International Captain
I used it in the terms of heavy dependence. Not loadsamoney, *** crazed basketball-playing prima donnas.

Can't I twist a phrase even in the slightest sense? Or would you prefer me distorting phrases?
 
Fiery

Fiery

Banned
LongHopCassidy said:
I used it in the terms of heavy dependence. Not loadsamoney, *** crazed basketball-playing prima donnas.

Can't I twist a phrase even in the slightest sense? Or would you prefer me distorting phrases?
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No worries but calling someone a prima donna is pretty derogatory. It is used in a negative sense to describe vain and temperamental stars of the team, nothing to do with "heavy dependence" so in effect you did distort the phrase. Didn't think it was fair to label those 2 guys prima donnas that's all. No biggie :)
 
Linda

Linda

International Vice-Captain
Pleased that Katich is out. He just doesnt fit this team well, imo. He needs to just be back in the Test side, he has a better chance to play his natural game there and to relax.
And at least this time it will be an offical match for Hussey, instead of that in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time spot he recieved last year!
 
Loony BoB

Loony BoB

International Captain
Linda said:
Pleased that Katich is out. He just doesnt fit this team well, imo. He needs to just be back in the Test side, he has a better chance to play his natural game there and to relax.
And at least this time it will be an offical match for Hussey, instead of that in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time spot he recieved last year!
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Maybe Katich is there because the Aussies feel obligated to include one player who shouldn't be there to match NZ's team, what with Sinclair in it and all. :p
 
M

Ming

State 12th Man
James....in the Black Caps

Good to see James Marshall being rewarded with selection in the 12-man squad, after a very good season with ND where he averaged over 40. You could tell this selection was coming, after James hit his 95* at Eden Park, Bracewell immediately started praising it and saying it was the best domestic innings of the summer....

Hopefully James will come in for Sinclair in the next game or so, I don't think the latter is suited to ODIs.
 
Zinzan

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Ming said:
Good to see James Marshall being rewarded with selection in the 12-man squad, after a very good season with ND where he averaged over 40. You could tell this selection was coming, after James hit his 95* at Eden Park, Bracewell immediately started praising it and saying it was the best domestic innings of the summer....

Hopefully James will come in for Sinclair in the next game or so, I don't think the latter is suited to ODIs.
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Correct you are....I like the idea of another Marshall.
 
Loony BoB

Loony BoB

International Captain
I can just imagine Marshall & Marshall at the crease with McCullum furthe down the line, and the Aussies constantly getting frustrated in future ODI's as they make their trademark quick-run partnerships. :p
 
chaminda_00

chaminda_00

Hall of Fame Member
JASON said:
I would say NZ would be just ahead of Sri Lanka if Bond was playing along with Oram, Tuffy and Vettori (fully fit), even if Murali was fit and playing.

However without Bond both Teams would be fairly even, though SL have the advantage in batting and NZ would have the advantage in bowling (taken as a whole-Despite Murali's presence.)

Without Murali, its a no contest in my opinion. NZ would be miles ahead .
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You do forget that we have played without Murali in the last couple of ODI Series and in those series we played as well as New Zealand if not better. Guys like Chandana, Heath aren't that far away from Vettori as bowlers. The difference between us without Murali and NZ without Bond is that we have better back, in terms of spin bowling. Apart from Tuffey none of the other Kiwi quicks would make our side infront Vaas, Zoysa, Dilhara, Mahroof or Malinga. I didn't include Oram or Carins as they are all rounders. In saying that i think Sri Lanka are the ones with the bowling advantage. The only advantage that New Zealand have is fielding and depth in batting and bowling as a result of their all rounders.
 
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