Top order angst If you follow NZ cricket fans on the internet, you'd think we were Afghanistan, not semi finalists, having lost our mojo worse than the 37th film in the Austin Powers franchise. Yes, it would be nice to have more men in form, and we battled against Australia and England in particular, but there are reasons to be cheerful. If everyone shows up, we're capable of beating anyone. With some luck at the toss, we will get conditions that help our bowlers, who are world class. We had Australia on the ropes at least twice and can learn from where we went wrong. We are not South Africa, the West Indies or Sri Lanka, who've all performed far below their capabilities.
A week of it
A week of it
A week of it
Top order angst If you follow NZ cricket fans on the internet, you'd think we were Afghanistan, not semi finalists, having lost our mojo worse than the 37th film in the Austin Powers franchise. Yes, it would be nice to have more men in form, and we battled against Australia and England in particular, but there are reasons to be cheerful. If everyone shows up, we're capable of beating anyone. With some luck at the toss, we will get conditions that help our bowlers, who are world class. We had Australia on the ropes at least twice and can learn from where we went wrong. We are not South Africa, the West Indies or Sri Lanka, who've all performed far below their capabilities.