Bowling first at the Gabba with Elliott now doubt getting a few overs, may as well go mine for ice on the sun.I was scared before the tour started, now I'm ****ing terrified. The horror.
Disagree. Too many times touring captains have been drawn into bowling first and it very rarely works.DWTA, right call from Vettori. Even if it is a solid batting pitch it's not going to be any worse tomorrow or the next day. If it's good for bowlers, happy days.
Haha.DWTA, right call from Vettori. Even if it is a solid batting pitch it's not going to be any worse tomorrow or the next day. If it's good for bowlers, happy days.
Rain's forecast though, and Australia haven't played a spinner so batting on the last day isn't the worst thing in the world. But I guess we'll never find out whether this was a good decision or not- NZ would've lost either way.Haha.
A Test Match pitch gets worse as the game goes on, at the Gabba normally moreso. New Zealand will be batting last. Worth it for some possible early movement? Probs not. Conditions will most likely be akin to tomorrow morning.
Surely not.Daniel Flynn Tests: 6 Age: 28
Indeed.Elliot's inclusion nicely illustrates the incompetence of the selectors.
Channel 9 have always been pretty poor in regards to things like that. Remember bowlers being listed wrong, ages, even stats.According to Channel 9:
Surely not.
When they discover their is not the 1% of the time they can risk batting first.Jesus Christ when will touring captains learn that you should bat first at the Gabba 99% of the time.
Yeah, just checked and Flynn is 23. Good. We'd be wasting our time on him if he was 28.Channel 9 have always been pretty poor in regards to things like that. Remember bowlers being listed wrong, ages, even stats.
While Fulton, at 29, is continually ignored...Yeah, just checked and Flynn is 23. Good. We'd be wasting our time on him if he was 28.
Indeed. Bracewell probably uses his Test record to justify it, without considering that he forced the poor guy to open the batting!While Fulton, at 29, is continually ignored...
Going down as NZ's forgotten man perhaps.
How long until this muppet steps down, again?Indeed. Bracewell probably uses his Test record to justify it, without considering that he forced the poor guy to open the batting!