*Official* New Zealand in Australia 2019/20

[NZTailender]

if you squint it looks like a modern hamilton deck. green for a session then mega motorway until the heat death of the universe

Pretty much. It'll move a bit early but Australia should weather the storm and have 350 by days end.

Smacks of England choosing to bowl first at Brisbane early last decade.

 

[Grasshopper]

Australia to get rolled over for 91 here.

Would be wonderful, but too much to ask. More likely Aus will be 350/2 at stumps, so business as usual.

 

[Spark]

Tbf the last time Aus was put in on a green-looking MCG deck, it did indeed flatten out.

In the second session, after Aus had been rolled for 98.

 

[ataraxia]

Australia to get rolled over for 91 here.

73 of those being Warner, and Smith 12* with the only other runs being a 6 and out by Starc.

 

[Grasshopper]

All this talk of sub-hundred totals has got me bloody nervous.

 

[Flem274*]

long and erasmus are the umps. i guess dharmasena is upstairs to complete the trio?

 

[aussie tragic]

Don Bradman's granddaughter singing the anthem...didn't expect that

 

[ataraxia]

Don Bradman's granddaughter singing the anthem...didn't expect that

Yeah noticed that; searched her up.

 

[NUFAN]

Very pumped. Dont plan on leaving the couch often today for this, BBL and Eng vs SA.

 

[Meridio]

Wtf, was not expecting us to win the toss let alone bowl first upon doing so.

Australia 6 down at lunch please

 

[Spark]

good forward defence joe

 

[Gnske]

Cracker.

A Joe Burns classic though.

 

[ataraxia]

That is what you do against a batsman first ball. Precisely what you do.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Clean bowled

 

[NUFAN]

Oh yes, that was beautiful. So so similar to Starc.

 

[Spark]

a certain poetry in having bmac in the commentary box when that happens. first over too

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

That was a great ball. The swing back in.

 

[Burgey]

Jeez it looks like Melbourne itself - slow and soft.

Good nut that. Poorly played. Ponting’s commentary was bang on

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Enter Mcabe

 

[Gnske]

Glorious atmosphere.