5TH O/D Australia V New Zealand

[Thiele]

New Zealand 3/61

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Now 4/68, Broom is in.

[Thiele]

Good throw by ponting

New Zealand 5/68

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Ah well, now Ponting, I don't recall him doing that for quite some time. Which is contrary to his standards.

[Rucciangelo]

How good was that catch by Mike Hussey?
Awesome!

[Thiele]

6/78

[Thiele]

How good was that catch by Mike Hussey?
Awesome!

Fantastic Catch

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Man of the Series?

-Haddin 283 runs @ 70.75
-Ferguson 102 runs @ 102.00, SR 136.00
-Bracken 9 wickets @ 24.22
-O'Brien 10 wickets @ 25.30
-Mills 9 wickets @ 20.33, ER 4.35

[Thiele]

Ferguson would havebe the dark horse

I will go Haddin M.O.M

Haddin man of the series

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Yeah, Haddin MOTM, unless NZ win and Guptill is not out at the finish.

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Awesome shot from Guptill, 54 off of 25!

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I think what sets a ODI apart from the 20/20 is that it's not rushed. If a 20/20 was played at the same pace as tonights match, it might be more better to watch.

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And the Brisbane weather wins! Adelaide should get Brisbanes ODIs.

[smac]

Or Adelaide should get some of Brisbane's rain!

Some entertaining cricket tonight, quite enjoyable. All the gnats out there would have been able to sit through the whole thing as well!

[rod_rooster]

It is just stupid playing cricket in Brisbane. There is only ever a 50/50 chance of the game not being washed out. Far too often we see this crap from the GABBA. The ground is good but the weather is just too unpredictable. Sure other places can have rain at times spoil a game but not as regularly as happens in Brisbane. The summer months of December, January and February record the highest average rainfalls with the month of March recording the 4th highest rainfall and November 6th. Wet season in a tropical environment and a lot of cricket scheduled. Makes perfect sense

What is the answer though? Can we just say tough to Brisbane? Obviously no. What else can be done? Maybe they could fork out for a stadium with a roof? Asking too much realistically. Could we schedule cricket during the winter when it is dry in Brisbane? Possibly but footy is being played at the GABBA at that time. Perhaps we just have to keep putting up with continually seeing rain ruin cricket in Brisbane? Yep, that's what will happen. Maybe though, just maybe, the schedule could be arranged that crucial games or games that possibly might decide the outcome of a series are not scheduled at the GABBA

[Thiele]

M.Hussey Man of the Series

No Man of the Match

[Psyber]

It is just stupid playing cricket in Brisbane. There is only ever a 50/50 chance of the game not being washed out. Far too often we see this crap from the GABBA. The ground is good but the weather is just too unpredictable. Sure other places can have rain at times spoil a game but not as regularly as happens in Brisbane. The summer months of December, January and February record the highest average rainfalls with the month of March recording the 4th highest rainfall and November 6th. Wet season in a tropical environment and a lot of cricket scheduled. Makes perfect sense

What is the answer though? Can we just say tough to Brisbane? Obviously no. What else can be done? Maybe they could fork out for a stadium with a roof? Asking too much realistically. Could we schedule cricket during the winter when it is dry in Brisbane? Possibly but footy is being played at the GABBA at that time. Perhaps we just have to keep putting up with continually seeing rain ruin cricket in Brisbane? Yep, that's what will happen. Maybe though, just maybe, the schedule could be arranged that crucial games or games that possibly might decide the outcome of a series are not scheduled at the GABBA

Perhaps the Gabba needs a closable roof. It may be the one location it is justified.

[stampy]

our inability to close down the big hitters must be of huge concern to ponting and the selectors, kiwis can count themselves extremely unlucky (sucked in )

[Pup]

NZ Unlucky, They were certainly in the box seat last night, in fact they were cruising while Guptill was still in (Who batted really really well.)

Not a great series for Australia but i guess a win is a win.

Positives

Hussey's return to form
Fergusons debut series
Clarke and Haddin's batting up the order and
James Hopes bowling for me.

Negatives

Cameron White
Ricky Ponting's form
Bowling at the Death particularly Johnson and Hilfenhaus (Far to expensive)
The inability to get on top of a decent spinner (Vettori and Botha in the previous series)

[Interceptor]

It is just stupid playing cricket in Brisbane. There is only ever a 50/50 chance of the game not being washed out. Far too often we see this crap from the GABBA. The ground is good but the weather is just too unpredictable. Sure other places can have rain at times spoil a game but not as regularly as happens in Brisbane. The summer months of December, January and February record the highest average rainfalls with the month of March recording the 4th highest rainfall and November 6th. Wet season in a tropical environment and a lot of cricket scheduled. Makes perfect sense

What is the answer though? Can we just say tough to Brisbane? Obviously no. What else can be done? Maybe they could fork out for a stadium with a roof? Asking too much realistically. Could we schedule cricket during the winter when it is dry in Brisbane? Possibly but footy is being played at the GABBA at that time. Perhaps we just have to keep putting up with continually seeing rain ruin cricket in Brisbane? Yep, that's what will happen. Maybe though, just maybe, the schedule could be arranged that crucial games or games that possibly might decide the outcome of a series are not scheduled at the GABBA

Yesterday was just bad luck.
Yes, Brisbane has a sub-tropical climate, but there have been few heavy rainfall days like yesterday over summer.
I reckon Sydney has had it's fair share of washouts as well over the years.

I doubt cricket authorities are going to change the programming much due to this.
Do English or NZ administrators do anything different in their respective countries due to their climates?