*Official* Tri Series (Ind, NZ, Aus) Thread

[Gaijin-san]

That lump in Flemo's pants is getting bigger!
6 an over is nothing for Pup, and Bevan hunted 10 an over for 10 overs against them just 2 years ago.

"UH OH!" - Stephen Fleming.

 

[iamdavid]

33.4 Vettori to Clarke, FOUR, comes down the track and lofts it over the mid wicket fielder, great shot, brings up the 100 run partnership.

33.5 Vettori to Clarke, SIX, and again! this time he gets the maximum! outside the off stump, Clarke comes down the track and has a cross batted go at it, makes good connection and the ball sails over the mid wicket fence

S**t , how goods Clarke , got a pretty damn good head on his shoulders aswell , handling the pressure great , took time to play himself in & now hes taking them to the cleaners.

 

[Neil Pickup]

S**t , how goods Clarke , got a pretty damn good head on his shoulders aswell , handling the pressure great , took time to play himself in & now hes taking them to the cleaners.

I love it when people say things like that and then this happens...

TUFFEY STRIKES!

Clarke drives one too many and chops it on.

173/5, Tuffey 4/26

 

[Gaijin-san]

Let's hear it for Clarke! Brilliant innings it was, it's turned the match for now. I salute him.

He just couldn't wait for the end of Tuffey..

 

[iamdavid]

Sure enough as soon as I say that he is bowled by Tuffey :O

 

[Gaijin-san]

David, got a spot for Clarke yet in that VCD lineup? :P

 

[Neil Pickup]

I was under the impression that Lou Vincent could catch!

That's probably cost the Kiwis the match :!(

 

[Gaijin-san]

Having said that, Tuffey has finished his spell which doesn't help them an awful lot from here.

 

[Gaijin-san]

Crikey, how hard is Lehmann gonna find it to get his spot back with the way Clarke is playing? He was worried before Clarke had played a game lol.

What's the verdict? Is Lehmann still an auto-selection over Clarke?

 

[Neil Pickup]

73 needed off 11 overs @ 6.64

Can the Black Caps pull it off? Or will Bevan do what he does best?

I know what my money's on

 

[Gaijin-san]

They can do it. They're ahead of New Zealand with more wickets in hand with the two incumbent batsman more experienced and more classy, and some really promising stuff to come.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Bevan goes. New Zealand dances.

Cairns, shortish, hook, top edge, Harris, Gully, see you.

 

[Gaijin-san]

Its not over

This could be very, very good for Harvs

 

[luckyeddie]

Catches win matches - or in this case, the converse is equally true.

 

[Gaijin-san]

Superlative!! Great cricket! Well done Australia! Clarke, Bevan, Symo; brilliant!!

 

[godofcricket]

49.5 Oram to Symonds, one run, oh no! not again! played away powerfully and straight to the fielder at short mid wicket, another catch dropped and the batsmen cross over Australia wins by 2 wicekts
49.4 Oram to Williams, one run, dear oh dear! slower delivery outside the off stump, Williams has a wild hive and gets a thick edge,easy catch dropped by the keeper, batsmen cross over, scores are tied!

Well this is really poor cricket in the end by NZ, they could have won the match. Anyway well played to Australia...

 

[Kimbo]

The McCullum catch wasn't easy... but still should have been taken...

Lou Vincent... dropping symonds... hindsight eh..

 

[Mr. P]

What a thriller of a match! Well done Australia, and especially well done Clarke and Symonds, both of whom really shone through again with the bat...

 

[Gaijin-san]

well i suppose willi bowled quite well to get motm.. but clarke really pulled australia back with class and sensibility. that was a fine knock

 

[Neil Pickup]

If there was one team I thought would take catches in those situations it would be the Kiwis.

17 runs off the penultimate over didn't help.