Australia have chosen to rest star batsman Adam Gilchrist for the final Chappell-Hadlee ODI in Hobart on Thursday. But even without Gilchrist, Australia look to be cruising to an easy victory as the Black Caps’ batsmen look horribly out of form.

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After the Twenty20 game in Perth the Black Caps camp subtly raised questions over the legality of Australian tearaway bowler Shaun Tait’s action. While Tait angrily denied these allegations, it would seem the ICC’s own rules leave officials hamstrung for the time being.

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The loss in the Twenty/20 international against Australia showed that New Zealand have a long way to go if they are to defend the Chappell-Hadlee trophy. The biggest improvement must come from the batsmen, who struggled in the Australian conditions.

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The NZRU board met yesterday to discuss whether Super 14 coaches Robbie Deans and David Nucifora should be allowed to remain in charge of New Zealand franchises for the 2008 Super 14 should one of them be appointed to the vacant Wallabies coach’s role. However, the loss of a head coach will be devastating for either franchise, should the board decide to oust them.

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In their last warm up match before the Chappell-Hadlee Series, New Zealand and Australia met in a Twenty/20 international at the WACA Ground in Perth. Amid the party atmosphere at the game, Australia won by 54 runs on the back of a brilliant innings by Andrew Symonds.

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There was only one name on the lips of New Zealand sports fans this weekend: David Beckham. Overshadowing the New Zealand Golf Open and two ODI cricket matches, it was the exhibition match between the LA Galaxy and the Wellington Phoenix which everyone was talking about, but will this one game vault football into the nation’s national consciousness? Or is it just celebrity chasing by fans for whom football hold little appeal?

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