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*Official* New Zealand in Australia 2019/20

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Fuller Pilch

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I remember South Africa coming back in Perth after Steyn got injured.

We just need a mini collapse like the one that Southee brought about vs England in the 1st innings. Then bat bigly.
 
Starfighter

Starfighter

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Don't really know what to make of that. 4/250 I think is a decent position but the tail could easily all go against Wagner. NZ likely being a bowler down helps too. Be interested to see if the pitch has more pace in it tomorrow. Marnus was brilliant and Wagner bowled with intelligence, variation and guts that other visiting bowlers *cough*England*cough* could take note of.

I just can't help be worried about Smith. He's looked so out of sorts in the Shield and against Pakistan, is batting painfully and no longer breaking the bowlers' rhythm like he used to. Hopefully it's just a temporary thing and he gets back to piling on the runs, rather than the start of a struggle.
 
stephen

stephen

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
thierry henry said:
How are honours even. They batted a whole day and are 4 down ffs.

They are gonna make whatever they want and we are gonna have to make big runs
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Australia could be dismissed for under 300 still. But you are right, Australia are fractionally ahead, especially with Ferguson injured.
 
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Fuller Pilch

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
thierry henry said:
How are honours even. They batted a whole day and are 4 down ffs.

They are gonna make whatever they want and we are gonna have to make big runs
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They won the toss with good batting conditions and only scored at 2.7. When Warner was in I thought they'd get well over 300 today.

Also headache at 6/7 aren't proven at this level then it is the bowlers. There's a good chance we keep them under 350.
 
stephen

stephen

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Starfighter said:
Don't really know what to make of that. 4/250 I think is a decent position but the tail could easily all go against Wagner. NZ likely being a bowler down helps too. Be interested to see if the pitch has more pace in it tomorrow. Marnus was brilliant and Wagner bowled with intelligence, variation and guts that other visiting bowlers *cough*England*cough* could take note of.

I just can't help be worried about Smith. He's looked so out of sorts in the Shield and against Pakistan, is batting painfully and no longer breaking the bowlers' rhythm like he used to. Hopefully it's just a temporary thing and he gets back to piling on the runs, rather than the start of a struggle.
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He looks out of sorts doesn't he? Even the hundred he made in the shield was very slow. Still, I'd love all out of sorts batsmen to score 43(140).
 
FBU

FBU

International Debutant
@OptaJim

53 - Neil Wagner
has taken 53 Test wickets from short balls since the start of 2016; 17 more than any other bowler in that time. Hostile.

Why did de Grandhomme get the new ball ahead of Wagner? Underrated with the new ball.

80.1

Wagner to Buttler, OUT, bowled 'im! The new ball works a treat! Full, yorker-length from round the wicket, Buttler doesn't offer a shot, and it crashes into the base of off stump! My oh my... if that doesn't sum up how England have fared in the past four days, what does? Think Glenn Maxwell's leave against Ryan Duffield in the 2014-15 BBL - it's that hard to fathom
JC Buttler b Wagner 0 (22m 18b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
 
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Starfighter

Starfighter

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Flem274* said:
can't wait for the media to dog pile lockie and his selection after demanding it all summer
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You just know it's going to happen.

Has he been bowling much over the past couple of weeks? Wonder if he was not quite in tip-top condition. Debuting in 40 °C heat is about as brutal an initiation to test cricket as you can get. Even though it was a flat wicket I thought the Eng match would have been perfect.
 
thierry henry

thierry henry

International Coach
Fuller Pilch said:
They won the toss with good batting conditions and only scored at 2.7. When Warner was in I thought they'd get well over 300 today.

Also headache at 6/7 aren't proven at this level then it is the bowlers. There's a good chance we keep them under 350.
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I’ll call it now (I’m a good jinxer so why not) but no way they make under 350
 
Moss

Moss

International Captain
Pretty respectable day from NZ, would have said honours about even if they nipped out one more wicket under lights. Two recognized batsmen out there and no Ferguson definitely gives Australia an upper hand going into tomorrow.

The the bowlers were all good-to-very-good with the exception of Santner. Hard, however, to see them doing the frontrunning; taking 20 wickets with a depleted attack is a tall order, and if the pitch quickens up as predicted Australia's bowlers will likely get a lot out of it. Still, was a similar sort of start in Mt. Maunganui so let's hope for the best.
 
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Days of Grace

Days of Grace

International Captain
We fought hard all day despite a number of things going against us. Shows the spirit and caliber of this side. We really needed an extra wicket tonight. As it is, we now need to make inroads early tomorrow otherwise it could be another long day with a bowler down and the prospect of being exposed under lights in the third session. Now that I think about it, Australia's first session at us under lights will probably decide the result of the test match.
 
hendrix

hendrix

Hall of Fame Member
Australia on top but we didn't crumble and showed some good resolve on a batting pitch. Yeah, there's swing there but Southee and CdG swing the ball anywhere so I don't think that's out of the ordinary.
 
wrongun

wrongun

Banned
If the Kiwis skittle out Aus this afternoon for under 320 then its game on. How serious is Lockie's injury?
 
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