Athlai
Not Terrible
I'm pretty shattered to be perfectly honest. I don't think anyone is going to be very surprised about that, most of us Kiwi fans have worn our emotions on our sleeves throughout the tournament. I suspect most of haven't had any fingers left since the semi final.
This is the greatest ever limited overs team we've put on the field and I'm very proud of how our team has performed throughout this tournament. I still believe we were good enough to win the whole thing, we showed glimpses of it in this game. Taylor and Elliott's partnership, Boult's early spell. We're good enough to beat any team on our day, even a very good one like this Australian outfit. Australia have been outright better than us in every department today, Starc has put in one of the all time great world cups. He has completely dominated us twice now. The rest of the Australian bowlers were all pretty good too, their plans to everyone excluding Elliott were right on target. They've also been great in the field, every half chance that could easily go the other way has been taken, no easy singles were given due to poor fielding. These are things that could go the other way to bridge the gap in class on another day, cricket is game that requires an immense amount of skill, but a few pieces of good fortune can make anything a contest. Alas, we were not so fortunate to be allowed back in the match.
Australia have been on top throughout this game and were the better team by far.
But I'm proud to say that the gulf is no longer there.
The Tasman sea has become narrower.
I'm also proud to say that this is not because Australia has declined like they did in the late 2000s, early 2010s. This is a quality Australian outfit. It is instead because we have advanced in talent, skill and experience to become a cricketing power in our own right. I don't feel there is any player in our team that does not deserve to be there, I don't believe that we have been unjustly robbed in anyway.
We gave it our best, and on the day that mattered, we have come up short.
This will be a trying week for the die-hard Black Cap fans. A large portion of the nation that has been so capitivated by our success will deride the team for their failure. Cricket will again be stupid, our boys will again be no-hopers who never stood a chance. But we just need to block our ears and hold our tongues like we always have.
We can set our eyes on the future, this may be the high point of NZ cricket but there is a bright future in this team as well. I hope to see us continue to climb the rankings and continue to give the fans things to cheer about for years to come. And I hope this has inspired a generation of our youth to take up this wonderful game.
Credit to Australia and to Michael Clarke. This has not been an easy time for Australian cricket and you continue to set the bar in the ODI game.
This is the greatest ever limited overs team we've put on the field and I'm very proud of how our team has performed throughout this tournament. I still believe we were good enough to win the whole thing, we showed glimpses of it in this game. Taylor and Elliott's partnership, Boult's early spell. We're good enough to beat any team on our day, even a very good one like this Australian outfit. Australia have been outright better than us in every department today, Starc has put in one of the all time great world cups. He has completely dominated us twice now. The rest of the Australian bowlers were all pretty good too, their plans to everyone excluding Elliott were right on target. They've also been great in the field, every half chance that could easily go the other way has been taken, no easy singles were given due to poor fielding. These are things that could go the other way to bridge the gap in class on another day, cricket is game that requires an immense amount of skill, but a few pieces of good fortune can make anything a contest. Alas, we were not so fortunate to be allowed back in the match.
Australia have been on top throughout this game and were the better team by far.
But I'm proud to say that the gulf is no longer there.
The Tasman sea has become narrower.
I'm also proud to say that this is not because Australia has declined like they did in the late 2000s, early 2010s. This is a quality Australian outfit. It is instead because we have advanced in talent, skill and experience to become a cricketing power in our own right. I don't feel there is any player in our team that does not deserve to be there, I don't believe that we have been unjustly robbed in anyway.
We gave it our best, and on the day that mattered, we have come up short.
This will be a trying week for the die-hard Black Cap fans. A large portion of the nation that has been so capitivated by our success will deride the team for their failure. Cricket will again be stupid, our boys will again be no-hopers who never stood a chance. But we just need to block our ears and hold our tongues like we always have.
We can set our eyes on the future, this may be the high point of NZ cricket but there is a bright future in this team as well. I hope to see us continue to climb the rankings and continue to give the fans things to cheer about for years to come. And I hope this has inspired a generation of our youth to take up this wonderful game.
Credit to Australia and to Michael Clarke. This has not been an easy time for Australian cricket and you continue to set the bar in the ODI game.