5th ODI - Aus v NZ @ Sporting Capital Sydney

[El Diablo]

Vettori gorrrrn

 

[aussies1st]

Clark still doesn't have my confidence yet, but I'm sure the selectors have marked him in for the WC.

 

[salivor]

lack of depth obviously. Who else is there?

Sinclair, he may not be much better but at least he can win you a game if he gets a start.

 

[wittyfan]

The bowling for Australia is very hot and cold.

 

[El Diablo]

8 down

 

[aussies1st]

Poor Franklin plays a good shot and hes out

 

[salivor]

What was Franklin doing? All he had to do was give the strike to Macca.

 

[aussies1st]

At last McMillan out although bad call but that makes up for that shocker earlier.

 

[ozbash]

onya macca you legend!

 

[MKEB...]

poetic justice

 

[wittyfan]

Justice indeed that he didn't get a hundred after what happened earlier.

 

[Red Bear]

macmillan gone for 89

 

[Bazal]

WTF is it with subcontinental umpires? I'm no Kiwi, but Asad Rauf is having a complete shocker...

 

[El Diablo]

and the subbies got rid of Big Daz yet have this joker as one of their 'elite' umpires

 

[edabomb]

Rauf has been hopeless all series. He gave White not out LBW before he went on his hitting spree in the second game. Then he gave Vettori out next game when it was obviously sliding down leg, I don't think he is handling the pressure of umpiring on such a big stage.

His crap calls are even-ing out though.

 

[MKEB...]

218 is 60 runs more than I was expecting

 

[Bazal]

Kiwis did well IMO....about 80 more than I thought they'd get after the start they had...and they got raped by the umpire too. Good effort.

 

[salivor]

But a good 30-40 runs short of what it should've been.

 

[Bazal]

But a good 30-40 runs short of what it should've been.

Probably, but far more competitive than what they were looking at...and given the umpiring and the horrible start, it's a respectable effort for sure

 

[MKEB...]

Probably, but far more competitive than what they were looking at...and given the umpiring and the horrible start, it's a respectable effort for sure

How were we done by the umpires?