2015 ICC Cricket World Cup Final: New Zealand vs Australia - 29th March, 2.30pm AEDT @ MCG

[carlton2dabone]

Devil's advocate, bat steady preserving wickets now. Get to 125 off 30 overs then accelerate and get to 250. Plenty of runs then Boult and Southee can crack loose. Not like Finch and Warner are the best at preserving their wickets at time.

Are you serious?

They have only scored 50 runs of the first 16 overs, they have their 3 best batsmen back in the shed, and you think they can score 200 off the remaining 34 overs?

 

[philreich]

Elliott gets off the mark with a single, someone comments on cricinfo, "And with that single, Elliott becomes South Africa's leading run scorer in World Cup Finals."

 

[rippersnipper]

Need a wicket

 

[dtm06]

Nz should be thinking 4 or 5 an over until 30. That gets them up to 120ish. Then a run a ball gets them up close to 250. That gives them a decent chance.

 

[copthat]

Can someone please make a GIF of the McCullum wicket. I don't have the mad skillz required.

 

[Smeg Head]

Are you serious?

They have only scored 50 runs of the first 16 overs, they have their 3 best batsmen back in the shed, and you think they can score 200 off the remaining 34 overs?

Read the first two words again....

 

[Fat Nyfe]

Need a wicket

No we dont

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Bowl Hazelwood out ffs he is awful at the death

 

[Andronicus]

Keep the pressure mounting.

 

[rippersnipper]

No we dont

Need to get one of these two out

 

[Geelong_Bisons_#36]

GET MARK NICHOLAS OFF MY TV NOW!

CAN'T STAND THE CAMPAIGNER.

 

[Some Idiot]

Are you serious?

They have only scored 50 runs of the first 16 overs, they have their 3 best batsmen back in the shed, and you think they can score 200 off the remaining 34 overs?

Taylor is still a better batsman than Guptill and McCullum, he's just been out of form.

 

[copthat]

Maxwell beating them with the over-spinner. Beat Guptill and beat Elliot just then.

 

[HBF]

Mark "Captain Obvious" Nicholas

 

[dtm06]

How many does starc have left? A couple of overs might be good soon- need to break this partnership

 

[The King!]

thought you couldnt bring fruit and vegies into victoria who let doull past

 

[HBF]

faulkner hope he starts better than the other night

So far so good.

 

[HBF]

Bowl Hazelwood out ffs he is awful at the death

He needs a break. They'll bring him back about over 25 IMO.

 

[The King!]

Mark "Captain Obvious" Nicholas

he would phrase that as mark "leader of men standing in front of a team, responsible for the decisions and outcomes, stating things that are known and probably go without saying anyway" nicholas

 

[eddiesmith]

Spot on!

What's more likely - the Australian cricket team and captain have a plan in place in the most important ODI of the last 7.5 years for us, or Clarke is being petulant and just making it up as he goes along based on his likes/dislikes.

Some people...

Of course he has a plan and he will not deviate from it, part of my point

Faulkner will get 10 overs, even if they cost 90 runs, same with Hazelwood, perfect time to get a couple of overs out of the way against a fresh batsman, set batsmen will smash him

Watson and Maxwell will both get 5 overs, even if Maxwell takes 3 wickets in his 5, he wont get any more, Watson might go for 20 off his 1st, he will still get the other 4....

It would be good to see bowlers who take wickets given a chance of taking more by bowling to new batsmen instead of being whisked off every time for the front line bowlers to come back, get no wickets then bring back the wicket taker when the batsmen are set...

 

[Keys]

Need to get one of these two out

Desperately

/ep2006

 

[The King!]

So far so good.

aussies just look confident full stop

 

[vaughany]

The good old reverse lat sweep

 

[BACCS]

Off the back of the bat...

 

[Super Hans]

the heck Elliot.