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Originally Posted by firstlane
Don't forget we are playing away from home. You know how Zim will fare when they play in BD. You combine both results and then say who is better. Saying that the two areas they are better than us are pace bowling and temperament.
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In the cricket world, you can judge who is the better team by seeing how the team performs overseas. Being able to beat a team overseas is crucial. Seeing both home and away performance can be used to make a conclusion but winning a tour overseas is the big deal. Teams like NZ have always been great at home, regardless of opposition but fails overseas so people dont really care about how great they are back home.
This was a crucial series, more than the Lanka series because:
1) This was the oppurtunity to show the world that we are a better team-We failed
2) We wanted to get rid of the minnow tag forever-We failed
3) We wanted to show that we CAN be a good team away from home-We failed
While we whine about not getting to play in CT, we have nothing to do but blame our own cricketers for not holding onto our oppurtunities. In 2011, we played several series at home turf and one in Zimbabwe. We were expected to do well and failed. We have a good team, but it is a case of failing to show the world how good we are. Its important what other thinks of us, because that will only create better oppurtunities for our players(contracts, tours, recognition).