The VB Series

[age_master]

i can't believe Katich took 3/21 vs South africans yesterday, maybe he will be picked as a 2nd spinner for the SCG test net year

 

[bryce]

too bad astles injured but all u guys watch out for styris ok and i think if adams gets a run he will take on the bowling at the death being a yorker specialist and all

 

[bryce]

i hope this has silenced all u aussies,dont get so ****y next time

 

[Rich]

Well then, that's quite a satisfactory result for NZ then, isn't it?

 

[Lach]

blah! we were all over you lot in the first 20 overs or so it just went a wee bit downhill from there :undecided:

 

[Cybersmurf]

yeah it was a great win for the kiwis, it gives us more chance to make the final. so wat if u were playing good in the first overs, it shows that they can't handle pressure , even though there was none.......u guys like cairns slower ball?? i bet gilly doesn't

 

[bryce]

now u getting 2 ****y cybersmurf, u realise the aussies are more than likely to come bak and give us a hiding ?

ohh well this is our moment of glory

 

[sean]

Bryce,

Consider this a warning. Your language in a post above (which i deleted) was inappropriate and offensive to who it was intended at. Remember there are are all people of all different ages and backgrounds on this forum.

 

[Cybersmurf]

aye??. they won't give us a hiding, a thrashing is a word that comes to mind

P.S. can't wait till the match today vs South Africa

 

[Tim]

Australia did lose their rag against NZ in the opening game after they had control for 75% of the match, but they were woeful against South Africa on Sunday, I was there at the MCG for both matches and I can't believe they are using the excuse that they have had little ODI practise when both NZ and S.A have had little as well.

As for the Hobart match, NZ would have probably won the match if it had not been for the umpiring blunder..the difference between chasing a score of 250 and 230 is a huge psycological barrier and I don't think NZ would have panicked like they did.

 

[Tim]

It is unbelievable that people think Andrew Symonds is a better all-rounder than Cairns & Pollock, Symonds pretty much concluded on Sunday that he is one of the worst with some poor batting & bowling. He is a highly rated fielder but thats pretty much where it ends in my opinion.

 

[Cybersmurf]

i can't believe McMillan wasn't in the list

 

[Bonno2001au]

Andrew Symonds is way better all-rounder than Cairns and Pollock. He just needs to get use to international cricket again. Anyway look at Michael Bevan.

 

[Tim]

Symonds has played..what? 45 matches and averages 22 and has an o.k bowling average, so its not strange either that he doesn't even feature in the all-rounder rankings in the top 10.

Its hard to say whether you can call Bevan an all-rounder or not, he's not as good in the field as he used to be, and he doesn't bowl that much anymore, I think you have to call him a batsman now.

Cairns, Kallis and Pollock are easily the best all-rounders going at the moment.
Klusener is losing his touch I believe, he definately can't bowl like he used too.

 

[Tim]

Symonds has played..what? 45 matches and averages 22 and has an o.k bowling average, so its not strange either that he doesn't even feature in the all-rounder rankings in the top 10.

Its hard to say whether you can call Bevan an all-rounder or not, he's not as good in the field as he used to be, and he doesn't bowl that much anymore, I think you have to call him a batsman now.

Cairns, Kallis and Pollock are easily the best all-rounders going at the moment.
Klusener is losing his touch I believe, he definately can't bowl like he used too.

 

[Tim]

Symonds has played..what? 45 matches and averages 22 and has an o.k bowling average, so its not strange either that he doesn't even feature in the all-rounder rankings in the top 10.

Its hard to say whether you can call Bevan an all-rounder or not, he's not as good in the field as he used to be, and he doesn't bowl that much anymore, I think you have to call him a batsman now.

Cairns, Kallis and Pollock are easily the best all-rounders going at the moment.
Klusener is losing his touch I believe, he definately can't bowl like he used too.

 

[Tim]

sorry internet mucked around with my posts there

 

[Eclipse]

Symonds could be better than cairns if he can improve his bowling because he is a much better batsman with a FC avrage of 42 and a good batting conversion rate of somthing like 20 hundreds and 20 fifties apart from this he is one of the best feilders in the world.

 

[bryce]

yeah and he is only like 26,27? and he is undoubtley the cleanest hitter in the game


if hes got so higher ave eclipse and aggressive y isnt he in one of ur icc sides

 

[Tim]

I have seen Symonds FC averages and he is very good, but the problem is is that he has been mucked & messed around by the Australian team and it is doubtful that he will become the worlds best all-rounder as he is continuously in & out of the side.


Maybe once the Waugh brothers & co retire after the World Cup he will get a lengthy run unless some other new faces show up.