2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Game 27 Australia v New Zealand 28/10 1530hrs @ HPCA Stadium

[Gough]

Australia from, Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
New Zealand from, Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young

Will Young

Age

33

Ht

194cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.0

1star

K

2.5

1star

HB

3.5

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.5

3star

No current season stats available

D

6.0

2star

K

2.5

1star

HB

3.5

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.5

4star

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[sydney_gws]

A big game, we need to win to be able to finish 2nd or 3rd. Lose and we can still finish 4th even if losing one more game.
That aside, it won't be long before some dead rubber games start. 9 games is arguably a little too long in my view.

 

[grumbleguts]

A big game, we need to win to be able to finish 2nd or 3rd. Lose and we can still finish 4th even if losing one more game.
That aside, it won't be long before some dead rubber games start. 9 games is arguably a little too long in my view.

It's a world cup it only happens every 4 years, nine games is not nearly enough. It's not that T20 garbage where 1 game is too many. It's the bridge between selling your soul and actual cricket.

 

[corbies]

It's a world cup it only happens every 4 years, nine games is not nearly enough. It's not that T20 garbage where 1 game is too many. It's the bridge between selling your soul and actual cricket.

94 game 11 week IPL season coming up soon. Who's keen?

 

[sydney_gws]

94 game 11 week IPL season coming up soon. Who's keen?

Not me. 18 games each for 10 teams. Boring as anything.

 

[Soggy2112]

It's a world cup it only happens every 4 years, nine games is not nearly enough. It's not that T20 garbage where 1 game is too many. It's the bridge between selling your soul and actual cricket.

This format is shocking.

You shouldn’t be able to lose your first two and still be in the running as we did.

Losing to the Dutch should pretty much be a knockout blow, instead all South Africa have to do from here is win one more game and they’re in basically.

There’s going to be so many dead rubbers. England, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are all pretty much out now. What does that do for the integrity of the competition when they each have to play four more games without any context to them?

 

[grumbleguts]

Not me. 18 games each for 10 teams. Boring as anything. It's T20

fixed.

 

[grumbleguts]

This format is shocking.

You shouldn’t be able to lose your first two and still be in the running as we did.

That, of course, makes absolutely no sense.

The third best team could easily play the two best in the comp in their first two games and beat everyone else. Change the format and they don't play those two until finals it is exactly the same thing.

It's not the format it's your capacity to think about it.

Not to mention, we were a dropped catch away from beating India.
It would have been a long way back from 4/20.

 

[kickazz]

This format is shocking.

You shouldn’t be able to lose your first two and still be in the running as we did.

Losing to the Dutch should pretty much be a knockout blow, instead all South Africa have to do from here is win one more game and they’re in basically.

There’s going to be so many dead rubbers. England, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are all pretty much out now. What does that do for the integrity of the competition when they each have to play four more games without any context to them?

Agreed.

I don't have a problem with "everyone plays everyone" itself - but if you are going to do that you need to expand the finals to reduce the number of dead rubbers and create a real incentive for finishing top as opposed to 3rd or 4th etc

Perhaps a final 6:

Elim final: 3 v 6
Elim final: 4 v 5
Semi : 1 v lowest ranked Elim winner
Semi: 2 v highest ranked Elim winner
Final: Winner of 2 semis.

Only problem with that is letting 6 through rewards mediocrity a bit - but it will keep the tournament alive.

Could also try a final 5 and base it on the old footy final 5.

 

[Soggy2112]

That, of course, makes absolutely no sense.

The third best team could easily play the two best in the comp in their first two games and beat everyone else. Change the format and they don't play those two until finals it is exactly the same thing.

It's not the format it's your capacity to think about it.

Not to mention, we were a dropped catch away from beating India.
It would have been a long way back from 4/20.

That only proves it’s a bad format.

A World Cup tournament should be designed as such that the games get progressively harder as you move through the tournament.

