Australia, New Zealand face off in final
Published:Monday | October 5, 2009 | 9:01 AM
The International Cricket Council Champions League final between defending champions Australia and New Zealand will take place this morning Jamaica time, beginning at 7:30 at Centurion in South Africa.
The Aussies will enter the final as the big favourites and the selectors are expected to name the same eleven, which crushed England by nine wickets in Friday night’s semi-final.
The Black Caps, who have been underdogs in every match since the competition began almost two weeks ago, caused a major shock on Saturday night when they upset Pakistan with a five-wicket win to reach the deciding game.
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori believes that breaking through Australia’s top order early in the game will be the key to victory, while he singled out Ricky Ponting as the danger man.