*Official* Australia A in New Zealand 2022/23

[G. S. Kohli]

Late Declaration by Aus A ruin their chances of winning & Square the series 1/1.

Aus A 's bowlers not have enough overs left to take 10 wkts on Today.

 

[ataraxia]

Swepson causing real problems around wicket with the rough. As is dibbling Renshaw, but I'm not quite sure how.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

NZ A lost 3 wkts including Bruce but under 19 > 2014 world cup captain Robert O'Donnell hold nz innings together with Cooper

O'Donnel also hits 80 odd vs touring india for NZ Xl

NZ A still need 200 more
174/3*

Cooper on 61*
R. O'Donnel on 44*

Swepson
18/2/85/3*

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Swepson causing real problems around wicket with the rough. As is dibbling Renshaw, but I'm not quite sure how.

Swepson gave too many runs too

 

[ataraxia]

Why'd they call it a draw? A result was still very possible, ffs.

 

[straw man]

Eh why'd they call it off. NZ A still had some chance of completing another troll-chase.

 

[Kippax]

Yeah the Aussies felt like they owed that new kid Abbas nothing and were quite keen to board a plane for Australia at the earliest opportunity.

It was a Kiwi regular posters on CricketWeb thing to do.

 

[Athlai]

He's mad

 

[NZTailender]

He can't.

Would you say


He can't bowl a hoop down a hill

 

[Immenso]

Gather 30 players from 2 countries, plus staff, plus all their gear. Fly them to Chch.

Call last game off early, coz tired. Coz no point, gonna be a draw.

That's a very NZC thing to do, total lack of f*&s.

But, in this instance, judging by Renshaw's bowling load, I'd suspect it was the Aussies instigating for it.
Surely, allow a sub, keep FC status, and get on with it for another 2 hours. Thats really why you're all there. Not for results (it will be a draw) but to test and measure each other's prospects against a higher calibre of cricket than usual (e.g. not Renshaw bowling dibblies, neither Bruce and O'Donnell rolling their arm over, for the record).

FFS.

At least, I am encouraged that Aussies seem just as chilled and lazy as NZ's cricketers and staff.

 

[Spark]

Gather 30 players from 2 countries, plus staff, plus all their gear. Fly them to Chch.

Call last game off early, coz tired. Coz no point, gonna be a draw.

That's a very NZC thing to do, total lack of f*&s.

But, in this instance, judging by Renshaw's bowling load, I'd suspect it was the Aussies instigating for it.
Surely, allow a sub, keep FC status, and get on with it for another 2 hours. Thats really why you're all there. Not for results (it will be a draw) but to test and measure each other's prospects against a higher calibre of cricket than usual (e.g. not Renshaw bowling dibblies, neither Bruce and O'Donnell rolling their arm over, for the record).

FFS.

At least, I am encouraged that Aussies seem just as chilled and lazy as NZ's cricketers and staff.

From Australia's point of view this seemed very much about trying out some batsmen rather than having a serious look at any bowlers.

 

[ataraxia]

I suspect this was Australia saying "hey, we've got 3 bowlers, are messing around a bit, and want to go home" and NZC bowing to the pressure. It's just preposterous imo how these A games have been treated, especially when by rights it should be the highest quality cricket around the world now the IPL's underway.

 

[Ghost]

This is 2023 guys. We can’t have winners and losers. Both teams participated which is all that matters

 

[Immenso]

This is 2023 guys. We can’t have winners and losers. Both teams participated which is all that matters

My point isn't about winning or losing. My point is actually all about participation - that they didn't participate for the required length of time, using the required/desired quality of resources available.

Batsmen still left in the hutch padded up. Bowlers rotated out for 2nd match but then the rules were not 'bent' when in-game bowlers began to drop.

The exercise isn't a total waste of money, but they just gave up on playing 1/12th of a match that the boards had paid a lot of money to gather them there for.

 

[Athlai]

They knew that they had given me all the points I needed.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

200
Why'd they call it a draw? A result was still very possible,

Day 4: Tea Break - New Zealand A need 200 runs

Not possible because 200 runs too many unless

( ind/eng test in eng indian opener hits 190 after tea, in eng in single day both team scored 590 a day still world record in 2 or 3 day test on "those days, after 1st day, 2nd day rest day)

Back to the point
No way you can take 7 wkts after tea.

 

[kaetor]

Back to the point
No way you can take 7 wkts after tea.

New Zealand snatch win in dramatic last session

New Zealand took nine wickets in a dramatic final session to seal a 2-0 series whitewash as Pakistan collapsed against the second new ball to slump to a 138-run defeat

www.espncricinfo.com

It does seem like an odd choice to stop the game, result on the board or no. Possibly the weather the last couple of days was too much, super windy.

 

[GotSpin]

Is Teague a popular name in Australia at the moment?

My sons name is also called Jyhe

 

[TheJediBrah]

I suspect this was Australia saying "hey, we've got 3 bowlers, are messing around a bit, and want to go home" and NZC bowing to the pressure. It's just preposterous imo how these A games have been treated, especially when by rights it should be the highest quality cricket around the world now the IPL's underway.

They weren't proper A games anyway. There were players in there that barely, possibly don't, even make their full-strength domestic sides

 

[Prince EWS]

Would you say


He can't bowl a hoop down a hill

Nah he can bowl offies.

He couldn't bowl a cheeky med down a hill.