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NZ vs Australia 2nd ODI Highlights | Auckland
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Watch a clip of Johnson vs Styris and 2nd ODI action involving him and the crowd here
Watch cricket highlights: NZ vs Australia, the 2nd ODI at Auckland played on March 6, 2010.
Scoreline: Aus 273/7 Hussey 56, White 54, Haddin 53, Watson 47 | Vettori 10-43-2, Bond 10-1-42-2
NZ in pursuit of (revised target) 253 all out: Vettori 70 (49), Styris 46, Hopkins 35
Mitchell Johnson in searing form, Bond bowling as fast as he probably ever has, NZ yet again finding someone to pop up in a no-win situation, Australia likely to throw their best at NZ hereon – it’s hold-on-to-your-knickers-time 3 more times over the next week.
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admin u r taking so much time on veiwing highlights gave me a site that i can watch live match
australia will win i hate taylor
hey admin, can u please post the highlights of semi finals & final of the domestic t20 tournament in Pakistan..
@asd: Won’t be able to as it was broadcast on (if I’m not mistaken) only 1 Pakistani sports channel which I don’t receive nor have the option to subscribe to. Ten Sports would probably have covered it if it weren’t for the ongoing Hockey World Cup
u r so bad admin i hate u
@riyazullah…I’m stunned and startled at the black ingratidue of ppl such as you. The admin is undoubtedly doing a befittingly commendable as well as an egregiously thankless job. You people should have some respect and thankfulness for his courtsey which brings us all such great entertainment.
I hope people don’t forget that they are getting these highlights without paying a penny from their pockets. So pleassssssse don’t be so nonsensical and brazen-faced when you talk to the admin.
On doing a marvelous job with matchless attitude, HATS OFF TO THE ADMIN…(No buttering at all, as i always call a spade a spade)
GO AUSSIES GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
Good stuff Mitch!
@sameer: Thanks, but it’s not a big deal anymore.
I bloody well appreciate this service, admin. Whoever you are you do a sterling job.
the cheating crims… typical isnt it..
@windigo, if you’re reading this: For future reference in comment moderation need your help – does the average Australian consider the comment above offensive. The reason I ask and let it through is Warne lightheartedly talked at length on air about this during the recent Ashes
ADMIN PLEASE PLEASE FAST
hey bro great work
but yaar ross is fit for next game
really hope so
aus won by 12 runs
nz nearly win
thanks admin
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ADMIN the quality of highlights has not been good recently..its buffers plz fix it
@Nishang Patel: haven’t changed any setting. has to be at the video site end
I’m an Oz fan and comments like the above say more about the poster than the Aussies.
Great job admin.Thanks for all the highlights.
@admin — re r3ubs calling Aus “cheating crims” and stating that such behaviour is “typical” of Aus:
With apologies ahead, as an essay follows, for why say anything in a single paragraph when I can do it just as easily in ten or twenty?
First, everyone is entitled to his opinion. The concern is how it is expressed, whether it is supported, and what its motivation is.
Second, because you have an online public forum with essentially anonymous posters it will quickly degenerate into an insult fest if left unregulated. We know that. So you must have fair and reasonable rules to effect civility without compromising the essential content of the expression. These you have implemented with the recent announcement regarding standards for comments.
Good so far. But subjectivity now comes into play with moderator enforcement — always a tricky wicket. Blatant cases are easy but for closer calls, when does an opinion also morph into an insult?
Racial, ethnic, sexual tags are readily snuffed but when an entire people or the team that plays for them are simply branded as cheaters or whiners or bullies by disgruntled opposing fans, one has to wonder about the worth and appropriateness of such commentary anyway in contribution to the overall discussion. (Not to mention the accuracy of it, though I mention it anyway here in parentheses.)
What is to be gained by calling Aus cheaters? How does a civil rebuttal then ensue? How are the website’s visitors benefitted by looking on?
I understand what motivates most of this stuff. Aus wins a lot, often thrashing the other team (as we’ve seen in Oz recently). But some people hate a winner, a team that dominates. Yes, hate. They can’t be gracious for whatever reason and so they go on the attack, as with the above comment that prompted this.
