**Official** New Zealand in Australia

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Aaron Redmond is set to score a double ton. I can feel it.

Yeah looked really solid today, would back him for 250+.

 

[Rant0r]

By the way, I'm so gutted that Vettori fell into the visitors' trap of bowling first at the Gabba. He'll really be rueing that tonight.

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[Polo23]

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Zing!

 

[S.P. Fleming]

Tim Southee Is A Gun, So Is Jesse Ryder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Smudge]

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See below:

Jesus Christ when will touring captains learn that you should bat first at the Gabba 99% of the time.

Won the toss and bowl? Sounds dodgy, pitch isn't gonna offer that much movement, hopefully we can get through that.

Disagree. Too many times touring captains have been drawn into bowling first and it very rarely works.

New Zealand falling into the tourist trap of bowling first.

Aussies to be 3-350 by stumps.

 

[Athlai]

3-350 a good call.

 

[S.P. Fleming]

This could turn out to be an intiguing test match, one that I now expect will go down the the wire. I think it could possibly pan out like this:

Australia: 212
New Zealand: 283
Australia: 324
New Zealand: 256/8

NZ win by two wickets!

 

[Athlai]

Well you'd assume Australia would stay on 214.

 

[Mister Wright]

Jesus Christ when will touring captains learn that you should bat first at the Gabba 99% of the time.

Bet you're glad this was the 1% time.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Loving the Kiwi's in this thread. Haven't even batted yet, it's quality.

 

[completeNZer]

I expect NZ to fall over tbh I've almost lost complete faith in our batting which is sad

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Ban yourself from the forum, learn the LBW laws then log back in.

kthnxbye

I've got this great e-mail that I could send Clapo on this subject. Maybe you've seen it?

 

[Athlai]

Don't think any Kiwi has said we are going to win this. Just that we bowled pretty ****ing well.

 

[Perm]

Keep in mind Australia have just come back from India. Let's not get too ahead of ourselves.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Don't think any Kiwi has said we are going to win this. Just that we bowled pretty ****ing well.

Never said so, just find it pretty funny. Good to see something other than "wah wah we're awful".

 

[Flem274*]

Aaron Redmond is set to score a double ton. I can feel it.

What you feel is that drug flowing through your veins

 

[Athlai]

Yeah we won a day against Australia.

 

[Flem274*]

Never said so, just find it pretty funny. Good to see something other than "wah wah we're awful".

Tbh if we lose, that'll be back in fashion pretty quick knowing our media for a start.

Heath would have enjoyed his favourite writer in the Dominion Rag today.

 

[Athlai]

This one?

 

[Top_Cat]

By the way, I'm so gutted that Vettori fell into the visitors' trap of bowling first at the Gabba. He'll really be rueing that tonight.

In fairness, well, I can't think of a Gabba Test where it wasn't the case that the side batting first put on a big total.

Gutsy from Vettori, had faith in his bowlers and they came through for him. Outstanding cricket by NZ in general, really great stuff, juicy deck* or not (it wasn't THAT juicy).




* I said 'deck', by the way.