1st Test New Zealand v Australia Feb 29-Mar 4 0830hrs @ the Basin Reserve

[JackFlash]

Win, lose or draw Australia has major batting problems....

 

[NYRB]

Nathan Lyon topscorer in Australias 2nd innings would have been long odds.

 

[Hawksboy72]

green, gives himself time to get the conditions and then cashes in. interesting approach...

"It's a bold strategy Cotton"

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[Moonwatcher]

8 for the match for Henry, well bowled son.

Especially with Phillips stealing all the wickets.

 

[Andronicus]

Our bowlers have given us a chance and now it's up to our batsmen to take it.

I don't have much faith in that happening though after what happened in our first innings.

But NZ are perfect and only ever lose by being unlucky, where Australia are terrible and only ever get a win through luck.

That's what you've been telling us for years.

 

[yabsy]

and ?? Inglis hasn't played FC cricket in ages due to him being our premier keeper in the white ball format

its obvious that carey is in pathetic form with the bat and we have seen a body of work with that in the test format

if you want that to continue ..fine...I would rather see a keeper score runs when we need it and atm I would back inglis over carey

Carey has next test to make a significant contribution with the bat otherwise he is under thepump for next year

simple as that

Inglis needs to still make the most of the 2-3 Shield games he's got to end this season...He played well for his 47 yesterday, but had a good opportunity to go much bigger

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[Scorpus]

Are these commentators serious? Not much between the sides?

Australia lead by 370 ****ing runs you donce!

 

[CrowBloke]

Typical of NZ (and Pommie) commentators. Wickets they take are all on the bowler, but when they lose them its the batsman's fault. NZ (and England) are the only team that can affect the run of play. The other team are irrelevant.

Ftfy

eg last Test, India vs England:
--- England made all the running by collapsing from 2/110 to all out 145, enabling India to win and go 3-1 up.
They like to "entertain" and I was hell-entertained by their loss.
After they went 1-2 down, Stokes said with typical Bazballian garblespeak that they had a great opportunity to win the series 3-2. Now they have a great opportunity to lose 2-3, which they will count as a moral victory.

 

[Moonwatcher]

I do want one of those hot dogs though

 

[The 747]

and ?? Inglis hasn't played FC cricket in ages due to him being our premier keeper in the white ball format

its obvious that carey is in pathetic form with the bat and we have seen a body of work with that in the test format

if you want that to continue ..fine...I would rather see a keeper score runs when we need it and atm I would back inglis over carey

Carey has next test to make a significant contribution with the bat otherwise he is under thepump for next year

simple as that

Oh what happened to the paramount importance of Shield runs when it comes to Bancroft?

Now someone deserves a Test spot based on not playing Shield and averages of 20 odd in the white ball games.

 

[Around the Wicket]

no more Tests for Australia this year until our home summer

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

and ?? Inglis hasn't played FC cricket in ages due to him being our premier keeper in the white ball format

its obvious that carey is in pathetic form with the bat and we have seen a body of work with that in the test format

if you want that to continue ..fine...I would rather see a keeper score runs when we need it and atm I would back inglis over carey

Carey has next test to make a significant contribution with the bat otherwise he is under thepump for next year

simple as that

Inglis needs more games in the Shield before he should be considered. Carey has been frustrating for sure, but Inglis isn't the answer right now.

The next keeper in line for tests should be Peirson.

 

[Joffaboy]

no more Tests for Australia this year until our home summer

One more in NZ

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[smasha]

Listened to the radio,NZ commentary.
We are 500 behind.
Really need to lift to even make it a draw.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

The next keeper in line for tests should be Peirson.

You mean the Peirson who, in his past 7 Sheffield Shield innings has made 95 runs @ 13.57?

 

[dumb]

piss-poor effort, thankfully green and the bowlers did all the hard work earlier.

 

[smasha]

NZ elitist commentary comes from the All Blacks.
Their number one sport,probably 10 th for us especially in Victoria.

 

[Joffaboy]

I would have 3 slips ang and one gully not two and two.

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[CrowBloke]

I got a 5 for once bowling left arm Chinamen. Bowled one around his legs, and was also on a hattrick.

We still got beaten by 200 runs.

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Are you a Kiwi?

 

[Around the Wicket]

You mean the Peirson who, in his past 7 Sheffield Shield innings has made 95 runs @ 13.57?

yea we aren't playing in the 1950's... the keeper has to be able to bat to some extent.

 

[Westend]

Oh what happened to the paramount importance of Shield runs when it comes to Bancroft?

Now someone deserves a Test spot based on not playing Shield and averages of 20 odd in the white ball games.

what's Bancroft got to do with Inglis?

inglis hasn't been playing FC cricket thats the point and if you want to be cute about it

inglis is averaging 47 with the bat in the shield this year

 

[danielnajdek]

Any chance of bowling one straight.

 

[Blue1980]

Yes, but Gillespie and Kasprowicz without McGrath rolled Sri Lanka 3-0 a couple of months earlier.

We had Warney back, 30 wickets in 3 tests.

 

[Joffaboy]

NZ elitist commentary comes from the All Blacks.
Their number one sport,probably 10 th for us especially in Victoria.

Cricket would be our 5th most popular sport behind AFL, League, Soccer and netball.

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[TubbsFarquhar]

You mean the Peirson who, in his past 7 Sheffield Shield innings has made 95 runs @ 13.57?

Which shows how bereft we are of batting talent and why Carey stays for now.