Cricket World Cup

[Hugh Jarse]

Hoodoo ... ... ... Schmoodoo
All Yesterdays are history. Today is a new day.

When it comes to successes in Trans Tasman Sport, NZ Rugby Team = Australian Cricket Team, NZ Cricket Team = Australian Rugby Team.

The NZ Rugby Team & Australian Cricket Team expect to win, the NZ Cricket Team & Australian Rugby Team hope to win.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Looks like a cracker day in the Big A, seeing plenty of Beige Brigade shirts in the crowd & don't your Tony & our John make a lovely pair of PM's. Holy shit I swear I just saw TA singing the last coupla lines of God Defend New Zealand, wifey has learned him good, eh?

Given his reputation, Warner's average (35) & strike rate (85) are surprisingly low........

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Southee's first over takes 8 balls & goes for 15, last ball should've been 4 wides not 4 byes so coulda been worse I s'pose...........

About to find out if Boult can do any better....... yeah, nah, Warner smashes the first ball for 6. Suddenly finishing mowing the lawn is looking like a good option.......... 24/0 after 2.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Southee's 7th legal delivery goes for 6, 8th goes through Finch & takes out middle & off, 30/1 in the 3rd.

Watson first drop, this could be interesting. Has better average & Super Rugby than Warner, BTW. Gets a full-toss first up & clips it for 4. Southee's all over the fucking place like a GC taxi driver with a broken GPS.......... it's called MIDDLE STUMP, CHAMP!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Hoodoo . . . Schmoodoo
All Yesterdays are history. Today is a new day.

When it comes to successes in Trans Tasman Sport, NZ Rugby Team = Australian Cricket Team, NZ Cricket Team = Australian Rugby Team.

The NZ Rugby Team & Australian Cricket Team expect to win, the NZ Cricket Team & Australian Rugby Team hope to win.

Right now we're more like the NZ Residents XIIII v the mid-80's Kangaroos.

Aussie run-rate has plummeted from 12 to 9.6! Time to give Vettori a roll?

Yes it is. Big risk but can't be worse than keeping Southee on........... first over takes approx 45 seconds & concedes 2, that's much more like it: 9 more exactly like that, please, Daniel.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Run-rate continues plummeting, now a mere 6.8!

Why the fuck are we giving Warner almost as many short balls (19%, apparently) as full ones (23%)? Given how short the boundaries are that makes no sense at all.

Dan 0/8 into his 3rd over - nice work, need him to keep it up. Seems to be bowling as many seam-up cutters as cross-seam spinners these days, looking more & more like Chris Harris but with more hair.

Oh crap, Southee's back. This could go really bad. Starts with a wide. 7-for v England looks a long time ago........

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Watson holes out, c: Southee b: Vettori 23, Aus teetering at 80/2 after 13

Warner lbw Southee next ball, looks gone for all money unless too high. Just above the knee rolls but he was a fair way back. Umpire's call so onya bike, 80/3 & Aus in all sorts........ some bloke called Smith comes out to join some other bloke called Clarke, rumour has it they can both bat a bit but it's not like either of them are Shane Watson, is it?

 

[Lindommer]

F U Watson gets out and exposes the middle order. HTF does this useless prick stay in the team?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

94/3 at drinks, Southee's figures now 2/50 off 6 so a good recovery but still bowling way too short and/ or wide, they just replayed his 7-for v Poms & every ball was full & all but 1 straight. Go figure.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Smith gooooooone, c: Ronchi b: Vettori 4, Aus staring into the abyss at 94/4. I've revised my score prediction down somewhat, was 500/3 after 10, now a much more achievable 300/8.

Potential problem is that we've only used 3 bowlers thus far & Boult has just replaced Southee so Anderson for starters has to be brought on soon...........

Maxwell plays on, 96/5 & the slide continues............. 5/17 after being 80/1. Haddin now out there, bugger will probably smash 120.

 

[No4918]

Wow, just checked score & laughed.

 

[cyclopath]

Some awful lack of footwork and application by a few players here in the face of some good swing and spin bowling; in fact, all of them so far, maybe except Warner. This will be ugly for the Aussies after the washout draw.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

104/7, Clarke slaps Boult straight to Williamson at short, kinda square cover. The rout continues! It's all happening, as Bill Lawry would say.

 

[light]

Now, about that decision to bat first...

Not even angry. The Aussie odds are going to be fantastic after this game!

I still reckon the Kiwi's are overrated and won't stand a chance at the MCG.

 

[light]

Still reckon we made two huge mistakes

1) Batting first
2) Selecting Watson

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

I still reckon the Kiwi's are overrated and won't stand a chance at the MCG.

And I reckon you're dead right but fuck I'm enjoying this, more so if we somehow manage to not fuck it up

Johnson goooone, 106/8, Williamson takes a really sharp one at short cover.

Shit, one of Elliott, Milne or Anderson may not get a bowl at this rate.......

Holy fuck, Starc cleaned out by Boult, 106/9 & may I remind you I started calling the slide at around 70/1, it was THAT obviously gonna happen

 

[light]

Credit to NZ. Awesome bowling.

Quietly hoping McCullum comes out and score these runs in 15 overs.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Loving the Fox comms trying to get their heads around what's happening...... Smithy should really be rubbing their noses in it a bit more, tho. Get Rigger Richardson in there, stat!

$64K question: can we finish Aussie off for less than what the Poms got in Wellywood?

 

[Lindommer]

I'm with you, light, very bitter Watson's position in the side isn't put under considerably more scrutiny.

 

[light]

Where's Jimmy Faulkner when you need him!