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3 Mobile Test Series

Editorial Review

Editorial Review

Australia vs. New Zealand

Gabba, Woolloongabba

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All great relationships have them, and now it's our cricketers who need all the tender loving care. So when Ricky Ponting and co return from the oppressive Indian Subcontinent, be there at cricket grounds all over Australia, with flowers at the ready and a romantic dinner offer to re-ignite the flame of this once almighty love!

Taking on New Zealand and South Africa respectively during the 3 Mobile Test Series, Australia need to show their rivals that they have the firepower and uber-confidence of the recent past. Remember when McGrath and Warne did the job with the red leather giving opposition sides nightmares? And Hayden and Langer provided the attacking platform in their Batman and Robin partnership?

Then there was a guy behind the stumps called Gilchrist: not only a freak with the gloves but the most damaging batsmen on the scene since the great Sir Vivian Richards! Well, it's all gone now, just like that. Father time has caught up with the lot of them...oh, sorry Haydos, forgot you were still hanging around.

Both New Zealand and South Africa have been on the receiving end of some torrid Australian hammerings over the recent years and now it's time for revenge on their talent-sapped enemy. Or is it? Surely Australia won't stay down for long; they're too proud for this sort of thing. Bring back Andrew Symonds for starters. The big Queenslander is the X factor of the team and when he gets going the pendulum will swing.

Just imagine it: the iconic Boxing Day Test. Sun shining. Boozed up crowd. Australia vs South Africa. The experts jumping off the Aussie bandwagon. South Africa sensing the vulnerability in the air. Australia love to surprise and then smash their opponent when they least expect it. Stay tuned!

Nick Argyriou, Citysearch