Best action shot.... the catch in the stands of Southees 6....

Saved blushes by the regard it would seem.

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Ted the Kiwi said..
Saved blushes by the regard it would seem.

Hey Ted did fly today I heard some canceled

Yeah we landed about 20 mins ago - were in a holding pattern for a long time it seemed. Made for a long flight but we got here safely do no complaints.

We probably be heading over Jan sometime.

hows this new Ball
more swing than a jazz band.

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Cobra said..
hows this new Ball
more swing than a jazz band.

i heard a bit of ABC commentary,and it sounded like this another debacle in the making

Watched a bit of the twilight session. tactics could evolve around making sure your team is bowling at night as much as possible ie more declarations.

Just a thought

good points boys

so good to see the game swing back to the bowlers

its like watching an english ashes.

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Cobra said..
good points boys

so good to see the game swing back to the bowlers

especially after the joke pitch they came up with in WA

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chrispy said..

Cobra said..
good points boys

so good to see the game swing back to the bowlers

especially after the joke pitch they came up with in WA

spot on mate,,,talk about chalk and cheese

I got nuthin'

Good Win Aussies , hope you can see the funny side of this.....

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Bigg Fibber .... Reuters

NZ 308 , Ted are you watching this ....

just finished whacking one out

I thought we had blown it between overs 33-43 but the bowlers have started well. 308 looks pretty good at this stage.

47 for 6

Now Now Towball be nice , still early days.............

Can we get excited now?

Yep, go for it..
We have been flogged..

seems we left our World Cup form at home..

Ted, think Aussies are suffering from World Cup hangover.

Ps Have I mentioned I was at the G last year for the final?

Yes you might have. No World Cup hang over. You just beat the Indians comfortably but just got ABSOLUTELY SMASHED by the kiwis !!!!!

Oh if you could see how big my smile was tight now

159 runs or 24 overs. You can choose how you want to remember the smashing.

I think your selectors forgot that we finished second in the World Cup.

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Ted the Kiwi said..
Yes you might have. No World Cup hang over. You just beat the Indians comfortably but just got ABSOLUTELY SMASHED by the kiwis !!!!!

Oh if you could see how big my smile was tight now

159 runs or 24 overs. You can choose how you want to remember the smashing.

I think your selectors forgot that we finished second in the World Cup.

wasn't it distant second

this isn't the world cup.

lets see what happens ted or are you going to make hay while the sun is shining

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laceys lane said...

wasn't it distant second

this isn't the world cup.

lets see what happens ted or are you going to make hay while the sun is shining

Look LL lets address your points

1. We were clearly beaten but not SMASHED, OBLITERATED, ANNIHILATED, DESTROYED etc like you were last night

2. No - but its close and a World Cup is just around the corner in 20/20. And its is NZ vs Australia !!!!! Which we have a not so proud history in re cricket - bloody good one in many other sports though. Might as well add Cricket to that list now.

3. That was one of the biggest hay making days in world cricket so you need to celebrate. Have a read below and see how sick you feel in the stomach after it Sometimes you have to make Hay as you might only get one or two days of sunshine a year !




Australia’s defeat in just 24.2 overs was not only damaging for Smith’s current side, but it also put a blight on Aussie cricket history.The loss made Smith’s ODI side the most easily dismissed team in Australian cricketing history — never before has an Aussie side been all out in less than 25 overs in a day-nighter.


AUSTRALIA’S batting effort in Auckland was, by one key measure, their worst in history.And it’s not the only shocking statistic to emerge from the Aussies’ huge defeat at the hands of New Zealand at Eden Park.

The 159-run loss is sure to be a wake-up call to Steve Smith’s men after they had cruised to a 4-1 victory at home to India, showing up several weaknesses in the batting line-up.Here’s a look at some of the alarming numbers that came as a result of Australia being rolled for just 148 on Wednesday.

LEAST BALLS FACED BY AUSTRALIA WHEN THEY’VE BEEN ALL OUT146 deliveries; that’s all it took for all 10 of Australia’s wickets to fall. To put it in perspective, the team has never been wiped out in fewer deliveries in a one-day international, beating a record set way back in 1977 when it was rolled for 70 runs in 152 balls by England at Edgbaston.

AUSTRALIA’S HORRIBLE RECORD IN NEW ZEALANDAustralia has lost eight of its last 11 one-dayers in New Zealand, including its three most recent matches there.To put that into context, that is the worst away record Australia has in its last 11 matches against any other Test-playing nation.

AUSTRALIA’S HEAVIEST DEFEAT IN NEW ZEALANDNew Zealand has beaten Australia 36 times in one-day international cricket, but only one of those defeats was heavier than the one inflicted on the Aussies on Wednesday.The 159-run shellacking the Aussies copped at Eden Park was their biggest defeat in New Zealand ever and almost double the third-heaviest defeat they suffered at the hands of the Black Caps, which was an 88-run loss in Wellington back in 1993.However it was still well behind New Zealand’s biggest ever win over Australia, which was a whopping 206-run victory at Adelaide Oval in 1986.

NEW ZEALAND’S SECOND-BIGGEST WIN AT HOMEThe majority of New Zealand’s most emphatic victories in one-day cricket have been away from home.Their biggest win, a phenomenal 290-run annihilation of Ireland, occurred in the curious surrounds of Aberdeen, Scotland in 2008.The Black Caps’ biggest win on home soil was the 202-run defeat of Zimbabwe that was inflicted in 2012.Next on the list of sizeable home victories is Wednesday’s defeat of Australia in Auckland.

THE BIGGEST DEFEAT SUFFERED BY A TOURING TEAM AT EDEN PARKNew Zealand has never beaten anyone at Eden Park by a larger margin than the 159 runs that separated it from Australia on Wednesday. Australia’s loss is the biggest by a touring team at Eden Park, with the next worst loser being Sri Lanka, who was outclassed by 116 runs in 1983. The two teams are the only sides to have suffered losses by more than 100 runs at the ground.

Wow,someone get Ted a wool sock and some lanolin...

But I guess you blokes will celebrate any little win..

It's not attractive ted, it reeks of years of under achievement...

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SP said..
Yep, go for it..
We have been flogged..

Come on SP you encouraged me to

It may reek of underachievement but its all about whats happening now. To smash you boys to one of your biggest defeats in HISTORY is a huge achievement and one that should not be forgotten. In fact I am sure it wont as I may just remind you every now and again

The only thing that would make me feel better would be reading Weiry's attempts at justification for the loss if he was still here. No doubt he is still reading though so

"Hi Snakeman - I hope you enjoyed that one as much as me"

Well ted when we won the world cup you went into hiding for a week.
I predict you will do the same again

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Ted the Kiwi said..

SP said..
Yep, go for it..
We have been flogged..

Come on SP you encouraged me to

It may reek of underachievement but its all about whats happening now. To smash you boys to one of your biggest defeats in HISTORY is a huge achievement and one that should not be forgotten. In fact I am sure it wont as I may just remind you every now and again

The only thing that would make me feel better would be reading Weiry's attempts at justification for the loss if he was still here. No doubt he is still reading though so

"Hi Snakeman - I hope you enjoyed that one as much as me"

haha,,, you can just imagine he snakeman lurking, reading and unable to speak.

But the best thing you missed was Steve Smiths comment on winning the toss.

"I looked at the stats and they say if you bowl first then you win here 80% of the time... "

Aussie batsman going real well......