This isn't quite at Bahrain 2009 levels - but I want to win on Saturday very badly. But something fishy is going on here. Listening to 2SM (Sydney sport station) today...it was Southee this, Southee that, McCullum this, Boult that, "55 metre boundaries"..."Kiwis are right favourites here"...etc etc. I think we're walking right into a Kangaroo trap. I think we're gonna lose.
I want to win, don't get me wrong but i'm in a bit of a Kiwis v Kangaroos situation here. I'm not entirely convinced we will beat them twice, once maybe but twice probably not. Do I want to waste that one victory on Saturday or save it up, potentially, for Melbourne....
Nah screw it, we'll beat em twice.
Yeah, I disagree because cricket is such a mental game. If we were to beat them it would really eat away at the Aussies confidence which they rely on hugely. Plus it might start winding up some of the cracks in the squad (e.g. Smith vs Clarke captaincy thing & role of Lehman as coach). The Aussies have showed in the past that if you can chip away at their bullet proof outer shell they can fold pretty spectacularly.