Calling Aussies cheaters has turned into an automatic mantra for certain folks. As an Aussie I respond, “Okay, then give me proof. Make a case and be specific. I’ll debate it with you if I disagree.” After this, we may still differ but we’ll be respectful and courteous about it and shake hands before we walk away.
It’s not all that hard to do.
But the unsupported “cheater” remark is weak stuff. A verbal drive-by shooting. Basically spineless, I have to be candid and say, for you are essentially doing little more than tossing a rock through a window and running off.
So is it offensive? Of course! Aussies are generally a laid back people. And they have a tradition of backing the underdog, as they have often been underdogs themselves, historically speaking (outside the context of cricket). So they tend to be congratulatory when the underdog prevails, even when their own boys lose, as with the T20 and 1st ODI. I believe this. As an Aus supporter, I was absolutely thrilled for the Kiwis. How could I not be? What true fan doesn’t appreciate magnificent cricket like that, even though the other team won? (In my head I’m still seeing McCullum ramp Tait over Haddin’s head for six after six after bloody six. Amazing.)
In cricket, if you DO cheat as an umpire or a player, or if you so conspire as a team (if this is actually possible, with ten thousand close-up, hi-def cameras recording every millisecond of play), you run the risk of being banned from the game if your behavior is egregious enough. Certainly you will be forever disgraced and you will tarnish the game you love.
So who would do this to win one lousy match? Who would think they could then get away with it habitually without getting caught? Come on.
Let’s drop the “cheater” calls unless we have proof. Real proof. If you got it, flaunt it. Please.
Ten tonnes of rumour, suspicion, conjecture, speculation, accusation, opinion, and personal belief (however heartfelt) do not amount to one gram of proof. Nor does a hundred tonnes of hatred for the other team, which in this case is Aus.
Let’s be passionate, of course, but let’s be fair at the same time. It’s doable.
Okay, I’ve prattled on far too long and probably in vain, since if you despised the Aussies before, I expect you will continue to do so. If you thought the Aussies cheated before, you will probably still so think.
Oh well, I tried.
Anyway, I, for one, cannot wait for the rest of the series. Go Kiwis. Go Kangaroos. Go at it, both of you.
Just don’t bloody cheat when you do.
. . . hoping to take the title for longest post ever.
Oh, and about the match . . .
Could’ve gone either way.
Vettori absolutely incredible with his McCullum-esque knock. Just how do you bowl to that? I don’t know, either. He just about pulled it off for NZ to give them three in a row over Aus. That’s cricket for you, though.
Johnson stepped up under the twin pressures of the expectation of an Aus reversal of fortune AND the vocal persecution of the crowd. Best effort from him in a while.
Great to see Bondy at 150 kmh-PLUS again after all he’s been through. What a champion.
And, to be honest, was bloody relieved to see McCullum out for cheap this time. I have to admit it.
@windigo: as always, fair and balanced.
“Terumo” here (http://cricket-online.tv/sulieman-benn-brad-haddin-mitchell-johnson-fight-perth/) pipped you by about 300 words for the longest (single) comment ever here
Accusations of cheating dog a lot of teams (Aus probably the most), I was more wondering about the “crims” reference. Thanks in advance.
P.S: I’d like to confess here that I myself have done this in the past during cricket discussions with friends – accusing Aus and others of cheating – i suppose it takes a while before you realize that more often than not in cricket, luck and similar factors go the way of the better team (on the day) more often than not
Oh, the “crims” thing?
Well, tough to address since he didn’t really go into depth.
But not as big a deal as the “cheating” stuff. To me, at least.
Most Aussies who have convict ancestors in the family tree are quite proud of this. A lot of Aussies do have such lineage, as the country was initially a long-term quarantine for offenders of Her Majesty’s laws and statutes.
In fact, my own forefather stole a coat in London and got a free trip to Aus out of it. After serving his sentence he stayed on and married a female ex-con. So, as you can readily see, my own genes are literally full of “crim” potential.
