Who would have believed that we could win after this mornings play. Unreal. Hats off lads!! I shall have a beer or 5 in your honour if you can oull this off. 9 down!!!

yes it is - but I think this one may be the one we prefer to remember

sausage said...

As unAustralian as this might sound I was barracking for the Black caps. Good win cuzzie bros.

PS - My distaste for the Aust. Cricket side stems from my dislike of one Michael Clarke.

Bit of a long bow there mate, dont you think? I cant say Im a massive fan, I cant believe ponting is still in the team!!

slainte said...

Yeah, the Aussies have been up emselves for too long. Well done to the koowies as Joolya calls em. Need to get rid of the old wood and get the younger talent happening . What is India gunna do to them

depends on what their bookies want to happen is my guess

Poor Aussies,
Shore know how to snatch defeat in the jaws of victory.

Carantoc said...

The title is Great MomentS in NZ Sport

Is winning a test match by 16 runs, to draw the series, to fail to capture the Trans-Tasman trophy against the poorest Aussie cricket team of the last 15 years really a great moment ?

It is one of the great moments in NZ sport for sure - we had to win it twice when the third umpire was used!! It may not be one of yr best teams ever but before this series how many of our guys would you have picked ahead of yours? It certainly wasn't our best team. Infact our best player of the last 10 yrs was sidelined minutes before the match. We blew the first test for sure and the first day of this one. But they showed great character to fight back the next 3 days. Its a drawn series and that is the reason you retain the cup. We do not really care too much about that. Its been 26 long yrs between drinks and we will enjoy it! It maybe another 26 before we get to do it again!!

Ted the Kiwi said...

Carantoc said...

The title is Great MomentS in NZ Sport

Is winning a test match by 16 runs, to draw the series, to fail to capture the Trans-Tasman trophy against the poorest Aussie cricket team of the last 15 years really a great moment ?

It is one of the great moments in NZ sport for sure - we had to win it twice when the third umpire was used!! It may not be one of yr best teams ever but before this series how many of our guys would you have picked ahead of yours? It certainly wasn't our best team. Infact our best player of the last 10 yrs was sidelined minutes before the match. We blew the first test for sure and the first day of this one. But they showed great character to fight back the next 3 days. Its a drawn series and that is the reason you retain the cup. We do not really care too much about that. Its been 26 long yrs between drinks and we will enjoy it! It maybe another 26 before we get to do it again!!

I have seen some pretty offensive postings on here of late but implying the Aussie cricket team is 'my' team is inexcusable. I call on the moderators to purge this slur on my character.

Whilst I agree winning the match having lost the toss was always going to be tricky, that Clarke is but a pimple on Vittori's arse and that the Aussie selectors seem to have the disease that crippled the mighty motherland for a few years back along I am not sure where the moments were.

Phil Hughes caught in the slips, Ponting striking out, Clarke failing with bat, ball and captaincy seem more of an aussie failure than a great NZ victory.

However, for sure any time that a team with Ponting and Clarke in it looses should be celebrated loud and hard.

doggie said...

sausage said...

As unAustralian as this might sound I was barracking for the Black caps. Good win cuzzie bros.

PS - My distaste for the Aust. Cricket side stems from my dislike of one Michael Clarke.

Bit of a long bow there mate, dont you think? I cant say Im a massive fan, I cant believe ponting is still in the team!!

Ponting - I've always said to the knockers, that's fine if you want Ponting in, but who are you going to replace him with? Same thing when he was captain. Pup wasn't ready back then, earlier. And I couldn't see a better option at the time, when people were first calling for his sacking. Pontings stats are pretty good.

Carantoc said...
I have seen some pretty offensive postings on here of late but implying the Aussie cricket team is 'my' team is inexcusable. I call on the moderators to purge this slur on my character.

I am very sorry for this. It is in-excusable.

I hope they pick Ponting and Hussey for the series against India

It will be great to see them loose again.

Last time this team played India they got whitewashed. No wins at test, one day or T20 in the entire tour.

That was after they lost the ashes.

Everyone said 'well now they have 5 months before they play another test, time to reflect, review and build for the future'.

Warner is only in the team because Marsh was injured. How about Warner AND Marsh in the team, if Ponting has to go to make room then get some balls and sack him.

Khaw aja career average is 29, recent average of 26.

I think we need better batsmen across the board. They share the losses equally I think.

Simondo said...

In the last few months he has averaged 27.5 at Test Level. Still OK.

last 2 yrs must be similar.......actually just checked and this is his last two yrs

2009-2011 20 matches 1200 runs 209 H/S 33.33 Ave.

Considering his career ave is now 52.29 and was 55.61 up until 2 yrs ago it shows that he is a man that has lost his powers. He once dominated every bowling attack but now they all dominate him. A sad demise from a once great player (not sportsman). It seems to me that people are reluctant to retire and go out on top these days as the financial rewards are too great. Would you walk away from $4m a year? I know I would find it hard.

Unearted some raw gems in the bowling , Lyon is the deal & will get a test soon from the Indis , fark hughes off entirely now , wasn't warner good? and thank fark for him coming into the fray finally , get or keep the likes of marsh x 2 , ferguson , Khawaja , wade or any other young buck with no baggage in there so they can get a bit from the best in the biz .... the Indis imo ,,,,, 'tis time very soon.

Carantoc said...
Just to let you know I would rather marry a gay, have my arse harpooned by a Jap whaler, have my ass speared by the Sea Shepard, have Joolia's full confidence and drink a half full glass of flouride enriched chemtrails whilst discussing life the universe and everything with Dude and Man than support the Aussie cricket team.

So, what are you saying exactly ?

pierrec45 said...

Carantoc said...
Just to let you know I would rather marry a gay, have my arse harpooned by a Jap whaler, have my ass speared by the Sea Shepard, have Joolia's full confidence and drink a half full glass of flouride enriched chemtrails whilst discussing life the universe and everything with Dude and Man than support the Aussie cricket team.

So, what are you saying exactly ?

Reliance ICC Test Ranking
Team Matches Points Rating
1 England 37 4634 125
2 India 41 4846 118
3 South Africa 24 2781 116
4 Australia 37 3815 103
5 Sri Lanka 31 3062 99
6 Pakistan 28 2757 98
7 West Indies 30 2654 88
8 New Zealand 23 1903 83
9 Bangladesh 15 138 9

A thread on NZ sport you say...

Well you have to mention the most successful NZ sportsman of all time *drum roll please*

Yes that's right Steve Williams, Tiger Woods' ex caddie.