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**Official** New Zealand in Australia
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GGG
State Captain
Thats why I really wish they would play Fulton and Guptil in their natural positions and drop mcCullum down the order, besides Vetorri there is no one with experience that can see us home.
Diamanti's selection is a strange one. I would have thought if they wanted a bits and pieces player they would have gone with Hiini, since he went on the emerging players and then A tour's it would have made more sense. I've quite liked Diamanti when i've seen him, nothing spectacular but he is accurate, never thought he'd get an international game though. Fingers crossed.
A source of mine told me last night that Fulton had just got the call, another interesting selection. I suppose with Flynn and How performing so poorly in ODI's and Oram and Styris injured they wanted some experience, a fair call I suppose and to be honest, there isnt much else.
Boult is an interesting one...
Ryder
McCullum
Guptill
Taylor
Fulton
Broom
Elliott
Vettori
Mills
Southee
O'Brien/Boult
It will be interesting to see who plays out of O'Brien and Boult, obviously O'Brien has the experience at international level but Boult is a left armer and swings it, so offers something different. I'd also prefer Southee as the first change bowler, he had great success doing it in England, and i'm worried about him getting taken to when the field is up. I'd rest Mills from the PM XI's game and play both O'Brien and Boult, whoever performs the best would get the nod for the first ODI.
A source of mine told me last night that Fulton had just got the call, another interesting selection. I suppose with Flynn and How performing so poorly in ODI's and Oram and Styris injured they wanted some experience, a fair call I suppose and to be honest, there isnt much else.
Boult is an interesting one...
Ryder
McCullum
Guptill
Taylor
Fulton
Broom
Elliott
Vettori
Mills
Southee
O'Brien/Boult
It will be interesting to see who plays out of O'Brien and Boult, obviously O'Brien has the experience at international level but Boult is a left armer and swings it, so offers something different. I'd also prefer Southee as the first change bowler, he had great success doing it in England, and i'm worried about him getting taken to when the field is up. I'd rest Mills from the PM XI's game and play both O'Brien and Boult, whoever performs the best would get the nod for the first ODI.
Days of Grace
International Captain
I find the selection of Dirementi over Thompson to be staggering. Thompson has so many more things going for him: left armer, bowls with more pace, and is also a very handy batsmen coming in at no.9. I recall him getting a few very quick 50s in the state championship.
thierry henry
International Coach
Diremanti, lol....his name and playing style could well be custom-made for it
sunilreddy
Banned
Mixmasterreece
U19 Debutant
We are rebuilding. We are going to be arse for the next season at least.
While that side might look **** on paper, I reckon the right players (bar maybe Diamanti) are there. There are a lot of players that will be new to Australian, so straight away the squad will look weak, but don't be surprised if NZ win the series or go very close.
African Monkey
U19 Vice-Captain
What a pathetic choice picking Diamanti. Maybe they need someone to carry the drinks.
thierry henry
International Coach
epic LU cross-pollination atm
Mixmasterreece
U19 Debutant
Diamanti - domesitc tradesman, will probably play 1, maybe 2, ODIs in his career
Boult - Has a long future in front of him but this probably isn't 'his time' yet
HMas
U19 12th Man
Will Oram & Styris be fit for BCCI team??
African Monkey
U19 Vice-Captain
Hello MV how's life ?
And NL, Diamant is never gonna be an international player. Boult on the other hand is one to watch for the future but he's not ready at this stage. Good to see him in the mix though.
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
Not overly thrilled with the team named, though realise the selectors weren't exactly spoiled for choice. Overall the squad just looks enormously inexperienced with Oram and Styris injured. Fulton for Flynn makes me happy because I like Fulton - don't really see who else they could have picked for that middle order spot.
Agree with all of you saying Boult is too young, not big/fast enough yet, but might benefit from being around the team for a while. Hope he doesn't play more than one game - perhaps the last dead rubber after we've already won the series 3-1
Diamanti is the most odd selection, obviously. Surely Elliott already fills the quasi-allrounder-when-we-don't-have-Oram role?
O'Brien for Gillespie is the other interesting one. I was thinking that O'Brien probably deserves a go with good test performances, and of course Gillespie is erratic as we know. But who will bowl at the death now? O'Brien? Don't think he does that for Wellington.
Agree with all of you saying Boult is too young, not big/fast enough yet, but might benefit from being around the team for a while. Hope he doesn't play more than one game - perhaps the last dead rubber after we've already won the series 3-1
Diamanti is the most odd selection, obviously. Surely Elliott already fills the quasi-allrounder-when-we-don't-have-Oram role?
O'Brien for Gillespie is the other interesting one. I was thinking that O'Brien probably deserves a go with good test performances, and of course Gillespie is erratic as we know. But who will bowl at the death now? O'Brien? Don't think he does that for Wellington.
KiWiNiNjA
International Coach
Yeah, he has never been picked and then quickly discarded before.......
