*Official* Australia in New Zealand T20s 2021

[Athlai]

We have it down to a science

 

[nzfan]

Weather is fine today albeit quite windy. Not cold but just windy. Cake tin will cover bit of wind but still windy enough to upset some bowlers. Good luck bowling into today.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Santner out with a headache and fever, self isolating ... Milne in!!!

Just a shame the pitch looks like a slow, low turner.

 

[bill8164]

I'll be very interested in how the BC's change the balance of the team with Mitch out. There's not really an obvious spin option unless Kane bowls more. I'd love to see Milne in tbh.

 

[Mike5181]

Milne being selected and playing well would make my day.

 

[thierry henry]

They interviewed that same England player 3 times today. Poor woman said ‘yeah definitely’ at least 8 times all up.

 

[Chewie]

I'll be very interested in how the BC's change the balance of the team with Mitch out. There's not really an obvious spin option unless Kane bowls more. I'd love to see Milne in tbh.

Chapman bowls, so can Phillips

 

[Burgey]

I dunno about Wellington but here's the weather cam for Geelong. Get a ****in climate. Clouds suggest James Anderson might be hiding in one of those boats. That can't be rain even though it looks like it, just like the rain that doesn't happen in England in June. #CWWeatherMemes

Geelong looking about as depressing as always then.

 

[thierry henry]

lol the captain’s handshake, bantz

 

[thierry henry]

Kinda feel bad for Chapman, playing him as effectively a bowling all rounder is a waste and feels like a hiding to nothing for a talented bat

 

[Chewie]

Chapman in for Santner - interestingly cricinfo has Chapman down as an 'allrounder'

 

[Chewie]

Kinda feel bad for Chapman, playing him as effectively a bowling all rounder is a waste and feels like a hiding to nothing for a talented bat

He hasn't even bowled in his last ten games, if not longer

 

[ataraxia]

Phillips is a better bowler than Chapman anyway, so I assume and hope he's playing as a specialist bat.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Be interesting to see how Williamson uses his 5th bowler/ (Neesham/Phillips/Chapman/himself???) esp if one or 2 of the 4 main bowlers gets smashed.

 

[Nintendo]

Not a big fan of dropping sams, he's been **** at the death but him at #7 solves the issue of us relying on the top order, and realistically Meredith and jhye can cover death, and Ashton agar is not good enough to bat #7 long term.

 

[thierry henry]

gimme some fake crowd noise tbh

 

[The Hutt Rec]

The third umpire echoing out around the stadium haha

 

[thierry henry]

That was out AF

 

[stephen]

Geelong looking about as depressing as everything else below the Tweed then.

FTFY. z

 

[thierry henry]

Wade always seems so surprised that the new ball is swinging