Therefore, against this backdrop, being labeled a “crim” by a frustrated Kiwi fan is probably closer to being factually accurate than outright insulting for me — and maybe some other Aussies, too.
Though I don’t presume to speak for them all.
Hence, you may label me a “crim” all day long — just don’t tell me I cheat at cricket. That really gets my convict blood boiling.
Grrr . . .
@ windigo… u win i cant be bothered writing that many words okay.. but its anoying when ponting edges the ball and gets away with it when james franklin walks without seeing the umpires reaction..
but there have been many occasions where the aus fielders claim catches which clearly show the ball touching at least one blade of grass which is not out
@windigo: haha. Ok. However, must prepare you for more blood-boilers as future comments that accuse the Aus cricket team (or any team, for that matter) of cheating will be allowed through (on the basis of being personal opinion on a game) so long as they don’t get abusive. Perhaps you could knock “Terumo” off his lofty perch on that occasion?
@r3ubs — mate, on the matter of departing the crease when you have knicked it, I could not agree with you more. Seriously, I couldn’t. The close-up of Ponting’s face after the knick in question seems to show him as *knowing* he feathered it. Damn right then, he should’ve marched off.
But perhaps he stays because he sometimes gets the ump’s finger when he hasn’t touched the ball at all. Maybe he figures he’s just making things even. But you’d have to ask the Punter himself.
Though it doesn’t justify his hanging around, does it. Agreed.
(And then the Punter went and got out for one measly run the very next innings, right? So the cricket gods exacted karma, I reckon.)
But mate, I’m not necessarily in cahoots over your cheating-while-fielding allegations.
Have you played cricket? If you have, you’ve probably had Bradman Jr smack it toward you in the covers or at silly mid-on. But if he’s really middled it and the ball is in the air but virtually cutting daisies by the time it’s in your fingers, you cannot always tell for certain whether or not it’s touched down first. Very hard to judge when it all happens in a fraction of a second. Hence, the value of insta-replay to confirm or deny loss of wicket. But, as a fielder, you appeal it then let the cameras and umps decide.
Aus definitely plays an aggressive game, though. Always, they come to compete and to win. I give them credit for that.
Anyway, let’s have a Lemon & Paeroa and some fish ‘n chips and enjoy the next match.
@admin — I reckon I’ll just let Terumo keep his crown since a battle for wordiest post might get uglier than some of the insult swaps you’ve already had here. Really, who wants to see that?
windigo. Have a look at the Yahoo Cricket discussion boards. Graciousness is obviously not in the vocabulary of many Australians by the looks of it.
As for examples of Australians cheating in sports I reckon I would take the record for the longest post if I was to list all of those.
Not always a proud Aussie….
GREAT MATCH! This Will be such a tight series! New Zealand are an amazing ODI Team, And so are Australia
@Bob — Go to almost any discussion board anywhere online that allows anonymous users to post. Look at the nasty stuff on YouTube that people squeeze into 500 characters or less, especially under clips having political content or that are about sport or movies. Even clips of songs by well known musicians have vile comments attached. Even some nice old lady instructing you on how to make raspberry jam will get sexual jabs and insults posted by the rude and graceless among us.
It is a small and immature minority that does this. As here sometimes.
At least, I really hope it is a small minority.
Just as it is a small minority of athletes who choose to cheat in sport. Every sport. Look at all the Olympic medals that have been taken back — from Chinese swimmers to Yank sprinters to Slovenian cyclists. Even female Russian shot-putters have not escaped scandal.
I live in America. High school kids involved in sport over here are getting busted for using steroids and popping performance-enhancing pills all the time. Cheating is endemic to every endeavour.
Even competitive watermelon seed-spitting has a shady side that nobody likes to talk about.
No one group or people or culture has the monopoly on cheating. Nor does it have the exclusive on honesty and fair play either. People are people wherever you go.
