Shane Bond canes Australia

When even the BBC are reduced to colloquialisms such as 'caned', you know it's been a resounding defeat.

Australia have been caned. Shane Bond took 5-23. Australia were all out for 148. They didn't manage to take a single Kiwi wicket in attempting to defend that total.

Are Australia just trying to lengthen their World Cup odds with these displays of ineptitude? That wouldn't be the Australian way. We're not entirely sure whether there's an Australian alive today who can come up with justification for losing at anything.

Shane Bond loves playing Australia. His one-day record against them now reads 33 wickets at 13.12.

More of that please.