***Official*** Australia vs New Zealand ODIs 2016/17

We'll use one thread for both series.

In Australia:

Sun Dec 4 (50 ovs) 15:20 local (04:20 GMT | 15:20 AEDT | 14:50 ACDT | 12:20 AWST)
1st ODI - Australia v New Zealand
Sydney Cricket Ground

Tue Dec 6 (50 ovs) 15:20 local (04:20 GMT | 15:20 AEDT | 14:50 ACDT | 12:20 AWST)
2nd ODI - Australia v New Zealand
Manuka Oval, Canberra

Fri Dec 9 (50 ovs) 15:20 local (04:20 GMT | 15:20 AEDT | 14:50 ACDT | 12:20 AWST)
3rd ODI - Australia v New Zealand
Melbourne Cricket Ground


In NZ:

Mon Jan 30, 2017 (50 ovs) 14:00 local (01:00 GMT | 12:00 AEDT | 11:30 ACDT | 09:00 AWST)
1st ODI - New Zealand v Australia
Eden Park, Auckland

Thu Feb 2, 2017 (50 ovs) 14:00 local (01:00 GMT | 12:00 AEDT | 11:30 ACDT | 09:00 AWST)
2nd ODI - New Zealand v Australia
McLean Park, Napier

Sun Feb 5, 2017 (50 ovs) 14:00 local (01:00 GMT | 12:00 AEDT | 11:30 ACDT | 09:00 AWST)
3rd ODI - New Zealand v Australia
Seddon Park, Hamilton

NZ Squad:

Kane Williamson (c)
Todd Astle
Trent Boult
Lockie Ferguson
Martin Guptill
Colin de Grandhomme
Matt Henry
Tom Latham
Colin Munro
Jimmy Neesham
Henry Nicholls
Mitchell Santner
Tim Southee
BJ Watling

Not considered due to injury: Ross Taylor, Adam Milne, Mitchell McClenaghan, George Worker, Corey Anderson

Aus Squad

David Warner,
Aaron Finch,
Steven Smith (capt),
George Bailey,
Travis Head,
Glenn Maxwell,
Mitchell Marsh,
Hilton Cartwright,
Matthew Wade (wk),
James Faulkner,
Mitchell Starc,
Pat Cummins,
Josh Hazlewood,
Adam Zampa.

Think NZ might get a touch up, at least on this leg. Just too much inexperience in Australian conditions that squad for me. Especially the batting.

I'm thinking Starc and Cummins will run through us, we also haven't played any recent ODI series either which is going to dust us up a bit.

I'd suggest we look to chase as much as possible and stack the batting.

For those who have seen him play more often would Cartwright bat in the top 6, or 7 and below if selected?

Would have to be top six, surely. Batting AR who usually opens in the Matador, probably a five-and-a-half bowling option, rather than a legitimate straight fifth.

Biggest issue for us is where our runs are going to come from.

Yeh, lot of pressure on KW with Taylor injured.

Hard to predict ODIs at the moment, don't think either team is particularly strong. That said, Starc is good enough to pretty much destroy us at will.

Did I see right on the coverage of the 3rd Test that Maxwell's back in the squad?

What can our Kiwi friends tell me about Ferguson? Know at least a bit about all the others in the squad but haven't heard much about him.

He's quick (up to about 145 I think, a figure which has crept up to 155 with some media outlets), but not sure he's got the radar yet to be effective. I'm hoping he'll go well, but not getting carried away. Milne would obviously be way ahead of him if fit.

Burgey said:

What can our Kiwi friends tell me about Ferguson? Know at least a bit about all the others in the squad but haven't heard much about him.

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You and me both. All I hear is he can hit 150 clicks at the high end...

But here's the lad in action.

There is a profile of Ferguson here. Consensus here seems to be that this article is overstating his pace (with him being more 140 kmph than 150kmph) and that his radar needs some fine-tuning.

Cheers. Looks an exciting prospect nonetheless.

Looks really exciting from that clip.

Zinzan said:

You and me both. All I hear is he can hit 150 clicks at the high end...

But here's the lad in action.

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Actually not dissimilar to a young Ian Butler's action prior to his back injury. Hopefully he's more durable than Butler was, because that action looks like a lot of strain is going in.

Looks like he pauses in mid-air for an age when he's level with the umpire.

Why no Ish Sodhi in squad

Some decent wheels for a little fella.