Monday, 7 March 2005

Things are not that bad

Okay, so we got thrashed by Australia again. But there are thrashings and then there are thrashings. Zimbabwe have just proven that there are worse places to be a cricket fan.

It is interesting to note how different the New Zealand test team will be from the one day side. Gone is the entire pace attack - Mills, Hamilton, Cairns, Canning and Wilson are out, and replacing them are O'Brien, Franklin and Martin. It could be a selection of horses for courses as Martin and O'Brien are both short of a length bowlers and that should suit the fast Jade Stadium surface. And incidently, who on earth decided to help the Australians by starting the test series on a surface tailor-made for their bowlers?

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