Tagged with: Chappell-Hadlee/Hadlee-Chappell
That third ODI in Hamilton was special and the Blackcaps had a few heroes. Dean Brownlie was one of them, just be happy that we've got a bloke like Brownlie because that hasn't always been the case.
Ish Sodhi is back in the Blackcaps squad for the third ODI - perhaps we've made a breakthrough in a traditional kiwi cricketing mindset? Perhaps not.
Do you remember the days of good old fashioned death bowling? You know, thumping yorker after thumping yorker, dig that one out you muppet! Six in a row and that’s all it takes.
Australia are in Aotearoa without David Warner and Steve Smith, they still have a very dangerous bowling attack though ... and a leggy!
Tom Blundell is in the Blackcaps Chappell-Hadlee/Hadlee-Chappell squad, but what's if Tom Latham gets to wear the wicket-keepin' gloves?
Our Blackcaps did themselves no favours in their two losses to Australia, not the ideal scenario when your team just isn't as good as your opposition.
The Blackcaps were once again out-classed by Australia, which isn't all that surprising when you consider that the kiwis don't have their own versions of Pat Cummins and Travis Head. Keep ya heads up though folks...
Full highlights and a bunch of thoughts on the Blackcaps first up loss to Australia in the Chappell-Hadlee/Hadlee-Chappell series, in which Guppy went to boom-town.
Colin Munro, plus his Auckland Aces homies Colin de Grandhomme and Lockie Ferguson are in Australia preparing for the Hadlee-Chappell ODI series. We're totes excited.
BJ Watling's gonna keep-wicket, Lockie Ferguson's gonna bowl fast and Colin Munro/de Grandhomme will go to boom-town in the Blackcaps ODI squad to face Australia.