Cricket: NZ vs Aus
-
It was Stead's decision to omit Southee
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12297964
-
I'm watching Smithy on a pisstake show called The Professors Night Watchman. And he's killing it. Just a genuine, funny bloke.
-
Fairly even first day.
Australia scored some runs but we knocked off the bulk of their batting.
We could potentially clean up the remaining 7 wickets this morning and be batting after lunch.
The plan from the Black Caps will be to bat big and bat once. Say we bowl out Aussie for 400 this morning then we should look to score 600 or so and then roll them in the second innings with our 2 pronged spin attack on a turning pitch.
Our path to victory seems fairly straightforward.
-
Fairly even first day.
Australia scored some runs but we knocked off the bulk of their batting.
We could potentially clean up the remaining 7 wickets this morning and be batting after lunch.
The plan from the Black Caps will be to bat big and bat once. Say we bowl out Aussie for 400 this morning then we should look to score 600 or so and then roll them in the second innings with our 2 pronged spin attack on a turning pitch.
Our path to victory seems fairly straightforward.
-
Fairly even first day.
Australia scored some runs but we knocked off the bulk of their batting.
We could potentially clean up the remaining 7 wickets this morning and be batting after lunch.
The plan from the Black Caps will be to bat big and bat once. Say we bowl out Aussie for 400 this morning then we should look to score 600 or so and then roll them in the second innings with our 2 pronged spin attack on a turning pitch.
Our path to victory seems fairly straightforward.
@Damo Oops - nearly missed the sarcasm emoji
-
@Snowy said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Damo Yep simple really.
This photo was also taken in @mariner4life s pool:
I don't let her out of the locked room in daylight hours
-
And Matt Henry has a broken thumb, but will continue to bowl!
-
Apparently Jeet Raval has also gone down with the flu, so Fulton has his whites on in case he needs to field.
Edit: Somerville has also injured his non-bowling hand (split webbing).
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12298010
-
Apparently Jeet Raval has also gone down with the flu, so Fulton has his whites on in case he needs to field.
Edit: Somerville has also injured his non-bowling hand (split webbing).
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12298010
-
@Godder looking at the positives, Raval’s average won’t drop even lower if he can’t bat.
But jeez, tour from hell alright! It’s like the bad old days when our quicks would drop like flies.
-
I'm watching Smithy on a pisstake show called The Professors Night Watchman. And he's killing it. Just a genuine, funny bloke.
@mariner4life said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
I'm watching Smithy on a pisstake show called The Professors Night Watchman. And he's killing it. Just a genuine, funny bloke.
Agreed, that was some decent television. Smithy and the hosts' banter was top drawer
-
@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Gunner At this rate, Waddle might have to put on the whites...
I see that Peter Fulton has got his whites on in case he has to field.
As I type Henry nicks Head out.
Come on lads, roll the tail cheaply. Please.
It’d be nice if we could get Labashayne out now too and have a couple of fresh batsmen at the crease.
By the way glad to see Henry’s extra pace paying off. He’s r ally whipping it through at 130kmph
-
@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Gunner At this rate, Waddle might have to put on the whites...
I see that Peter Fulton has got his whites on in case he has to field.
As I type Henry nicks Head out.
Come on lads, roll the tail cheaply. Please.
It’d be nice if we could get Labashayne out now too and have a couple of fresh batsmen at the crease.
By the way glad to see Henry’s extra pace paying off. He’s r ally whipping it through at 130kmph
@Gunner said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
By the way glad to see Henry’s extra pace paying off. He’s really whipping it through at 130kmph
Either Stead is covering for Kane and or Timmy or he's full of shit. Timmy was reportedly not happy at being left out
-
Guessing that Timmy's dropping was planned in advance based on not being good enough and wanting to give him a wake-up call, only for them to have to scramble to continue to justify it after everyone broke down.
@Godder agree mate but 12 wickets at 26 in two thrashings would've put him at the back of a line of wake ups I'd have thought
.I fear the meddling of the "numbers" from sports science.
Either way, however you stack it, there is no decent justification for dropping timmeh 30 minutes before the start of such a big occasion for NZ cricket. Scary madness
-
Astle got the big one!
C & B...that Laubushagne fella goes ok.