I would guess that 99% of Australians who still remember it despise Greg Chappell for making his brother bowl underarm in an ODI against the Kiwis thirty years ago. It was the last ball and NZ needed to hit a 6 to win. Well, you can’t hit a 6 off a grubber.
I have never forgiven Chappell for that. Never will either.
It has bothered me especially because cricket is supposed to have a spirit, an ethos, that most other games don’t. You’ve heard the term, “It’s just not cricket,” used in reference to something crooked, unfair, or unethical.
I like to think that the overwhelming majority of Australians vehemently condemn cheaters and rule-skirters, in sport and everywhere else, despite what you see on discussion boards and in comments sections.
That’s what I like to think. I hope I’m not wrong.
Oops, I’m probably approaching Terumo’s word quota again, so enough then . . .
Sorry for hijacking the discussion here.
You’d think I owned the bloody site.
I’ll try and shut up while I wait for the next Aus-NZ ODI to post . . .
@Admin “Cheating crims” was fine. I’m an Aussie and thought it was mildly amusing. Great job with the videos. What another cracking game… I loved Richardson’s ‘mosquitoes’ analogy for the Kiwis when interviewing Ponting at the start of the match.
aus is aus we can change it .. but its really anoying .. even wen the show the hightlight u cud c really clearly.. end of the day umpire have the final say .. i wod like 2 say umpire make more then 4 mistake the shud get ban 50 game ..cheers
@Admin:
From which country do u belong
cheers for the game Admin.
Nothing wrong with a “cheating crims” when we can rebutt with a just as childish “sheep rooter” accusation! hehe
Good to see some nice tight games after a few one sided events against WIndies and Pakis.
I don’t agree with these people saying “Aus cheats more than others”. Personally I think it’s sour grapes.
“Let’s drop the “cheater” calls unless we have proof. Real proof. If you got it, flaunt it. Please.”
Flaunting in 3…. 2…. 1…. Greg ‘The Liar’ Dyer.
‘Dyer controversially “caught” New Zealand batsman Andrew Jones during a Test match. Replays clearly showed Dyer scooping the ball up from the ground before he appealed.’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Dyer
This wasn’t a mistaken half-volley; this was Dyer watching the ball rolling along the ground after dropping the catch while diving away, and then scooping it back into his glove and appealing. Irrefutable instance of an Australian cheating. Now, I could pick away at any team and find something similar; that’s not the point. The point is that the Aussies have cheated before. To say that they haven’t is head in the sand stuff. Every team has; every now and then there’s a player who will try to break the rules.
The crux of the issue is that the Aussies are known – more than most teams – for trying to bend the rules without breaking them: sledging, underarm bowling, gloves breaking the stumps, claiming marginal catches, bowling ‘accidental’ beamers etc. They get called ‘cheats’ because of this (the underarm incident being the defining event), despite the fact they aren’t explicitly breaking rules. In my opinion, it’s justified.
Anyway, the Kiwis are playing a good game considering they’re missing top players (Taylor, Ryder, Oram & Mills) and Vettori is injured while the Aussies are all fit. I’d just like to see a full-strength Kiwi side in action.
Loving the series so far: McCullum’s 100, Southee’s yorkers, Aussie top order firing, Kiwi bowlers fighting back, Johnson firing up the crowd (all a bit of fun) and the rearguard batting heroics from Styris, Vettori and the Kiwi tail. Bring it on!
On the ‘crims’ call: the Sunday Star times published a photo of Johnson coming off the field after his unbeaten knock – the caption was ‘Convict escort’…
(found the link: http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/sport/3414095/Ocker-bad-boy-Johnson-needs-full-security)
I was kind of shocked that a national publication would make that call, but I guess that shows that it’s a widely used jibe at the Aussies. Better than being a sheep-shagger I suppose. We can get too precious about these things.
Finally, thanks again for the clips admin!
Hey Admin can you put India/Pakistan Group match in 2003 Cricket World Cup Please. I want to see Sachin’s Innings
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God no, how are we supposed to attract umpires to the game? It’s not easy to hear a tiny noise amongst the general hubbub, crowd chants etc or see the ball deflect when you have about 0.1 second in which to work out if the ball is touching or merely close to the bat. Umpires are human and will make mistakes, mostly they get it right.
