World Cup Final: Australia v New Zealand

[jeemak]

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Great win by Australia really showed the Kiwi's who is the best team in the world. That ball by Starc to get McCullum really set the tone for the match.

Agreed, that dismissal really did set the tone. He seemed very much out of sorts, as if the occasion got into his head a little bit, and it was a good thing the bowling at the time was able to make him accountable to it.

The conversation in this thread has taken a turn away from the awesome effort from the Australian's and I apologise for that. The One Day side has really capped off a great summer - which started so horribly with the death of Phillip Hughes - of dominance by Australian Cricket. I couldn't be happier with how the summer has gone since that terrible and tragic start.

[Remi Moses]

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I'm happy someone else kicked it off. I'm not a self identifying political correctness fellow, but every kid (watching on school holidays) identifying drinking with winning a game of sport is a very strong message to kids...

Warney's on record pace for hitting the gas references.

[Remi Moses]

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Wonderful performance by the boys . Starc bowling Mccullum set the tone, and just a great professional effort.
Wonderful to see cricket getting some traction over in Kiwi land ( been a while)
I thought it was poor from a captain and a little disrespectful to the best one day bowler in world cricket.
After the first few swing and a miss, he should have had a look.

[Sedat]

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Australia proved that spinners are an optional extra outside the sub-continent. Fast bowling is, and will always be, the new black. Outside of our pace attack, Boult and Riaz showed just what can be achieved with some fearsome pace and/or late swing. Speaking of swing, it is lamentable that today's cricketers cannot handle the swinging ball. Everyone plays down the gun-barrel straight line time and again.

What is everyone's thoughts on the send-off? I reckon it is a shit-stain on the modern game. Indian cricketers have become big mouths (with no form outside India to back up their words) and don't mind employing it now and again, the Saffers certainly don't mind it, the Poms would do it if they ever took a wicket, and our boys are the undisputed masters at it. I personally hate it - love the banter while the batsmen are still on the pitch (Riaz v Watson was the best moment of the entire WC for mine) but hate the gobful once they have been dismissed. It is gutless because there is no comeback. I'd like to see a zero tolerance approach to the send-off.

[Mantis]

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What is everyone's thoughts on the send-off? I reckon it is a shit-stain on the modern game. Indian cricketers have become big mouths (with no form outside India to back up their words) and don't mind employing it now and again, the Saffers certainly don't mind it, the Poms would do it if they ever took a wicket, and our boys are the undisputed masters at it. I personally hate it - love the banter while the batsmen are still on the pitch (Riaz v Watson was the best moment of the entire WC for mine) but hate the gobful once they have been dismissed. It is gutless because there is no comeback. I'd like to see a zero tolerance approach to the send-off.

Fully agree.. I love the banter and psychological games that occur on the ground, for a bowler it is part of the game, but when the wicket is taken no more needs to be said.

Never, ever been a fan of Haddin... His carry on yesterday reminds me why.

[jeemak]

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I don't know why anyone could have a problem with Brad.........

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/cricket-world-cup-2015-brad-haddin-says-nice-black-caps-deserved-sledging-20150330-1maudu.html

[Ghost Dog]

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Hadden complaining that NZ were too nice to them.

Yes in Australia, that's a cardinal sin. DON'T EVER BE TOO NICE TO PEOPLE. It's AWFUL.
Call them a w***er or a d*ckhead, and they feel you are on their level.
Man, they should wonder why half the country actually wanted NZ to win. Black is so much more Melbourne than Yellow anyway haha. Wish we could go back to the days when cricketers were hard, but gentlemanly and wore brill cream. Fair enough, try to unsettle the opponent, but what's the after wicket sledging supposed to achieve?
What's it supposed to teach kids? The KIDDIES.
And that yellow stings my retina. Surely time for a uniform change.

Go Afghanistan!

[Ozza]

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While I'm not keen on the send off (as Mantis said, nothing more needs to be said AFTER the wicket) - I'm equally annoyed that every time Australia wins a tournament or a series, our own media immediately turn the attention to whether we were a bit too nasty to our opponents.

Never ever off the hook the Australian cricketers. Nobody is ever happy.
Not happy when we win too much (because we are arrogant or nasty)
Not happy when we lose a series (because we're either arrogant, or not a cohesive team etc etc).

[Ghost Dog]

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While I'm not keen on the send off (as Mantis said, nothing more needs to be said AFTER the wicket) - I'm equally annoyed that every time Australia wins a tournament or a series, our own media immediately turn the attention to whether we were a bit too nasty to our opponents.

Never ever off the hook the Australian cricketers. Nobody is ever happy.
Not happy when we win too much (because we are arrogant or nasty)
Not happy when we lose a series (because we're either arrogant, or not a cohesive team etc etc).

The Windies had a pretty long winning streak. Not sure I ever remember them doing the whole send off thing.But... I can imagine a Joel Garner send off would have been pretty terrifying.

[Bornadog]

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I don't know why anyone could have a problem with Brad.........

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/crick...30-1maudu.html

Haddin is a real wanker.

[bulldogtragic]

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The Windies had a pretty long winning streak. Not sure I ever remember them doing the whole send off thing.

Windies ruffled feathers celebrating though. I remember Richie Benaud being unhappy about the Windies introducing that cepo bullshit high fiving from that era. The young Pakistani quicky Ifeel Sickdarl copped an eye injury from memory...

Benaud is quoted on wikiquote: "Now I reckon when it comes to congratulating your team-mates, there's simply nothing better than the traditional Australian hug, kiss or a lick... A grope on the arse or a bit of a dry root. Its still the most appropriate and exuberant way of celebrating and I think its also the most masculane and manly way of going about it."

Send offs are not part of cricket.

[Ghost Dog]

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Windies ruffled feathers celebrating though. I remember Richie Benaud being unhappy about the Windies introducing that cepo bullshit high fiving from that era. The young Pakistani quicky Ifeel Sickdarl copped an eye injury from memory...

Benaud is quoted on wikiquote: "Now I reckon when it comes to congratulating your team-mates, there's simply nothing better than the traditional Australian hug, kiss or a lick... A grope on the arse or a bit of a dry root. Its still the most appropriate and exuberant way of celebrating and I think its also the most masculane and manly way of going about it."

Send offs are not part of cricket.

Hilarious. Does it really say that on Wikiquote???

[bulldogtragic]

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Hilarious. Does it really say that on Wikiquote???

No, sorry. It could, but I don't have the time to do it. It's the 12th Man from before the last Aussie World Cup.

[chef]

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Haddin is a real wanker.

Yep, same as Johnson and Warner. 3 really ugly cricketers.

[Sedat]

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While I'm not keen on the send off (as Mantis said, nothing more needs to be said AFTER the wicket) - I'm equally annoyed that every time Australia wins a tournament or a series, our own media immediately turn the attention to whether we were a bit too nasty to our opponents.

Never ever off the hook the Australian cricketers. Nobody is ever happy.
Not happy when we win too much (because we are arrogant or nasty)
Not happy when we lose a series (because we're either arrogant, or not a cohesive team etc etc).

Agree with this but I think acknowledgement of brilliant cricket and douchebag behaviour doesn't have to be mutually exclusive, especially when Haddin just re-confirms what a douche he is with the Jeemak posted article above. This isn't heat of the moment stuff, it is douchebag behaviour from a douchebag, and it's perfectly ok IMO to call him out on it.

Sending off is not an Australian-only pursuit by any stretch. It shits me to tears whenever anybody does it.