Australia v. New Zealand - 5th ODI

Anyone here fancy a dabble on NZ at $3.20?  They have been well competitive so far and it looks like the Aussies are possibly cashing this one out, sending Ponting and Hussey to the showers for the decider.  Clarke is also questionable to play as well.

With South Africa on the brain for the boys in yellow, I could definitely see NZ pipping this one.  Australia has made two call ups for Ponting and Hussey and they are not even close to the level which is departing.  NZ makes four changes and they look to be tactically solid, although, to be honest, I am not as familiar with the NZ side.

All-in-all, $3.20 looks way too high a price for this 5th ODI, especially if the Kiwis can get the chase.

I will have to live up to my screen name with this one:

Heart - Australia to Win
Head - New Zealand @ $3.20

Gun7, you're right.  I heard they were resting out on Sunday and assumed that was for the 5th ODI.  Argh.  That's Friday.  My bad.  With the time difference, I sometimes do that. 

Okay, I found the teams:

Australia (probable) 1 Michael Clarke, 2 Brad Haddin (wk), 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 David Hussey, 5 Michael Hussey, 6 Callum Ferguson, 7 Cameron White, 8 James Hopes, 9 Mitchell Johnson, 10 Nathan Bracken, 11 Ben Hilfenhaus.

New Zealand (probable) 1 Brendon McCullum (wk), 2 Martin Guptill, 3 Peter Fulton, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Grant Elliott, 6 Neil Broom, 7 Kyle Mills, 8 Daniel Vettori (capt), 9 Tim Southee, 10 Jeetan Patel, 11 Iain O'Brien.

At any rate, I still like New Zealand here, especially at the price given.  I know Australia should win this final ODI, but $3.20 is waaay too high for a squad that had already proven it can win here and now.

why the Australian selectors persist with this is one of life's great mysteries

 

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