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January 23, 2007
Some CBA Tri-series observations
I haven't had much to say about the ODI's this summer just yet. Here's a few quick observations...
- The frustration of watching (and semi-supporting) New Zealand continues - they do so well, as Captain Flemming says, they have the game plan they need, they just keep failing. They've had so many good performances against Australia for so little return, it's must be tearing him up. My gut feel is they are thrashed by Australia far less than other countries - they never give up, and fight back so often.
- Craig McMillan is a cheeky buggar - complaining to Hussey after that last ball - the bouncer that he got no-where near and should've been called a wide - complaining that Hussey should've walked, after his innings on the back of one of the biggest let offs of the summer so far - anyway, it's good to see him back in form after being pretty much the scape-goat of NZ cricket lately.
- Bond - maybe one of the quickest to 100 ODI wickets in terms of games played but surely, one of the slowest to actually manage to play that many games - his continued injury woes adding to Flemming's frustration.
- Australia are not the certainties everyone thinks they are - if Gilchrist struggles, Australia stuggle - Symonds and White look terrific when the score is 3 for 200 but no so flash at 4 for 70. One of these days, Hussey won't save us, and it may just be the World Cup final...
Good luck to NZ today against England - I think ODI finals against them would be far more entertaining...
(Cross posted on STUmpcam)
Labels: Commonwealth Bank Series
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| New Zealand seem to be doing everything possible to ensure that they come 3rd in a three horse race featuring England. Now it can't get worse than that!
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