*Official* New Zealand in Australia 2019/20

[TheJediBrah]

say that to yourself.

just like your posts?

 

[Zinzan]

Have you checked ICC test rankings recently?

3 Williamson
9 Nicholls
11 Latham
14 Watling
16= Taylor

4 Wagner
11= Boult
13 Southee

Not bad for club cricketers ....

TJB being TJB. Appropriate response is not to take the wormy bait.

 

[Zinzan]

Disappointing to see we could only grab one more under lights.

You and me both.

250/5 and Aust would have been only marginally on top, & 250/6 even-stevens for me.

Although on the back of the Ferguson injury news, that changes things again.

What will depress me no end is if it suddenly looks like a mine-field when they bowl.

 

[honestbharani]

You are batting under lights for sure today. Just a question of whether it happens after a declaration or after bowling them out. And if it is the latter, hopefully it happens within the first session coz otherwise, you are staring down even an innings defeat.

 

[Starfighter]

I think the main problem for NZ is that Wagner can't bowl from both ends.

 

[Prince EWS]

I think the main problem for NZ is that Wagner can't bowl from both ends.

I wouldn't put it past him.

 

[honestbharani]

I am sure he will be willing to, if they can clone him overnight.

 

[Zinzan]

I wouldn't put it past him.

He'd genuinely give it a nudge if the rules allowed for it.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Make him run to second slip in his follow through as well.

 

[Moss]

Lockie might struggle to get another test tbh. We're very conservative with selection and limping off on debut is never a great look (bennett)

This would be rather silly if it came to be. They had numerous opportunities to give Ferguson a debut (going all the way back to West Indies' visit in 2017/18 when he first made the squad) including a golden chance in the recent Hamilton test. Then discarding him on the basis of a debut in some pretty unforgiving conditions, well I hope they've moved on from that line of thinking.

With all due respect to Bennett, at the time of his test selection his first class numbers were pretty average IIRC (feel free to correct me here if I'm off the mark) and his selection was more on account of him being pacier than most. TBF he seems to have really improved across all formats in the last 5 years or so and can probably consider himself unlucky not to be in the frame.

 

[straw man]

Typical stinking ****in hot day there in Perth apparently. Who would want to play sport in that weather fmd.

 

[GotSpin]

I feel like batting time is really important here. Both to keep the kiwis melting in the sun but also to make sure we’re the ones bowling tonight

 

[Burgey]

Typical stinking ****in hot day there in Perth apparently. Who would want to play sport in that weather fmd.

It's a summer game, after all. If it's dry heat. it's usually fine. Better than 32 and humid imo, but that might just be because i could sweat for Australia

 

[Burgey]

Head always looks like he gives you a massive chance (mainly because he does) but while he's there he isn't often bogged down, so either way the game will advance, whether by him getting Aus to a satisfactory total, or by NZ getting a look at the lower order sharpish.

Oooh, shot. Man, Labushagne is the the gift which keeps on giving.

 

[Prince EWS]

I feel like batting time is really important here. Both to keep the kiwis melting in the sun but also to make sure we’re the ones bowling tonight

Even if Australia lost 6/50 right now, if they were batting again already tonight they'd be well ahead in the game. Even if they were ahead and lost three quick ones under lights.

 

[Burgey]

I think the genius of Wagner with this short pitched stuff is he doesn't bowl at a searing sort of pace which makes your first instinct to duck and weave. You think if he's low-mid 130s you should be taking that on pretty comfortably, but he gets them through at an awkward height to always hook and pull effectively. It's a really good method for a bloke who bowls such an awkward bouncer.

 

[Burgey]

Even if Australia lost 6/50 right now, if they were batting again already tonight they'd be well ahead in the game. Even if they were ahead and lost three quick ones under lights.

This is a take on the quoted post which is Dickinson-like and should be avoided at all costs.

 

[straw man]

It's a summer game, after all. If it's dry heat. it's usually fine. Better than 32 and humid imo, but that might just be because i could sweat for Australia

Time to close in the stadium and air condition the entire thing imo, down to Dunedin conditions - 12 degrees, humid/damp and perfect for numb fingers to drop catches. Get your act together Perth.

 

[Burgey]

Doesn't Dunny have the highest rate of alcoholism around because its so bleak or something? or maybe that's Invercargill I'm thinking of.

 

[harsh.ag]

Didn't realize Smith played 164 deliveries for his 43.