Australia 57/0 at the close of play.
why on earth Ponting didn't force the follow-on? that's a defensive decision by him - Aussies will be looking around 450-500 runs by lunch before declaring the inning
all Kiwis have to do is to work the Aussies out which will be tough!
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why on earth Ponting didn't force the follow-on? that's a defensive decision by him - Aussies will be looking around 450-500 runs by lunch before declaring the inning
all Kiwis have to do is to work the Aussies out which will be tough!
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Wait till you see whirlwind batting from the aussies and then by the lunch time see the lead go up to 450+ from current 380.
I think they took a gamble here, bit of confidence in over drive and judging by the Kiwis batting I think they are right on.
This is called rubbing your nose in it.
I shudder to think what will happen next month.
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This is called rubbing your nose in it.
I shudder to think what will happen next month.
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well hold your breath till then and dont compare Kiwis batting to Pakistani yaar. they have a nag to surprise their fan. and by surprise I mean in a good way :D
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well hold your breath till then and dont compare Kiwis batting to Pakistani yaar. they have a nag to surprise their fan. and by surprise I mean in a good way :D
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I hope so. :D
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Hmhmmm aussiez playing at snails pace, thats new for me aha!
Australia 575/8d & 139/2d
New Zealand 251 & 149/5
NZ need 315 runs to win the match.
each Aussie bowler had a wicket - how lovely.
it's over for Kiwis - it's hard to even imagine them play out whole day.
A no-contest](http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2004/NOV/115237_AUS_30NOV2004.html)
Two-Test series are criticised in a land that considers four matches an abbreviation, but there was significant relief when Chris Martin finally fell and ended an unfair contest. A wrestle marked down for 13 days dragged out November as New Zealand were squeezed and crushed by an outfit focussed on precision.
Free entry was granted for the final five wickets to conclude a series that the Australian’sfront page shouted wasn’t worth the admission price. Highlights have been hidden by a mechanical performance of a world champion side that toyed with their opponents before disposal. Justin Langer’s double-century stands alone as the pinnacle of this match as Australia relied on contributions of fifties and a couple of wickets.
The last wrenching stretch came when New Zealand’s misery was extended by the lunch break, and they ate with nine wickets down. Expecting a quick ending, 3,760 spectators arrived for the opening session and many raced for the exit at 12.58 after Daniel Vettori drove Darren Lehmann to Jason Gillespie. Those who stayed either held long-standing Shaky Island grudges or wanted to see Lehmann’s crawl with Mark Richardson. Play resumed and was over after six balls.
Light rain fell on the way to the ground and Vettori sprinkled resistance with a half-century, but any hanging hope of holding on for a draw disappeared when Jacob Oram and Brendon McCullum, the two overnight batsmen, quickly departed. New Zealand were more than outclassed by Ricky Ponting’s men, who teased and humiliated them.
By batting past lunch yesterday, Ponting almost turned torturer and hoped his opponents would remember the treatment next year in New Zealand. Hypnosis would struggle to make anyone forget the four-day thrashing in Brisbane, ending in a second-innings 76, and this drawn out death.
Justin Langer’s double-hundred stood like the pinncle of the Adelaide Test © Getty Images
Oram and Vettori enhanced their reputations but the rest have been unable to display the traditional stubborn traits of touring New Zealand teams. Stephen Fleming, Mathew Sinclair, Oram and Vettori were the only batsmen to make half-centuries while the bowling literally revolved around Vettori’s fingers. The fast men got no wickets in Adelaide.
In the other dressing-room Glenn McGrath was named Man of the Series and introduced as “Australia’s newest allrounder”. Someone had to win it because, as Ponting said, many players put their hands up at different times. Michael Clarke, Adam Gilchrist, McGrath and Jason Gillespie battered New Zealand at Brisbane and five half-centuries joined Langer’s double in Adelaide’s first innings.
Five bowlers got two wickets in the second-innings as they again divided the wickets. What made Australia’s performance so unusual and business like was that no bowler captured a large haul. “They had three Richard Hadlees and the greatest legspinner of all,” Stephen Fleming said. It was shared excellence.
:D definitely no contest
lol @ wicket figures - first each had 1 - by the end of the test - all of them had 2 - that's call sharing happiness - wouldn't you agree? :D
McGrath is a comeback player of the series - Clarke continued his rampage off the bat - if only disappointed i had is with Warnie who didn't have much of the impact as expected in the series - tho he got the job done.
when Lehman fails - Martyn backs him up - when Martyn fails Clarke backs him up - this is how Aussies have had winning series one after the another - they just keep on rolling.........
One dayers starting from today. I expect another mauling by Aussies. I was so disappointed with tests because Newzealand was one team that usually go to aussies beliving they could win. But this time their bowling was so shallow.
Anyways Aussies are 64-1 in 9 overs.
Australia lost four wickets for 10 runs in 22 balls. 
Currenlty they are 123-5 in 23 overs
from 113/1 to 123/5
i thought only our team was capable of that…
chalo its a good sign… 
Australia 246/9 from 50 overs.
NZ 155/4 off 38 overs.
That over may have swung this game
End of over 48 (22 runs) New Zealand 237/6 (RR: 4.94 RRR: 10/2 = 5.00)
MS Kasprowicz 9-1-53-1 (2w) - Lockett End
BB McCullum 12* (5b 2x4) HJH Marshall 48* (50b 1x4)
47.6 Kasprowicz to Marshall, two runs, pitched up, driven through mid
off for a couple more
47.6 Kasprowicz to Marshall, wide: FOUR, full down leg, beats the
batsman and the keeper
47.5 Kasprowicz to Marshall, FOUR, steps out to loft over mid off, beats
the diving Symonds at the long off boundary
47.4 Kasprowicz to McCullum, one run, follows the ball down off to drive
through the off side
47.3 Kasprowicz to McCullum, FOUR, short ball, smashed away with a low
down cut away through the off side
47.2 Kasprowicz to McCullum, FOUR, full outside off, lofted inside out
in the air over cover
47.1 Kasprowicz to McCullum, two runs, full toss, struck down to long on