New Zealand in Australia

[Jarryd]

I think I can say (without getting banned) that no country in the world is a match for us at the moment.

 

[sachinisgod]

yeah u may say that...because no body is a match really...something similar to West Indies of late 70's and early 80's...but looking at the three day game of WA v Pak, u r in for a good competition ahead....i hope...

 

[andrew_nixon]

but looking at the three day game of WA v Pak, u r in for a good competition ahead....i hope...

Note: That 3 day game against Western Australia is against the Western Australia Second XI, so don't get too excited.....

 

[sachinisgod]

wow I didnt know that... the newspapers here in Chennai indicated that the Pakistan team were having fun against WA...Sami three wickets and Younis Khan 135*(yesterday's scores)...
If its against a Second XI then it can be understood...why is the First one playing Pura Cup matches?

 

[andrew_nixon]

Yeah, and hammering South Australia by my recolection.... have a look at the scorecard for the Pakistan game, for a bit of a shock....

 

[squiz]

Yeah, and hammering South Australia by my recolection

Nah they're hammering the Vics New South Wales are hammering South Australia

Pakistan are 6/44 off 20 overs needing another 50 runs for victory

 

[angryangy]

WA 2nd XI win by 10
Younis Kahn, Yousuf Youhana batting well
Danish Kaneria 8/58
Not much batting practice from it for Pakistan

 

[brad352]

WA 2nd XI win by 10

That's a promising start to the tour :

EDIT: Shouldn't this have been in the Aus/Pak topic?

 

[angryangy]

Probably but the whole convo has gone off topic (and probably will be until Sunday).

 

[andrew_nixon]

New South Wales are hammering South Australia

It's an easy mistake for me to kmake, I think everybody has been hammering SA this season

 

[Rangeela]

probable squad for 1st ODI

Australia 1 Adam Gilchrist (wk), 2 Matthew Hayden, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Damien Martyn, 5 Darren Lehmann, 6 Michael Clarke, 7 Andrew Symonds, 8 Shane Watson, 9 Brett Lee, 10 Brad Hogg, 11 Michael Kasprowicz.

New Zealand 1 Stephen Fleming (capt), 2 Nathan Astle, 3 Mathew Sinclair, 4 Scott Styris, 5 Hamish Marshall, 6 Chris Cairns, 7 Jacob Oram, 8 Brendon McCullum (wk), 9 Daniel Vettori, 10 Kyle Mills, 11 Ian Butler.

 

[Rangeela]

1st ODI

Australia 246/9 (50 ov) (Gilchrist 68, Lehmann 50) (Cairns 3/39, Vettori 3/31)
New Zealand 247/6 (49.4 ov) (Astle 70, Marshall 50*) (Lehmann 2/35, Lee 2/40)

Result: New Zealand won by 4 wickets

Man of the Match: HJH Marshall

Series: New Zealand leads the 3-ODI series 1-0

 

[gold639]

Oh Wow!That was a close match.Damn those Kiwiz!

 

[nik]

oh man i know was watchin match and boy i was on the edge of my seat!

 

[sohum]

Brendan McCullum with some fascinating shots there. I think those back-to-back boundaries and the bad wide (or 5 of them) from Kasprowicz was what let the Aussies down. They had no chance after that 22 run over.