@Shaheryar Rajput: Yeah, have a dvd of that tournament – will put it up sometime once i reorganize the site and the players section
aus will be again best team in the world
@rick — nice google to locate the ancient Greg Dyer episode but if you reread my post you’ll see I’m asking for evidence of cheating during the recent matches with WI in Oz and with the Kiwis in NZ where posters here seem only to want to slap Aus players with the label when it appears there’s no legitimate cause to do so.
Aus wins and opposing fans say they cheat. You’ll see more than a little of it among recent commentary.
Also, your case that “bending the rules without breaking them” equals cheating per se becomes a semantics argument, doesn’t it? To “cheat” can be to intentionally deceive OR it can be to violate express laws and rules for gain. If you assert the former, then you must always presume to know the MIND of the alleged cheater, not simply have suspicions.
You want to establish the 1981 Underarm Incident as “evidence” of a general Aus tendency. But Captain Greg Chappell, it seems to me, was completely on his own in that decision. Watch the clip on YouTube. His own brother appears reluctant when told to bowl it (they have quite a long discussion beforehand), Marsh the keeper vehemently waves it off, and Benaud afterward rips Chappell up and down for it and deservedly so. But to broadly paint Aussies as cheaters because of that incident is misplaced frustration. Chappell WAS actually within the RULES that day so he did NOT technically cheat, NOR did he intend to deceive. What he did in abandoning the conditions of fair play, however, WAS thoroughly disgraceful and blatantly against the SPIRIT of the game. AND was completely unforgivable to boot. Even to this day. But I think I made that point already in my earlier post. I certainly meant to.
Yeah, yeah, blah, blah, I know I said I was gonna shut up . . .
@spark we dont want 2 attract umpire .. what we want is creat more jod for umpire ,. the r been paid 2 do there job..so y shud we feel sorry ,,my point is .. the shud do it 2 the standar we r happy wet thats all .. or do it free like admin .. then we give credit …then we feel sorry …only my opinion…
“but if you reread my post you’ll see I’m asking for evidence of cheating during the recent matches with WI in Oz and with the Kiwis in NZ ”
You didn’t say anything of the sort. I’ll assume that means you haven’t got a comeback, and are just clutching at straws; typical Aussie – bending the rules when you’re getting beaten.
” . . .typical Aussie – bending the rules when you’re getting beaten.”
@rick — now that wasn’t nice. “Typical” meaning a specimen representative of a population or group. Well, you’re most welcome to go off on me individually but it’s a bit harsh on the rest of Australia.
What started all this was admin asking if a Kiwi describing Aus as “cheating crims” after this ODI win was offensive. So, whether it was clear or not, I really WAS addressing this and RECENT allegations of this sort.
I felt that the “cheating” part was somewhat inappropriate in the present case since there was no real proof of it in the match. The “crims” part I just thought was funny and took no offence to, though it probably WAS meant as an insult.
Are you a “typical” Kiwi then? In my experience, Kiwis are friendly and nice and I consider them Pacific brothers, as our cultures and histories are so similar.
But I don’t know, of course, and I don’t automatically assume it, as I don’t know you personally.
Anyway, I have really enjoyed the very intense cricket between us here so far. I’ve thrilled at the performances of McCullum, Vettori, and Bondy. (See my comments after the second T20 when McC pulled off the best ever innings in 20-over cricket.)
So we both love cricket and despise Greg Chappell.
That’s something, at least, all stereotyping aside.
Now, who do I expect to win the ODI and test series here? To be honest, which is hard for me as an Aussie, I’d say it’s even money as NZ has several world class bats and Bondy (plus Southee, who’s coming along nicely).
Is Chris Martin going to be playing? I love his run-up.
At any rate, may the remaining matches be hard fought and exciting — and with a minimum of rule-bending, or none of it at all, by the team in yellow.