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International Regular
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Takasaki, Japan
Posts: 3,862
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Originally Posted by James
Thoughtit might be interesting to compare the NZ final teams from the Champs Trophy in 2000 to the 2009 team.
I'd say the 2000 team are stronger in the batting but the 2009 team are easily stronger in the bowling. Was amazed to see Styris at 9 and playing as a specialist bowler in those days.
Elliott reminds me very much of Roger Twose and the way he went about his cricket.
New Zealand 2000
Spearman, Astle, Fleming, Twose, Cairns, McMillan, Harris, Parore, Styris, O'Connor, Allott
New Zealand 2009
McCullum, Redmond, Guptill, Taylor, Elliott, Vettori, Broom. Franklin, Mills, Butler, Bond
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Great thread idea.
Let's see.
Parore < McCullum
Astle > Redmond
Fleming = Guptill
Twose = Taylor
Cairns > Elliott
McMIllan > Broom
Harris > Franklin
O'Connor < Mills
Allott < Bond
Spearman < Butler
Styris < Vettori
Hard to match the key players up. Would have thought that Vettori would have played in that 2000 Final team.
Anyway, the 2009 team wins 5-4, with two ties.
Composite team:
McCullum (wk)
Astle
Fleming (his experience and captaincy skills just beat Guptill)
Taylor (slightly faster scorer, and a better fielder than Twose)
Cairns
McMillan
Harris
Vettori
Mills
Butler
Bond
Bloody hell, 8 different bowling options. Gun. 
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