It was time for our second ODI against New Zealand. We had an unchanged lineup. The old formula works, I suppose. I really hoped the Kiwis would give us a better match then last time.
It all started with Haydos and Watto going out to bat, after we had won the toss and elected to bat. Watson didn't trouble the Kiwis, he was out fairly quickly. While Haydos did lend us a bit of firepower, he was gone before long. This left Gilly and Punter in the field. They did well to hold on for a while; about til the 20 over mark, in fact. They made a nice partnership of around 80, but were both deadly close to reaching their fifties when they fell, in quick succession. 4/120
Michael Clarke worked himself in, but Huss was almost immediately dismissed. Enter Cameron White. He smashed 16 in about 5 balls. At this stage Michael Clarke was out. 6/156.
As I left the pavilion to take my place on the field, Ponting told me to get Cameron to slow the scoring down a little. Whitey simply shook is head, and continued smashing the ball around the field. As I made my way to a tidy 10, before getting out, Cameron White smashed his way to the top score of 56, getting out on the next ball. This would spell the end of the Australian batting attack. New Zealand had a target of only 200...
When everyone was back at the pavilion, White and Ponting came to blows. It was a heated argument, and neither player seemed on giving it up. Our team went on the field for our bowling innings split in two...
It all started with Haydos and Watto going out to bat, after we had won the toss and elected to bat. Watson didn't trouble the Kiwis, he was out fairly quickly. While Haydos did lend us a bit of firepower, he was gone before long. This left Gilly and Punter in the field. They did well to hold on for a while; about til the 20 over mark, in fact. They made a nice partnership of around 80, but were both deadly close to reaching their fifties when they fell, in quick succession. 4/120
Michael Clarke worked himself in, but Huss was almost immediately dismissed. Enter Cameron White. He smashed 16 in about 5 balls. At this stage Michael Clarke was out. 6/156.
As I left the pavilion to take my place on the field, Ponting told me to get Cameron to slow the scoring down a little. Whitey simply shook is head, and continued smashing the ball around the field. As I made my way to a tidy 10, before getting out, Cameron White smashed his way to the top score of 56, getting out on the next ball. This would spell the end of the Australian batting attack. New Zealand had a target of only 200...
When everyone was back at the pavilion, White and Ponting came to blows. It was a heated argument, and neither player seemed on giving it up. Our team went on the field for our bowling innings split in two...