*Official* Australia tour of New Zealand Feb-Mar 2024

[straw man]

Really happy for Henry - he's worked damn hard for this chance and has bowled with accuracy and zip today.

 

[King Kane]

O'Rourke getting in on the wicket taking action.

Choosing to bowl first is looking a lot better now.

 

[Spark]

All the early morning gambhiring looking a bit silly now.

1/61 is a perfectly fine return for the first session if it's used as a platform to become more assertive after lunch. Instead the opposite has happened

 

[Athlai]

All the early morning gambhiring looking a bit silly now.

If these two bat together for 15 overs then they could pretty easily give Australia a comfortable afternoon. Gotta get early wickets badly here.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

He hit it!

What are you doing??

Edit: okay he didn't

 

[TT Boy]

**** me.

 

[Spark]

Haha him hitting his pad has saved him twice there; one because it obviously was the source of the noise but also because if the bat face doesn't close as a result, he's nicking that straight to second slip

 

[Athlai]

Southee not reviewing

 

[TT Boy]

Wow. Can't believe he didn't hit that. Sounded so good.

 

[Alex0paul]

200 in 8 innings for Head and 119 came in 1 knock. Surely he’s got to be binned?

 

[Spark]

200 in 8 innings for Head and 119 came in 1 knock. Surely he’s got to be binned?

For who?

 

[ashley bach]

Henry 2/22 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[morgieb]

200 in 8 innings for Head and 119 came in 1 knock. Surely he’s got to be binned?

Not before Marnus. At least Head hit a ton.

 

[Starfighter]

1/61 is a perfectly fine return for the first session if it's used as a platform to become more assertive after lunch. Instead the opposite has happened

But wickets can fall yet if you'd read the comments you'd think we were nailed on for 400.

 

[TT Boy]

I remember Shaun Marsh when out-of-form looking like he never held a bat before, and Head’s not looking much better. Even in the 20/20s, it seemed forced.

 

[Spark]

I remember Shaun Marsh when out-of-form looking like he never held a bat before, and Head’s not looking much better. Even in the 20/20s, it seemed forced.

He always looks like that tbf.

But yeah I'm with morgie. Our #3 stinking it up so hard is by a mile the biggest problem with the batting order right now.

 

[Alex0paul]

For who?

Rob Quiney or Alex Doolan?

Who knows but surely someone else deserves a shot now?

 

[Spark]

Rob Quiney or Alex Doolan?

Who knows but surely someone else deserves a shot now?

Ah, yes, well...

Renshaw is the next in line and he's not exactly in great nick either (and almost certainly isn't as good). McSweeney is probably the name that gets thrown around after that for a middle order spot but he's fallen off a cliff in the last two months, so he's probably out. And then...

 

[Starfighter]

Once again we are relying on Marsh to rebuild the innings.

 

[King Kane]

Marsh is capable of turning this around with a counter attack like he did with a ton in the last Ashes series, we need to get him early before he gets set.