Jables Swan
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Well done NZ. Great tournament. Terrific effort.
I don't know if I would say it was boring. More it was a masterclass performance. Australia where just too good at everything.
Fielding they where sensational.
Bowling they where amazing, everyone played their part, no fucks ups.
Batting, good, and so much depth.
Thing is I don't even feel like this has been a domineering Australian team. Doesn't inspire awe like the sides that went 3 in a row.
Thing is I don't even feel like this has been a domineering Australian team. Doesn't inspire awe like the sides that went 3 in a row.
I reckon that it hampered NZ by playing all their games in NZ. I understand why they did that but they weren't ready to play in Australia
Awesome effort Aussies. Today is an example of why I thought the Aussies had more room for improvement than the other final three teams. All performed except for finch and they have dominated the second best team.
Thank you Michael Clarke, a great odi career and now a World Cup winning captain. Go and win the ashes in England and then have a great retirement.
My team of the cup:
Dhawan
Guptil
Sanga (wk)
S. Smith (c)
ABDV
B. Taylor or mahmadullah - one of these deserve to be in the World Cup xi.
Maxwell (I love him, I want to boof him) - the best fifth bowler/ batsman of the tourney.
Starc - man of the World Cup
Vettori - best slow bowler, toss up between him and tahir
Boult
Riaz
Plenty of names there you wouldn't have picked before the cup.
Mitchell Starc unbelievable tourney. Average under ten in the World Cup with the most runs and centuries.
It's a young team (youngest final four team by a couple of years) and there are a heap of good young players to come into th steam over the next four years, so the rest of the world have a lot of improving to do to catch us. Go away and get gud world!
Australia world champions in one day cricket - normality finally restored!
I said this earlier in The thread before the game.
Great minds Chicko
Looking back I think they'll rue that decision
Great match by Aussie bowlers.
Can't wait for Sunday. I want and think australia will win, I've always thought they were the best in team in the cup, but if we lose to New Zealand I won't be too upset. I don't know any kiwis well so I could live with them winning.
Kiwis not having played in Australia for a long time will be a bigger factor than people realise I think.
Well done Australia.
ODI and 20/20 I think they're set.
Test wise they've got a lot of pieces to replace after this Ashes series (Rogers, Haddin ,Harris and perhaps Clarke), but they've got the bowling, and some decent batters to come (although they'll have to take a flyer on a few of them)
Hopefully they continue to improve, it will be good for the next chapell hadlee trophy for sure.
Agree with this. I hope all countries get stronger and all tours are tough for all teams.
Imagine a strong Aust, NZ, SA, WI, SL, Ind, Pak, Eng. No easy tours or matches across a test series to a T20 and ODI match.
Would be awesome
Agree with this. I hope all countries get stronger and all tours are tough for all teams.
Imagine a strong Aust, NZ, SA, WI, SL, Ind, Pak, Eng. No easy tours or matches across a test series to a T20 and ODI match.
Would be awesome
They need maxwell to step up now and become a middle order test batsman that he should.
Mitch marsh hopefully will continue to improve and Faulkner is another to possibly come into the test team.
The bowling is set and you can build a top order around Warner and smith. I hope burns hits his potential, but yeah, they will have to take some risks on young players and keep them in the team. Can probably carry the younger batsmen by playing more allrounders, which we have in marsh, maxwell, and Faulkner.
Rodgers is not that great anyway, Haddin is a solid keeper but it's not like trying to replace Adam Gilchrist. Harris will be a loss but Australia have options in bowling and if Clarke is only going to play tests then I doubt he's looking to retire after the ashes unless his injuries get further out of hand.Well done Australia.
ODI and 20/20 I think they're set.
Test wise they've got a lot of pieces to replace after this Ashes series (Rogers, Haddin ,Harris and perhaps Clarke), but they've got the bowling, and some decent batters to come (although they'll have to take a flyer on a few of them)
Well this is the worst day ever, the only joy I had was Clarke being bowled out by a peach of a delivery in his final game (in addition to McCullum being bowled out in the NZ innings).
No wonder this country has a problem with alcohol. Every single interview had a question along the lines of "So just how drunk will you get tonight?"
No wonder this country has a problem with alcohol. Every single interview had a question along the lines of "So just how drunk will you get tonight?"
You reckon Wade for test keeper? Who'd be the other opener, Burns?
Would have been a sell out but it depends on how many MCC members show up to get it up to capacity.
Don't forgot that the site screens take seats out as well so the capacity for a cricket game would be under 100,000
In hindsight it looks a bad move, but I still think for this kiwi team not playing in Australia will, in the long run, be better for them. They made the final, got the country inspired by cricketers and beat Australia, the team that goes on to win, at home.
The fuck?
Good to see him going out on top.
Good to see him going out on top.
The fuck?