**Official** New Zealand in Australia

[GGG]

Hoping they would get at least 200

 

[Uppercut]

Taylor is gun. Flynn is a stubborn prick. Ryder is the personification of lazy elegance.

Taylor plays too many shots though.

 

[grapedo]

And there goes taylor and this test is all over.

 

[Craig]

Bugger. Have a slog Southee.

Should all have a slog.

 

[Uppercut]

Mitch (y) MOTM for mine. Sticking it up teh arse of those who doubt him

No!

MOTM is Simon Katich. Batting well for a bat-carrying 131* on a bowler-friendly pitch>>>getting out 6 **** batsmen on a bowler-friendly pitch.

 

[andruid]

Since this is over, it's time to look back at things we learnt from this test that we already knew.

1. Australia>>>New Zealand
2. New Zealand can bowl a bit but can't bat.
3. Stuart Clark is awesome.
4. Pitches that favour the bowling a little make for far better cricket than pitches that favour the batsmen.
5. Australia aren't as good as they used to be.

What else...

Southee knows how to use the new ball.

 

[Craig]

Lovely shot by O'Brien.

 

[Athlai]

Taylor plays too many shots though.

To be fair to him he's become the rock of a batting order that he really shouldn't be yet. He's too young, we lost Fleming Styris McMillan and Astle and left Ross Taylor to be the guy who always has to score runs. Wasn't fair on him at all I reckon.

 

[Craig]

No!

MOTM is Simon Katich. Batting well for a bat-carrying 131* on a bowler-friendly pitch>>>getting out 6 **** batsmen on a bowler-friendly pitch.

AWTA.

 

[_Ed_]

Anyone > Redmond

Maybe, but Flynn in the middle order surely > Flynn opening, which as far as I know he hasn't done much of before.

 

[Craig]

What the hell was that O'Brien?

 

[Athlai]

Yeah but Fulton in middle order, Flynn opening > Flynn in middle order Redmond opening.

Not that I want Flynn to open, I just want Redmond goneburger.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

My favourite part of the innings. Martin is in .

A race to five wickets between Johnson and Clark - Clark with the big headstart.

 

[Johnners]

No!

MOTM is Simon Katich. Batting well for a bat-carrying 131* on a bowler-friendly pitch>>>getting out 6 **** batsmen on a bowler-friendly pitch.

8 wickets, and an extremely valuable 30 on a pitch that isn't as bowler friendly as being made out.

Won't complain if it's Katich, but Johnson is just as deserving afaic.

 

[Uppercut]

To be fair to him he's become the rock of a batting order that he really shouldn't be yet. He's too young, we lost Fleming Styris McMillan and Astle and left Ross Taylor to be the guy who always has to score runs. Wasn't fair on him at all I reckon.

True, yeah, it's not Taylor's fault everyone else in the lineup is worse than him. He's still SO frustrating though.

 

[andruid]

Midge and Clark fighting over Martin's wicket.

 

[GGG]

we are not going to see Southee take a swing.,

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Should be promoted IMO.

 

[Craig]

Martin has got a run. Go die How.

 

[NZTailender]

All overrrrrr.

Just confirms that while our bowling is going in the right direction, the batsmen still have a long, long way to go.