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Aus v NZ
- Thread starter Tim
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Eclipse
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Thats an interesting stat about Bond Vs Ponting.
I remember most of the dismisals to and they totaly ****ed me off Bond keept pitching half vollys wide outside of stump and Ponting keept slashing at them and getting out.
I dont suspect that domanance will last for long Ponting is a quality batsman and he is less likley to throw his wicket away than before he had the captaincy yet he still scores just as fast or faster.
Bonds chance as with all bowlers is to get Ponting early because once Ponting is set he will really enjoy facing Bonds pace.
And Hayden has been in decent touch but he keeps getting out once he reaches 20. Thats must be really anoying as a batsman because you know your form can last for ever and you haven't made the most of it.
Also aparantly the pitch is going to be slow that will suite New Zealand alot more than it will for us.
I remember most of the dismisals to and they totaly ****ed me off Bond keept pitching half vollys wide outside of stump and Ponting keept slashing at them and getting out.
I dont suspect that domanance will last for long Ponting is a quality batsman and he is less likley to throw his wicket away than before he had the captaincy yet he still scores just as fast or faster.
Bonds chance as with all bowlers is to get Ponting early because once Ponting is set he will really enjoy facing Bonds pace.
And Hayden has been in decent touch but he keeps getting out once he reaches 20. Thats must be really anoying as a batsman because you know your form can last for ever and you haven't made the most of it.
Also aparantly the pitch is going to be slow that will suite New Zealand alot more than it will for us.
Tim
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It will be interesting to see if the winning captain at the coin toss fields or bats first.
Fleming will know that the pitch will get slower into the 2nd innings allowing bowlers like Harris, Vettori and Astle to **** some of the Aussie batsmen off, but because NZ have done quite well at chasing in this World Cup he may decide to bat second aswell.
Fleming will know that the pitch will get slower into the 2nd innings allowing bowlers like Harris, Vettori and Astle to **** some of the Aussie batsmen off, but because NZ have done quite well at chasing in this World Cup he may decide to bat second aswell.
Eclipse
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Probably not Rik my personality is not particuarly arrogant in any way appart from when I am making a joke or somthing.
Infact I remember I scored 45, 91, 23, 49,124 in succsesive innings and I was starting to become aggrogant about my stroke play by the last innings but I cant really impose my persona arrogantly like Hayden can and I am not arrogant off the feild.
Not every player becomes arragant when they are in good form but it's certainly not a supprising thing if it does happen.
Infact I remember I scored 45, 91, 23, 49,124 in succsesive innings and I was starting to become aggrogant about my stroke play by the last innings but I cant really impose my persona arrogantly like Hayden can and I am not arrogant off the feild.
Not every player becomes arragant when they are in good form but it's certainly not a supprising thing if it does happen.
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You can't put down that pull-shot of Hayden's totally to arrogance. There was a little bit of that but it was mainly that the ball held up on him as the pitch was quite slow. He was 3/4 through the shot before the ball actually arrived, just like Ponting. They were indiscriminate shots in terms of adjusting for how slow the pitch was but the Aussies will come at the bowling hard early on, regardless of how many wickets they lose. It just so happens, it didn't come off that time. It's worked most other times, though.
Eclipse
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The key to beating Australia is bowling slow bowlers and medium pacers on a slow pitch. In Australia we are not used to slow wikets and we dont have alot of medium pacers so our batsman somtimes find them harder to score off than would be expected.
thats why you often see suposedly avrage bowlers who just bowl slow and take the pace off the ball do well against us.
thats why you often see suposedly avrage bowlers who just bowl slow and take the pace off the ball do well against us.
Rik
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It doesn't prove that, it proves that "he who tries to beat Bradman will fail"Top_Cat said:If that doesn't conclusively prove the old saying 'form is temporary, class is permanent' then I don't know what would..........
My averages for the last few seasons have been 35, 60 and 37 so I don't think it's just form somehow
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