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

[Iceman!]

Can you blame him?
Australia have been great but f**k me the Kiwis have been abysmal this morning.

True but that still doesn’t normally stop him

 

[Westend]

this is crap by new zealand

wtf was that crap

 

[PhatBoy]

With the way Green has been hitting them square today I reckon Wagner would be getting absolutely carted.

possibly but one thing about Wagner is he could bowl an accurate bouncer. Some of the short stuff these idiots have bowled has just been a case of ‘run in, bowl short, no thought as to where it’s actually going.’

 

[MJG14]

Obviously not the worst thing about him, but Kuggeleijn has an ugly bowling action.

 

[Around the Wicket]

If you only ever followed the Aussie team, you'd think the Kiwis are minnow trash and wonder how the hell do they make finals of World Cups

They are completely done here

NZ play against minnows majority of the time and when they do come up against a good side they get 2 Tests lol... hard to improve under those circumstances.

Williamson averages no where near 50 against the best 3 sides and before he played South Africa B it was the same there.

 

[Bedi]

Retired due to not being selected

Which is baffling given he's in the squad and there's still another test. After this morning, there's every chance he'd be selected for the next, so maybe there's a niggling injury, dunno

 

[eddiesmith]

If you only ever followed the Aussie team, you'd think the Kiwis are minnow trash and wonder how the hell do they make finals of World Cups

They are completely done here

They just completely lose their minds anytime they see a baggy green.

 

[sideswipe]

Have I gone to early.Looked up record last wicket partnership in all tests for Australia and it 163.Not sure what it is against NZ.

Just looked it up - Gillespie McGrath 114

 

[yabsy]

Was Wagner injured or just left out?

He was told he wouldn't he playing in the series even though he was named in the squad...So announced his retirement & hung around for this test to do 12th man duties...Rough not to get a game.

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[ABAB]

They just completely lose their minds anytime they see a baggy green.

They've been shit since winning the World Test Championship.

 

[MarcMaverick]

Obviously not the worst thing about him, but Kuggeleijn has an ugly bowling action.

Kinda like he has bugs up his clacker.

 

[CURVE]

Amazing performance from Green, his taken this match away from the Kiwis.

 

[TY24]

possibly but one thing about Wagner is he could bowl an accurate bouncer. Some of the short stuff these idiots have bowled has just been a case of ‘run in, bowl short, no thought as to where it’s actually going.’

It was obvious before the game that Kuggeleijn isn’t right in the head, but his bouncers have proved that even further.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Have to admit that I was not a believer in Green, but he's making me eat my words.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Have to admit that I was not a believer in Green, but he's making me eat my words.

He should find his feet alot more at 4.. nervous slow starter so 6 didn't suit him.

 

[Belnakor]

He was told he wouldn't he playing in the series even though he was named in the squad...So announced his retirement & hung around for this test to do 12th man duties...Rough not to get a game.

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“Wagner and Stead held a conversation after New Zealand's Test series win over South Africa in Hamilton - which has turned out to be Wagner's final Test - about his future within the Test side. Wagner was initially not going to be part of the build-up to the Australia series at all, but the team invited their talismanic fast bowler down to be part of the first Test even though he wouldn't play.”


Dunno what happens if someone gets injured lol

 

[Bedi]

is Ian Smith commentating this series? Can't tell as they all sound the same to me

 

[Plugger35]

possibly but one thing about Wagner is he could bowl an accurate bouncer. Some of the short stuff these idiots have bowled has just been a case of ‘run in, bowl short, no thought as to where it’s actually going.’

Most of our short balls have either been not short enough and too easy to hit or too short and flying over the batsman or keeper's head.

Wagner was good at bowling it at that awkward bouncer length where the batsmen were uncomfortable defending it or trying to play a shot.

 

[tigland]

 

[Around the Wicket]

Green has to pack the charge away his crap at it lol

 

[V_23]

Another edge doesn’t carry…

 

[eddiesmith]

They've been s**t since winning the World Test Championship.

Yet even when they played Australia during that test championship they got absolutely smashed.

 

[Belnakor]

Green has to pack the charge away his crap at it lol

It’s upsetting their length that’s why they are bowling short all the time

 

[Plugger35]

Even when we get an edge it doesn't carry.

We need the one hand one bounce rule here.

 

[Around the Wicket]

It’s upsetting their length that’s why they are bowling short all the time

Fair enough, his either almost chopped on or played and missed every time his done it