2nd Test New Zealand v Australia March 8-12 0830hrs @ Hagley Oval

[Santana]

If only stupid captain woke had batted first

 

[Sea fog]

Disappointing to lose from the position we were in at the start of the day.

If we had Conway and Jamieson we probably win that test and may have even won the series.

Conway is a South African reject who's had a poor summer. He even struggled to make runs in the 'asterisk' tests. Think we would have had him covered. KJ maybe a different story.

 

[compact72]

Cumdog strikes again

A bit weird when you trust Cummins with the bat more than Smith these days

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Ben Duckett: "Bazball should take some credit of how Marsh and Carey approached that chase"

 

[1990crow]

That's what you get for letting rapists like Kuggeleijn play you sheep shagging spuds.

Um

 

[Linda Lovelace]

The real hero here is Kevin Sheedy giving Carey the advice to pursue cricket rather than footy.

I'm amazed that the old bag of goon had it in him to give any sensible advice at that stage of his career.

 

[Jimthegreat]

Bit of a dog act on the last ball of the over. Shouldn’t take chances on a result for personal achievements but I feel like it was a pretty safe bet

Win first, rest doesn't matter. I'm tipping Carey couldn't care less.

 

[Sea fog]

If only stupid captain woke had batted first

Guess we can be a bit extavagant against our perennial bunnies.

 

[Cmarsh]

That could be culture killing from Cummins there denying Carey a century /s.

What a fantastic win though, you wonder whether NZ will ever win a test against us again.

Nah. When the runs are there with a win on the line you don't muck around by not taking them. Especially when you are captain wanting to get your team over the line.

 

[Walter H White]

The last three times Australia has successfully chased 250+ in the fourth innings to win a test:

Today: 7/279 (Pat Cummins 32*)
Edgbaston 2023: 8/282 (Pat Cummins 44*)
Wanderers 2011: 8/310 (Pat Cummins 13*)

GOAT. King. Champion.

 

[icyflakes]

How good is test cricket

 

[MarcMaverick]

The Poms still claiming moral victory

 

[hawkman]

Yeah why would you not give a team mate a life remembering moment

And risk losing the game for it?

 

[Westend]

MOM Carey

Man of the series Henry for me

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hazlewood bowled well in the first, but Carey 100% deserves it over him. I thought Cummins bowling in the second dig was huge!

Haze was stranded in the first innings lol

 

[1990crow]

The Poms still claiming moral victory

Moral 100 for Cez

 

[SSwans2011]

How good is test cricket

We've been really lucky with this Test summer. More than half the games were very competitive.

 

[dexter_]

Well done to Carey.

 

[ABAB]

Disappointing to lose from the position we were in at the start of the day.

If we had Conway and Jamieson we probably win that test and may have even won the series.

And we would have won easily this Test had we not open with Smith........

 

[Linda Lovelace]

Brilliant ******* knock from Cummins again. How many times does our (arguably) best bowler need to save the day with tbe bat before we address it?

You take Cummins out of this side, and it's a very shaky outfit.

Of course a lot of teams would suffer losing their best player but we are more reliant on him than we should be.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

MOM Carey

Man of the series Henry for me

Hazelwood a certainty for MOTS- close to MOTM first test and has 6 wickets this test. A MOTS win when a side loses 2-0 is weird

 

[austyn08]

Absolutely the right call to take the runs when available wtf are you guys on about

Anyone who has play and in Carey’s position would have told Cummins just get the bloody win.
Still owes him a beer

 

[Cmarsh]

Disappointing to lose from the position we were in at the start of the day.

If we had Conway and Jamieson we probably win that test and may have even won the series.

Mate you were saying the same thing at the end of the t20's. " oh if only we had Williamson, would have won".

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Ben Duckett: "Bazball should take some credit of how Marsh and Carey approached that chase"

England's moral victory, you say?

 

[Gak Attack]

Cumdog strikes again

A bit weird when you trust Cummins with the bat more than Smith these days

I swear Cumdog is an elite batter but can only be ****ed when it's absolutely needed.