Australia need to win this to say alive in the Chappell Hadlee series. NZ will try to wrap up the series at Melbourne by beating the demoralized world champs.
NZ won the toss and elected to field and right from the start put Australia under pressure. Australia are 63-3 in 18 overs.
Paul Reifel is also making his umpiring debut in this game.
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some resistance shown by michal clarke ...
Australia is now 120/3
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and after losing the test series to india... then that record breaking test loss to south africa, followed by the odi series lost to south africa, aussies r 2 down against the kiwis to continue their downfall....
no fan of mcdonalds but........ i'm luvin it :p
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Jokers lost the game again to Kiwis hahaha
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This seems surreal. They were at the top for 10+ years. Good, people were tired of Aussies winning everything.
ranked 3rd :omg: stayed #1 for so long and now they are #3… for how many hours were they ranked at #2?
Well they could retain the no. 1 spot if they win the next two games against NZ.
Aussies demise is understandable. They have lost no less that 4 great (Gilchrist, McGrath, Warne & Hayden) and 3 good (Martyn, Langer & Gillespie) players over the past 18 months or so; plus they' re missing Symonds (disciplined by ACB for his foul remarks against Vettori) and Ponting (rested for the first two ODIs against NZ)
Anyways there is atleast some healthy competition now b/w them, SA and India.
Hope Pakistan will soon follow suit :)
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Aus vs NZ 4th ODI bhi khatam howay zamana ho gaya, ye thread abhi tak sticky hay 
Aussies demise is understandable. They have lost no less that 4 great (Gilchrist, McGrath, Warne & Hayden) and 3 good (Martyn, Langer & Gillespie) players over the past 18 months or so; plus they' re missing Symonds (disciplined by ACB for his foul remarks against Vettori) and Ponting (rested for the first two ODIs against NZ)
Anyways there is atleast some healthy competition now b/w them, SA and India.
Hope Pakistan will soon follow suit :)
Yes under the captaincy of Younis Khan and modern coaching of Intikhab Alam Pakistan team will no doubt follow suit..........
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oh dear the jokers lost.
oh dear the jokers lost.
:D
If Aussies are jokers than I wonder what team Pakistan is?
By the way what is overall record of real jokers v Ausssies (I am only asking as I am curious as you are the one who uses this in the argument)?
Thye real jokers will play them in soon; lets see who comes on top.