RE: Test Cricket : Australia Tours New Zealand
You are viewing a single comment's thread:
10pm start time here so should be able to watch the first session before I fall asleep on the sofa 😀
New Zealand seem to have a real issue with beating Australia in any format.
Despite being a pretty decent side in recent times, they've not beaten Australia in a Test match since 2011. The time before that you had to go all the way back to 1993 and the last couple of series they've played they didn't just lose they got hammered.
0
0
0.000
Yes, it is interesting and even disappointing as an Aussie because at their best they do play some great cricket and we could have a really good "local derby" clash going down here on the regular.
I'm not sure if there is a psychological or cultural element to it. New Zealand cricket has always put out this "little brother needs to prove a point" vibe to Australia (you can hear it in the way their ex-cricketers commentate) and maybe they're just putting too much pressure on themselves to beat us they're psyching themselves out.
On the positive side I am hearing the first four days of the Wellington test sold out a month ago.
Yeah definitely a psychological thing and the Australian cricket team have a long history of not letting sides get back up easily once they’ve knocked them down.
Good to hear there’s interest in the series. I guess that begs the question as to why are they only playing a 2 match series then? Test match cricket is always better where the head to head battles unfold over time.
I have no idea why it's only 2 Tests. They probably are trying to squeeze it onto the end of the Australian calendar before the IPL kicks off and all the stars get sucked out of the national sides.
I think Cricket Australia (and Cricket Admin globally) has some big problems and have skewed their priorities lately. They seem to be pandering to special interests and the idea of "bringing in new fans" at the expense of the core cricket supporters who have got the game this far.