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

[morgieb]

Pretty quick collapse.

Chase feels pretty close to 50/50.

 

[Burgey]

Jeez that escalated quickly. Hadn’t checked after tea until just now.

anyway, shaping up as a good chase. Plenty of time for Aus. Henry obviously the key for nz on form

 

[Dick Rockett]

There is just nothing to like about Scott Kuggeleijn. He bowls like a windsock, his batting stance is ugly, he's got a face like an SS stormtrooper and even his name is an upended scrabble board.

Plus he's a *** pest and he's bad at cricket.

 

[Meridio]

On the pitch last week, I would say this is plenty but on this, with only ~2.5 bowlers, I don't think it's enough.

 

[thierry henry]

Ha, there was a very easy 2 on offer if he'd just knocked it onto the onside. But Kuggeleijn doesn't know the idea of restraint...

It’s also possible to try to hit 4s. There was no rush. Literally any option other than trying to hit 6s over fielders.

 

[thierry henry]

It’s also possible to try to hit 4s. There was no rush. Literally any option other than trying to hit 6s over fielders.

And tbh Henry is just about the worst offender.He’s had some great success but I still don’t think it makes sense.

 

[ashley bach]

That was weak as piss since the tea break. Still a chance but grinding out another 30-40 runs would of made a big difference.

 

[artvandalay]

Not good, why did Nzl suddenly bat as if it's the death overs and leave like 50 runs out there? They might have made much more had they ground it out.

 

[Nintendo]

He was but this isn’t a good Australian batting lineup and hasn’t been for some time

People seem to have forgotten that we were saved by rain in the Ashes and owed one of our test wins to Cummins batting

That's a very glass half empty way to look at that ashes. England where the better side by the end of everything, but we still drew a very good England side in home conditions. The third test was close as hell and the 5th test was also pretty close

Fyi, not saying that our batting is perfect. Just confused at how people are reflecting on that ashes nowadays.

 

[Spark]

They really should chase this down, but I don't blame anyone for not trusting this batting order in a chase of substance

 

[Xix2565]

Australia in the last 7 years have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 6 Tests where they've made at least 200 in the 4th innings. Sample size lol tbh. Still, if they can't get it up to beat a team with Kuggeleijn then they got questions to answer.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Not enough runs unless Sears has a Shamari rampage.

 

[Meridio]

We really, really need an actual probing spell from Southee here too. He's been a passenger for the last year and it really is time for him to stand up.

 

[straw man]

Don't worry, cometh the hour, cometh the Southee.

 

[SteveNZ]

We lost 3-18 and 4-23 from situations of relative ascendency. Tough sides with strong leadership, in big moments, don't do that

 

[morgieb]

Australia in the last 7 years have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 6 Tests where they've made at least 200 in the 4th innings. Sample size lol tbh. Still, if they can't get it up to beat a team with Kuggeleijn then they got questions to answer.

Yeah it's crazy how few competitive fourth innings chases we've had over the last decade. Though the last 12 months has given up a few.

 

[King Kane]

Great ball from Henry, no edge though.

 

[ashley bach]

fmd Henry looking awesome again.

 

[Flem274*]

That was great umpiring too.

 

[SteveNZ]

Tbf to Southee, it was a good ball and he unusually didn't just try to flay it blindly

Yeah but he's a grown man, 100 Tests in, get behind it and wear it if you have to. Sears was happy to get in line, even when Cummins came around.

It's weak as watered down piss