The number four ranked team shouldn’t play the 1st and 3rd ranked team in the group stages.

 

[grumbleguts]

That only proves it’s a bad format.

A World Cup tournament should be designed as such that the games get progressively harder as you move through the tournament.

The number four ranked team shouldn’t play the 1st and 3rd ranked team in the group stages.

So the afl season is a bad format then. OKAY. Thanks for your input, it's been most helpful.

 

[Soggy2112]

So the afl season is a bad format then. OKAY. Thanks for your input, it's been most helpful.

Name me one other sport with a World Cup format where each team plays every other team.

This format also is limited to ten teams, meaning we don’t get to see the West Indies, Zimbabwe or Ireland, nor do countries like Scotland or Namibia get to participate when it’s important for their development.

 

[philreich]

94 game 11 week IPL season coming up soon. Who's keen?

This pretty much sums up my enthusiasm for the IPL:





















Thanks for reading.......

 

[010203]

I hope the Aussies are ready for New Zealand's grand final.

 

[Blue Arrow]

It will be interesting to see the picked side.
With Maxwell bowling well and Marsh bowling again Stoinis and/or Green are not essential when Head comes back. They have done nothing to deserve a spot over Labuschagne.

 

[AJ_2000]

Agreed.

I don't have a problem with "everyone plays everyone" itself - but if you are going to do that you need to expand the finals to reduce the number of dead rubbers and create a real incentive for finishing top as opposed to 3rd or 4th etc

Perhaps a final 6:

Elim final: 3 v 6
Elim final: 4 v 5
Semi : 1 v lowest ranked Elim winner
Semi: 2 v highest ranked Elim winner
Final: Winner of 2 semis.

Only problem with that is letting 6 through rewards mediocrity a bit - but it will keep the tournament alive.

Could also try a final 5 and base it on the old footy final 5.

The pacing of the tournament would help if it's a few more double headers.

Id even go back to 8 teams in a league format, and play a 2nd division along side it with the other nations. Top 4 play semis and avoid qualification next time around.

 

[Tugga27]

It will be interesting to see the picked side.
With Maxwell bowling well and Marsh bowling again Stoinis and/or Green are not essential when Head comes back. They have done nothing to deserve a spot over Labuschagne.

With Head coming in, we don't need Labs and Smith in the side.
I'd drop Smith but it won't happen.

Stoinis and Green both bowl.
Doubt they will drop an all rounder.

 

[Neese]

Decent match time but I will be at Harvest Rock.

 

[Jamurp]

Feels like the top 4 is pretty much set tbh, although avoiding India in a semi is key, gonna be a heap of dead rubbers to come you'd think, too many teams have shat the bed.

 

[AJ_2000]

One of the few daytime games. Pitch might offer a little bit in the morning session. Still good to have a game that aligns with it time zone

 

[BStaff17]

Not sure what it is but Australia always rattle the black caps.

It's the only real time I see this Kiwis side flustered is mostly against us.

Starc seems to have good record against them as well.

A beautiful backdrop of Dharamshala let's hope for a great game of cricket and an Aussie victory.

 

[Cleavy]

any reason in particular why we have the early game?

 

[yabsy]

94 game 11 week IPL season coming up soon. Who's keen?

Just keeps getting longer & drags on...Couldn't care less about it.

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[Cmarsh]

With Head coming in, we don't need Labs and Smith in the side.
I'd drop Smith but it won't happen.

Stoinis and Green both bowl.
Doubt they will drop an all rounder.

Need Green to contribute more with the bat. He is capable.

 

[yabsy]

Name me one other sport with a World Cup format where each team plays every other team.

This format also is limited to ten teams, meaning we don’t get to see the West Indies, Zimbabwe or Ireland, nor do countries like Scotland or Namibia get to participate when it’s important for their development.

It's going back to the old 14 team format for the next edition...2 stages of group play (including super sixes), then semi's & final.

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