New Zealand In Australia

[irottev]

Well, they have 1 wickets left in hand, 7.3 overs to bat and 268 on the board. Not going to be a big score at all. A lot of catches taken in the deep. Poorly paced you have to say.

 

[aussie_ben91]

I think he point about Clarke not being able to slog in 20/20 has a point but doesn't, if you get me.

You don't have to slog in 20/20 Cricket. The mot successful players tend to be those who can get at least a single off very ball, which is something Clarke is very good at.

Yeah but him being in the team probably cost us the Twenty20 world cup. Cameron White should've been in the side over him and we might've won it.

Every batsman in the Australian has the ability to do what you just said and they can slog it aswell.

 

[irottev]

Yeah but him being in the team probably cost us the Twenty20 world cup. Cameron White should've been in the side over him and we might've won it.

Didn't Clarke only bat once or something? He's at least a great fielder. He probably saved Australia a lot of runs. With players like Symonds, Hussey, Ponting around him, they're big enough hitters. Clarke can give it a clunk if he wants. He can hit the ball over the top.

 

[angryangy]

I wouldn't say Clarke is ever going to be one of the best at T20 (as yet), but he has plenty of redeeming qualities. His ability to use his feet to improvise runs will be key. Spin is often an important weapon in T20 and Clarke's ability to provide the odd golden-arm delivery, as well as combat spinners with his feet are both potential match winners.

Odd game plan by the CA Chairman's XI. Beat the crap out of the NZ attack, but all out for 47 overs. Driven to 285 by Pomers and Hussey, the response will be interesting.

 

[cricketmad09]

NZ are 1/104 off 16.

McCullum has been hitting 4's and 6's all over the place.

But thats what you should expect when theyre batting against grade and retired bowlers.

And also, retired wicketkeepers. Ryan Campbell has bowled a couple of overs.

 

[Gilly Fan]

Thank god McMillan has retired. He has given us some beltings in our recent matches.

Like the time they were 5 fa 200 chasing 350 and they won.

 

[mattfb]

He shouldn't be in the Twenty20 side to begin with. His really the only player in the squad hasn't proven that he can successfully slog & his strike-rate in ODI's has been due to him being so good at rotating the strike.

So, who cares if his strike-rate has been good because he rotates the strike?
Many a times he scores 80 off 50-60 balls in ODI's, he will obviously take a few more risks in the Twenty20 as well.

 

[irottev]

not a bad result. We came up about 10 runs short or something. But O'Brien was a major handicap to our chances.

 

[cricketmad09]

not a bad result. We came up about 10 runs short or something. But O'Brien was a major handicap to our chances.

Not a bad result? You played against 2 grade players, 5 fringe state players and 2 retirees and lost.

Yes, that IS a bad result.

 

[aussie_ben91]

So, who cares if his strike-rate has been good because he rotates the strike?
Many a times he scores 80 off 50-60 balls in ODI's, he will obviously take a few more risks in the Twenty20 as well.

One-Day cricket is a totally different game to Twenty20. Our selectors (who are often easily fooled) think that just because his strike-rate is in the 80's that he'll be able to go out and from the word go start hitting over the top & smashing sixes which he seemingly can't do. He has a better ODI strike-rate then Matthew Hayden but Hayden is logically a better selection because of his strength and inability to hit over the top. The tactic that Clarke uses by nurdling the ball around may work for lower countries like the West Indies but Australia have got better suited players such as White & Dave Hussey who are by no means bad fielders either and who'd you rather see coming out to finish the innings over Clarke.

 

[irottev]

Not a bad result? You played against 2 grade players, 5 fringe state players and 2 retirees and lost.

Yes, that IS a bad result.

It's a warm-up. The result doesn't mean much. That Aussie side were attacking early on on purpose. It's part of the Aussie plans. We played with an illegal side for starters. Mills and Vettori were rested. Easily the best 2 bowlers in the side, plus they can bat and would have got us home. Plus we bowled first, obviously because that's what we'll end up doing if the Aussies win the toss.

The bowling started rusty, but considering they were like 200 after 30 overs, we pulled things back pretty bloody well. It was beneficial, plus now the selectors can dump OBrien from the team for next time.

The only problem is Vincent, who hasn't scored runs in a while. Plus Hopkins is pretty bad, but hopefully we won't have to play him.

 

[ivanvdm15]

are they going to pick macgill for New Zealand?

 

[aussie1st]

Nice knock from Hussey and his bowling backed it up nicely. Pomersbach seems to have a Hughes like temperant but for the International sides. Always gets scores against them, surprising that Hughes himself failed expected the usual 50.

 

[ivanvdm15]

is Hussey playing in the 20/20 games?

 

[SciD]

are they going to pick macgill for New Zealand?

I think he is going for surgery and wanna make come back against Pakistan.