Originally Posted by
anfield5
It absolutely will be easier - not for an instant saying it will be easy, but easier for several very good reasons.
1. Home town support - if AUS get through there will be 90,000 avid Aussie supporters behind them and NZ will be in very hostile territory, if India get through many in the crowd will be supporting NZ.
2. Home condition advantage. Aus in Aus is a far tougher prospect then anyone else in Aus, simply because neither team is used to the conditions.
3. The ANZAC rivalry thing means there is always an extra dimension when Aus and NZ go head to head.
4. No disrespect meant to India, but man for man Aus (especially their bowlers) are slightly better than India (as I already said India are very very very good).
Never seen it, is this what would make an episode of a WRC Drive to Survive?
WRC main class in 2025