Australia’s Head expects same eleven for second ODI against New Zealand

Pat Cummins speaks to the media during a press conference at Sydney Cricket Ground.

The Australian team get in position for their official team photo at the Sydney Cricket Ground. However, unlike the host, the rest of New Zealand’s line-up couldn’t provide ample support.

Tim Southee speaks to the media during a New Zealand press conference.

The all-rounder has been recalled to the squad for the New Zealand series having been left out for the limited-overs tours of Sri Lanka and South Africa.

New Zealand will go with a relatively fresher side to Australia as the likes of Ross Taylor, Adam Milne, Corey Anderson and Mitchell McClenaghan are out of action for the moment.

In the 50-over format, the feisty New Zealand have a knack of troubling their highly talented opponents and thus, in the mid-2000s, the Chappell-Hadlee series was set up to be an annual affair between the Trans-Tasman rivals.

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Both teams fly to Canberra today to prepare for the second ODI in the three-game series tomorrow.

The two men’s teams fronted the media at a conference at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

Given he is capable of bowling at 150km/h and has taken 35 wickets in his past seven first-class matches, the Kiwis are hoping they’ve found a new strike weapon.

He missed out to Matt Henry in the fast-medium mix in game one, Hesson pointing out world No.5-ranked Henry’s compelling ODI form warranted his selection. “I’ve said that about the 12 previous games – I want to win games of cricket for Australia”.

Questioned about how Australia had approached preparing for the relatively unknown Ferguson, Smith said that ultimately it was crucial to do the fundamentals well regardless of a bowler’s identity.

Yes there was a suspicion Smith had nicked his LBW on 14 and no one really pushed hard to review it, when replays later showed he was out.

“There are all sorts of factors I guess that contribute to the crowd attendance, be it weather and sometimes it can be performance”.

The trans-Tasman rivals haven’t met on Australian soil since the 2015 World Cup final, when Australia had a convincing win.

New Zealand will have to play well to come back into the series as it seems that the Australian ODI machine just does not know how to slow down.

It will certainly go down as one of the greatest catches ever taken, matching those miracle catches taken by the likes of Rhodes, Ponting and others.

“To replace those is a challenge”.

“Their one-day side has been incredibly consistent, bar the South African series they’ve been very good for a number of years”.