Chappell-Hadlee Series (NZ vs Australia)

Yup, Australia favourites for this one after drubbing the World team and New Zealand having been thrashed in South Africa.

Aussie squad: Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist (vice captain), Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Michael Clarke, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Michael Hussey, Simon Katich, Michael Lewis, Brett Lee, Andrew Symonds, Cameron White.

Hodge and Lewis the new names in there, as Watson, Martyn, Tait and Hopes all ruled out through injury.

this has happened to many teams. new zealand can still win. south africa have no gibbs and boje. but they way they r playing right now is great.

Hadlee SAAD not HADDLEE- We are talking about a great cricketer, get the spelling right please!!!!!

Australia at home are almost invincible. I think they haven't lost a series at home for 17 years. That is amazing.

Titan, sorry for spelling Hadlee wrong. I mixed it up with chappell. chappell has 2 p's and 2 l's so I thought that Haddlee had to d's... Never mind.

Well, there again since Fleming is out, I dont think New Zealand stand a chance at all.

Originally posted by saadadvanced7 NZ's all-rounder Andre Hall (I think that's his name

Nearly Saad, Andre Adams is the New Zealander. I think you're confusing him with Andrew Hall, the South African.

1st ODI, Australia 252/8 (Ponting 63, Katich 54)

NZL 6/1

Absolute thrashing for New Zealand, only making it to 105 all out.

Aussie 322-5 in their 50 overs in the 2nd ODI - the game is over folks!! A monster 156 by Symonds and a swift 82 by Michael Clarke has surely put this game , and series beyond the hapless Kiwis.

It's a massive score on their slow tracks , even though the square boundaries are very short. 8 6's by Symonds , including 3 in one Cairns over added to the carnage. 7 bowlers used by Vettori and all of 'em went the same way - out of the park!

Wickets falling inevitably when chasing such a huge target.

   The Kiwis are now 120-3 after 22 and the required rate up to 7.2

Ponting's rattled !! The last three overs have brought 29 overs and Cairns and Oram are still there!

90 needed off 10 overs and Cairns has 59 , Oram 27

If the Kiwis get there you'll here the screams from anywhere on the planet !! It'll be rather quiet in Australia though!!

Oh no .... Cairns gone

EDITED (using the right spelling) - They need 72 runs with only 44 balls. If Lance Klusener (is that spelt right?) was here and he was playing for NZ, he could certainly have done it.

Edited by saadadvanced7

Oram's gone .

McCullum is doing a great job ,, but is there anyone to support him for the other end

Edited by krisdy

but the twin James Marshall [supersub] has come out ,, he is a batsman,,, have to see if he is explosive ?

NZ can't win. They need 36 runs off 22 balls. Thier required run rate is 9.82 and thier run rate is 6.19.