Tag: Cricket

It shows we are out of our depth,mainly thru big match play.Its like Manchester United playing Auckland City at the World football club champs.

Should McCullum be opening or batting at 6 or 7.Tony Blain says he should stay opening.You can listen to him,with Brendan Telfer,on Radio Sport.
Its a tricky one.I can see the merit in both.With Vettori,Elliott,Broome is he really needed at 6 or 7??

You will all be following the NZ 11 on cricketinfo.What no Bartlett to pick.Its just plain crazy.The 3 bowlers would be Hadlee,Motz and Bartlett.I hate the way older players in any sport are treated worse than more recent players.He may have played only 10 tests,but we didnt play alot of tests then and when he did every batsman feared him.Ask the South Africians in 1961/62.Johnh Reid always has said ‘he is the first player I would select in any team’.

Yes they were just to good.So many things I could say,but thought would make a list 1 to 10 and then get your comments.I’ll do that later in the week.
Even though I’m sad,at least we did make the final.
Great to see Bond and Mills bowl so well,20-4-61-4.And we have to wonder what would have happened if Vettori was there to bowl at about 2 for 30.
As for the injuries,why in NZ sporting teams.More on this later!!!

Oh its just so hard to believe!!What has happened??
A team of no real stars has come together,and turned things around.I was wrong about Elliott,he does deserve his middle order place.Maybe without Oram,the middle order just feel they have to perform.
Its hard to see why we would keep Oram now.
And Franklin has proved he should always play,to give us the variety.While Redmond looks a player who can build a innings,and bat for long periods.
Australia will be tough,with their top order.Maybe its time for Bond to step up and knock the top over!!!

Styrus has been called into the team from India.Rather to late I would say.Surely a better choice than the injury prone Oram, and Elliott.
To me it seems just more strange selections.

NZ are into the semi finals,even after Collingwood was called back by Vettori.