Australia v New Zealand | 5th ODI | Gabba | 13/2/09

[Random Aussie]

Match starts in about an hour.

Peter Siddle to make his ODI debut for Australia, again showing some muddled thinking. Pup in doubt with a back complaint.

The clash of the titans, battle of the beasts!

Winner wins the series, if Aus win they regain some ranking somewhere for a while.

 

[kingusama92]

the series seems to have been set up perfectly hasn't it?

 

[On_the_up]

Australia should be on a high after coming back from a 2-0 deficit, so likely to complete the fightback here.

 

[12thMan]

Why are all these matches D/N? I can't watch any and usually Australia has some day matches. Day matches in Australian east coast start around 3-4 pm my time. The night ones at 7pm. If it is a day match I have sometime to see if I want to watch some more after an hour. The match starts in 35 some minutes and I am going to leave work around that time so can't watch it even if I am here for another hour. I can't do it for ODIs. Did ACB think about me? OZGod will get the match at 10 pm. This series sucks.

Well I hope it is a exciting match as fans deserve it

 

[Random Aussie]

Why are all these matches D/N? I can't watch any and usually Australia has some day matches. Day matches in Australian east coast start around 3-4 pm my time. The night ones at 7pm. If it is a day match I have sometime to see if I want to watch some more after an hour. The match starts in 35 some minutes and I am going to leave work around that time so can't watch it even if I am here for another hour. I can't do it for ODIs. Did ACB think about me? OZGod will get the match at 10 pm. This series sucks.

Well I hope it is a exciting match as fans deserve it

They are all D/N because the TV ratings are better than day games.

 

[OZGOD]

Crowds probably better too. Sucks for us 12thman.

 

[OZGOD]

Looks like it may be rained out?

 

[Random Aussie]

Moral victory is ours!

 

[Keith]

Moral victory is ours!

NO!!! Don't start that topic again!!! PLEASE!!!

Aussies will retain the cup if it is washed out?

 

[Lahoria]

Moral victory is ours!

If I didn't know any better I would mistake you for an Indian supporter )

 

[Random Aussie]

If I didn't know any better I would mistake you for an Indian supporter )

Moral victory is ours because the umpires are biased and racist

 

[Lahoria]

Btw just watched the highlightes of the last game and Steve Davis was definately playing for Australia

 

[Random Aussie]

Apparently there will be a game, starting shortly

 

[Random Aussie]

It is a 22/22 game, NZ to bat

 

[Amjid Javed]

How long are the powerplays and how many?

 

[Random Aussie]

How long are the powerplays and how many?

They haven't said yet

Whoops Hobbits to bowl first

 

[Indiafan]

How long are the powerplays and how many?

Am guessing that it will be 6 overs and only 1 of them like in a 20/20

 

[Indiafan]

No, looks like 3 powerplay of 2 overs each with one belonging to the batting side

 

[the_best]

2/27 after 5

 

[Amjid Javed]

Aussies in trouble after 5 overs - 27/2

 

[Random Aussie]

3/30 now, this is getting annoyingly familiar

 

[Indiafan]

If I didn't know any better I would mistake you for an Indian supporter )

i might be wrong but wasnt it the Pak players and Pak coach who talked about Moral victory when they drew the first test match against India and then were ehavily defeated in the next one?

 

[Random Aussie]

i might be wrong but wasnt it the Pak players and Pak coach who talked about Moral victory when they drew the first test match against India and then were ehavily defeated in the next one?

Dude India owned the moral victory until they started winning games regularly

3/48 after 8.2

Sparkly diamante getting hit by BraHa

 

[Keith]

So this has been turned into a hit and giggle affair then!!!!

 

[Random Aussie]

So this has been turned into a hit and giggle affair then!!!!

We are not giggling we need to win this match

And the Kiwis want to win this really badly too

 

[Random Aussie]

4/70 after 11. Hussey out, Ferguson in.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Australia 100/4 (16.4)

5.2 overs to go...

160 maybe possible here if Haddin stays in!

