Australia v New Zealand :2nd Test : Adelaide Day 2 : 29.11.08

[Random Aussie]

yes if australia plays with 13 players. we all knew how they performed in perth and adelide when they had to play with 11 players. I thot india thrashed the current aussie team few weeks ago.

Yawn scoreboard mate. India lost the series in Australia.

India beat the current Australian team a few weeks ago in India, in case you weren't aware of that. Not in Australia which was what my post referred to.

 

[Savak]

I think part of the problem with New Zealand cricket is the fact that Cricket is not taken seriously over there. Players dont play with a lot of passion and competition either. Its a talentless team to be honest. Other than Bond (who is gone now), Vettori and Fleming (who has retired) they have no one who can send jitters to the opposition.

They continously persist with mediocre players. Their fortunes will not change unless they start playing the game with a bit more aggression, passion, vision.

 

[Rajan]

I think part of the problem with New Zealand cricket is the fact that Cricket is not taken seriously over there. Players dont play with a lot of passion and competition either. Its a talentless team to be honest. Other than Bond (who is gone now), Vettori and Fleming (who has retired) they have no one who can send jitters to the opposition.

They continously persist with mediocre players. Their fortunes will not change unless they start playing the game with a bit more aggression, passion, vision.

for the size of NZ , small population and the available pool of players, they have done decently. they dont give up easily.

 

[Random Aussie]

for the size of NZ , small population and the available pool of players, they have done decently. they dont give up easily.

2 things work against NZ - one, cricket is not very popular there, therefore not much interest, therefore not much money, therefore players retire early, therefore team does not win, therefore not much interest.

Two, their good players get worn down by losing all the time.

They would all rather watch rugby.