Feb 25 - Australia v New Zealand

[ferg512]

60-2 when I go out 120-7 when I come back, great. This is really disappointing the least they could've done was to put up a brave fight. I think thats what annoys most of us is that we used to pride ourselves on sticking it out, punching above our weight. When now most of the time it looks like we don't give a stuff.

 

[aussie1st]

Let's just say it was a lot worse than it looks atm, at one stage they were 6/70.

 

[ferg512]

Even if we do get something we can bowl at like 210-220, we've only got 4 bowlers, wtf is going on. Selectors should've lost their jobs picking How in the squad, now they should definitely be gone, there is not one logical reason for picking him.

 

[Paki007]

Such a poor performance by the NZ top order McCullum failed again.the collapse continues as it was in back home

 

[War]

Australia should pick Hastings over Krejza. He is a better bowler than Krejza in any condition. Also now that Smith is bowling beautifully and you got Hussey and Clarke it makes even more sense.

Well yes i supported that idea before the tournament started, since i didn't support the idea of Krejza being in the ODI team, although i rate him. But if AUS pace continue to keep opposition batsmen under pressure as we have seen in this game & as saw in the T20 WC last year. Then AUS could certainly carry Krejza throughout this WC & maybe Krejza could improve also.

 

[aussie1st]

Ponting in a bit of strife. Would be interesting seeing who we replace him with. I'm guessing Marsh is still injured which means the selectors might finally swallow their pride and pick Hodge else Finch and Christian would be the next in line.

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NZ need to move these two up the order, so wasted down here.

 

[Iridium]

3rd fifty for McCullum in his last four innings. That's Nathan not Brendon, obviously.

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No, Vettori, don't try anything stupid. No need for adventurous shots right now.

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Krejza is just wasting a spot nothing more

 

[sami ullah khan]

Mitchel Johnson is coming back into form at just the right moment for Australia.

 

[aussie1st]

Really should have brought the quicks on earlier, forgot the overrates just bowl them out.

 

[angryangy]

dougie's hurt his ankle

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

dougie's hurt his ankle

Is it serious ??

 

[riz7khan12]

nz could defend this if they had better spinners but considering how the zimbabwean opening bowlers restricted the openers, we might have a chance if we could do the same and pick up watson's wicket early on too.

 

[zub2005]

not the best of scores but a few early wickets could put pressure on aussies

 

[aussie1st]

Geez how did he give that even I said not out when I saw it live.