 

[Indiafan]

2 power play overs left

 

[Amjid Javed]

110/4

4 overs left (Including 2 power play overs)

 

[Amjid Javed]

Powerplay taken

Ferguson hammers 2 4s off 1st two balls...

 

[Amjid Javed]

Make that three 4s in a row!

 

[MIB]

18.3 Southee to Ferguson, FOUR
18.2 Southee to Ferguson, FOUR, highly effective, in the slot again, on the off stump, dragged well wide of mid-on for a boundary
18.1 Southee to Ferguson, FOUR, inside edge and four, full outside off and he tries to swing that away on the leg side, evades the short-fine fielder to the boundary

 

[Random Aussie]

Ferguson now 48 off 31 balls.
Excellent we have another batsman.

 

[Amjid Javed]

39 runs came in the 2 powerplay overs!

140/4

2 overs left!

 

[Poison]

Pretty off the hook these last couple of overs. Pitch has lost juice though, p'raps this'll be a walk in the park for the Hobbits (strong doubt)

 

[Keith]

Ferguson now 48 off 31 balls.
Excellent we have another batsman.

Your optimism is not quite magnetic but admiral indeed!!!

 

[Poison]

Final 5 overs produced SIXTY SEVEN RUNS.

 

[Amjid Javed]

66 runs have come off last 5 overs.

Fergie and haddin have batted superbly here but kiwis have bowled to much length here!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Australia 168/4 (22)

Kiwis need 169 off 22

 

[Amjid Javed]

Target now 156 off 20 overs as there was a slight further rain delay

 

[MIB]

Mccullum goneeeeeee

 

[Amjid Javed]

Kiwis off to a flyer

its raining sixes!

New Zealand 38/1 after 3 overs...

 

[Keith]

NZ 67/3 off 5.3

 

[MIB]

Elliot is gone first ball!

Elliott, OUT

 

[Keith]

Elliot is gone first ball!

Elliott, OUT

Good!!!

Any south african that plays for NZ deserves that!!!

 

[MIB]

Broom Gone..
New Zealand 68/5 in 6.1 ov

 

[Keith]

68/5 off 6.1

 

[MIB]

Good!!!

Any south african that plays for NZ deserves that!!!

He too is SA??

 

[Amjid Javed]

Guptill fighting a lone battle here!

New Zealand 72/5 (6.4)

 

[MIB]

Required RR 6.46

 

[Keith]

He too is SA??

Indeed. Another bloody 1!!!

Played once for sa a side then left sa in 2001 when he switched allegiance!!!!

 

[MIB]

Mills Gone!!!!

 

[MIB]

Indeed. Another bloody 1!!!

Played once for sa a side then left sa in 2001 when he switched allegiance!!!!

How a player got selected after playing "A" team of another country!!!

 

[MIB]

Guptil 50 runs in 24 balls!!!

 

[MIB]

10.4 Siddle to Guptill, FOUR

 

[Keith]

How a player got selected after playing "A" team of another country!!!

With the amount of "former SA" players around the world we could actually put together quite a decent side!!!

 

[MIB]

New Zealand require another 58 runs in 55 balls

 

[MIB]

With the amount of "former SA" players around the world we could actually put together quite a decent side!!!

Exluding Pieterson and now Elliott.. whom else??

 

[MIB]

New Zealand 100/6 (11.2/20 ov)

 

[MIB]

Needed 50 runs of 50 balls

AUSTRALIA

 

[Amjid Javed]

New Zealand 114/6 (12.1/20 ov)

New Zealand require another 42 runs with 4 wickets and 47 balls remaining

Aussies need a couple of wkts here!

 

[MIB]

Required RR 5.47

 

[Poison]

=[ game cancelled. What a finish was coming up aswell

 

[Indiafan]

Bad luck NZ. Aus retains the cup

 

[Amjid Javed]

Game draw as rain spoils the day!

Unlucky Kiwis!

2-2 it ends!

 

[Random Aussie]

Some handy rain there for Australia