Yarr, the ODI's are upon us. Let's just hope that dreaded rain stays away. If it does, we should have a good series on our hands. This is probably the most hotly anticipated series we've had in a long time. Napier is expecting 10,000, hopefully boosted by walk-ups, which'll make it full, Auckland is heading towards...

Welcome to the first installment of four in Australia's tour of New Zealand. In this edition I'll be previewing the shorter form of the game, as the title indicates. And if you hadn't figured that out already, well, there's not much hope.

First I'm going to touch on David Warner. I'll start...

Come 7pm tonight, the Black Caps will waltz onto the field wearing their kit embroided with the KFC logo (Oh, and the silver fern) with pride. Though, there are a few reasons why I feel the 'Deshis have a good chance at taking us out in more than the Twenty20 match.

1. The Injuries
No Shane Bond, who you'd want when you're playing a team that can be unpredictable,...

I'm Aidancdaman, and today, I'm going to share with you abuse you can direct at the players on the field, whether it be tactful, sarcastic, or just pure beer-fueled rubbish.

At the Batsman

1.
"You couldn't drive on the motorway!"
Best directed at the poor man who just can't seem to hit it off the square.

2.
"Those are the only balls you've touched all day!"
Ideal for the useless toss who is adjusting his...

To celebrate mediocrity over a decade, I just thought I would bring you my best New Zealand Test Match XI from years 2000-2009. Needless to say, this wasn't easy. But picking the openers wasn't hard.

Test

Richardson, Mark Hunter

(Richardson far right)
For somebody who started off at number 11, being a slow left arm bowler, to finish with the third best batting average of all...