New Zealand Vs Australia.. 2nd Twenty20 @ Christchurch

philly · Guru Posts: 4095 Age: 18 Location: Fortress Emirates

WHAT A WIN

McCullum and Southee were awesome.
Hope it's a sign of a great series to come.

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SBW · Guru Posts: 1931

What a game. Best T20 i've seen by far.

Gramsy23 · Guru Posts: 1296 Age: 20 Location: Caboolture, Queensland

so it comes down to a Super Over and Clarke picks Tait?

that's right TAIT

SHAUN TAIT?

SHAUN TAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

someone sack this clown, surely u'd pick Nannes or Harris or something

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Max1990 · Guru Posts: 5921 Location: Adelaide

Gramsy23 wrote:

so it comes down to a Super Over and Clarke picks Tait?

that's right TAIT

SHAUN TAIT?

SHAUN TAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

someone sack this clown, surely u'd pick Nannes or Harris or something

well i don't know about sacking him, but it was truly an awful over.

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Gramsy23 · Guru Posts: 1296 Age: 20 Location: Caboolture, Queensland

Maximus wrote:

Gramsy23 wrote:

so it comes down to a Super Over and Clarke picks Tait?

that's right TAIT

SHAUN TAIT?

SHAUN TAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

someone sack this clown, surely u'd pick Nannes or Harris or something

well i don't know about sacking him, but it was truly an awful over.

yeah that was a bit extreme but it was fookin stoopid

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Rozza · Guru Posts: 7835 Age: 15

WOOT WOOT! Shot boys great win . Good turn out by The Christchurch crowd
Mccullum what an innings

KromyD · Guru Posts: 4154 Age: 20 Location: Mangere

Solid win for the boys, will definitely get me into watching the rest of the season.

How stupid was Ross Taylor when he ran? How could he not see White was there when he ran, there was no way a run was there. Then it looked like he was blaming McCullum. Not too good of a day for him.

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Sparky_Hughes · Moderator Posts: 8722 Age: 20 Location: The Neptunes.

I must say, I watched the replay of the match last night without knowing the score and this was quite clearly the best Twenty20 match I've ever watched.

Obviously it helped that they played the game at a local oval sized ground, but still, that made for the extra enjoyment as players weren't middling shots and they were flying for six.

McCullum's knock was one of the best I've ever seen, those shots over Haddin were simply unbelievable hitting and he deserved to break Gayle's record of 117 in this format of the game.

Australia's chase never looked like getting out of second gear for mine, Haddin and Clarke were batting very well, but given the score they needed, I thought they could have gone a little faster. Luckily Australia had Cameron White to save some blushes, some of his strokes were of equal caliber to that of McCullum's, albeit more conventional.

Then the super over, which is a far better idea than the bowl off. It simply came down to Southee bowling a great over and Shuan Tait being Shuan Tait.

Fantastic match, looking forward to the 1st One Dayer on Wednesday. Must say, watching matches with New Zealand playing at home is always great.

neil21 · Guru Posts: 6858 Age: 20 Location: A land down under

Id like to see McCullum hit the ball over the keepers head when its a yorker on leg stump
Really poor bowling by the aussies

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Svoerman · Guru Posts: 3625 Age: 18 Location: Melbourne

TBH I thought Clarke played a very smart innings... 60odd at a rate of 150 was what was needed in the Aussie chase...

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Sparky_Hughes · Moderator Posts: 8722 Age: 20 Location: The Neptunes.

Svoerman wrote:

TBH I thought Clarke played a very smart innings... 60odd at a rate of 150 was what was needed in the Aussie chase...

It was a good effort, but still, I think he could have done slightly better. Australia just had to come from too far back and it's got to comeback to Haddin and Clarke.

philly · Guru Posts: 4095 Age: 18 Location: Fortress Emirates

White was awesome.
He is one of the only Aussies I love to watch.
His shot off Vettori was all class.
Backed away and just played through the line over cover.

NZ's CLUB SIZED GROUNDS FTW

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Sparky_Hughes · Moderator Posts: 8722 Age: 20 Location: The Neptunes.

philly wrote:

White was awesome.
He is one of the only Aussies I love to watch.
His shot off Vettori was all class.
Backed away and just played through the line over cover.

NZ's CLUB SIZED GROUNDS FTW

Hey I'm not complaining. Plus, I like the way the ground is configured.

philly · Guru Posts: 4095 Age: 18 Location: Fortress Emirates

Sparky_Hughes wrote:

philly wrote:

White was awesome.
He is one of the only Aussies I love to watch.
His shot off Vettori was all class.
Backed away and just played through the line over cover.

NZ's CLUB SIZED GROUNDS FTW

Hey I'm not complaining. Plus, I like the way the ground is configured.

Well I am.
Our guys get so used to short boundaries when they play on bigger grounds they forget it needs to be hit further and get out.

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a_F_c · Guru Posts: 8940 Age: 20 Location: Brisssyyyyyy

Finally! Some competitive cricket! What a game! Such a good innings by McCullum, how good were the scoop shots over the keepers head?! Laughing

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First bit of real competition that Australia have faced all summer and they lost it Wink

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Svoerman · Guru Posts: 3625 Age: 18 Location: Melbourne

a_F_c wrote:

Finally! Some competitive cricket! What a game! Such a good innings by McCullum, how good were the scoop shots over the keepers head?! Laughing

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First bit of real competition that Australia have faced all summer and they lost it Wink

Adelaide and Sydney tests...

and Perth to some extent