New Zealand in Australia Nov-Dec 2008 Feb 2009

[aussie1st]

Dam Bucknor harsh call taking those 2 runs away. Good thing we got over 300 in the end.
Good performance by Hussey, hes back alright! Ferguson was looking great until that man Bucknor screwed him over.

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Dam Bucknor harsh call taking those 2 runs away. Good thing we got over 300 in the end.
Good performance by Hussey, hes back alright! Ferguson was looking great until that man Bucknor screwed him over.

Looks like .......... Bucknor has turned against us

 

[irottev]

Was harsh, but by the rules it's fair.

Props to McCullum for giving his all with that injury. Showed real guts. Especially the runout. 110% commitment. No other keepers could have kept so brilliantly with that injury. I just hope he can bat. I doubt he'll open but props again if he does and he's able to get some runs. No props to Fulton for dropping the cheat. That cost us.

301 isn't as many as I expected. Aussies collapsed a little. We can chase it but someone needs a hundred at the top probably. Without Oram, Ryder and Styris I don't like our chances this time. Lets hope it's a close game.

 

[Mr.Cricket]

Good effort from the Aussies with the bat. Well done Haddin , almost Gilly like peformance today. Clarke solid again in the top order and Huss is back (his last 4 scores : 75 , 49 , 70+ and 52). Nice little cameo from Ferguson as well. Hopefully we can defend this now.

Out - White
In - Voges

 

[TaylorsBroom]

Shivers. Well played Haddin and Huss. Looking pretty bleak for us but we do have a habit of chasing down 300+ scores.
Cricinfo - Records - One-Day Internationals - Highest innings totals batting second

 

[irottev]

Patel only bowled 3 overs which is disappointing. Elliot did a real great job bowling his overs. I'd normally say replace Patel but we'll let him have a bad game. Without someone to replace him there's no point. Cumming could come in but he'd have to bowl a little bit and Elliot would have to bowl also.

 

[aussie1st]

Good effort from the Aussies with the bat. Well done Haddin , almost Gilly like peformance today. Clarke solid again in the top order and Huss is back (his last 4 scores : 75 , 49 , 70+ and 52). Nice little cameo from Ferguson as well. Hopefully we can defend this now.

Out - White
In - Voges

I would go

Out - Dussey, White
In - Voges, Heal

Heal has an average of 40 with the bat this season at a strike rate of 90 and every inns I see he seems to be hitting a 6. And the big point 12 wickets at 27 making him the leading wicket taker for a spinner and 11th highest wicket taker this season.

 

[sifter132]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out White. Should have played Voges and may as well get Birt into the side with his form and hitting. Or even get Heal in there he is doing a better job with bat and ball than White.

I think today we proved you don't need big hitters in power plays. Ferguson came in after White and looked LOADS better. He and Hussey scored well in the powerplay, yet neither is regarded as a big hitter nor did they slog stupidly.

White and Warner are nothing but T20 hacks in my opinion. Look what getting rid of Warner did for us - we actually had an opening partnership

I'd back Mitch Johnson to make more runs than White at the moment. Not only does Johnson look more proficient, he seems to hit the middle of the bat a lot more often. White has been hitting edges all series. He doesn't look right to me, and given his useless bowling, he is dead weight in our team.

 

[IloveGilly]

Definitely could've put the knife into the back of the NZers if they maintained their wickets. Really thought 350 was on the cards. Good score, but then again, NZ have chased down these totals quite easily but without some key names.

Australia should have this, but without a specialist spinner, it may prove otherwise.

 

[aussie1st]

White has been hitting edges all series. He doesn't look right to me, and given his useless bowling, he is dead weight in our team.

TBH that is all I've seen White do all his career. Even his highest score of 40 against the Kiwis was quite a few off the edge. Also he doesn't seem to be able to come straight in and hit it like Morkel and Cairns in his day.

Hilfy started of with a good over but too short in his next.

 

[sifter132]

TBH that is all I've seen White do all his career. Even his highest score of 40 against the Kiwis was quite a few off the edge. Also he doesn't seem to be able to come straight in and hit it like Morkel and Cairns in his day.

Hilfy started of with a good over but too short in his next.

Totally agree. I've never seen White play well - ever. Admittedly I haven't seen Victoria play in a while, but his efforts for Australia and Bangalore have been pretty awful.

And agreed with your selection too. Bring in Heal for White and Voges or maybe a specialist opener for D.Hussey.

 

[Mr.Cricket]

I would go

Out - Dussey, White
In - Voges, Heal

Heal has an average of 40 with the bat this season at a strike rate of 90 and every inns I see he seems to be hitting a 6. And the big point 12 wickets at 27 making him the leading wicket taker for a spinner and 11th highest wicket taker this season.

I don't care who they bring in to the team as long as White is out. Dave Hussey should get few more chances because he has been so good for so long in domestic cricket. I like to see Heal in the side though or any spinner for that matter.

 

[angryangy]

Was harsh, but by the rules it's fair.

The protected area is only the space in line with the stumps 5ft from either crease. I'm pretty sure Johnson didn't touch it as he began to run off the line of the stumps immediately.

 

[aussie1st]

Go Hilfy impressed with his line today and he seems to have the ball going straight on now. Length was a bit short in the 2nd over but he came back well.

 

[piriyanth]

Haddin:hpraise