***Official*** New Zealand in Australia 2011

[Zinzan]

Yeah, dire batting so far.

Not that dire, one of two loose shots..sheesh

 

[TumTum]

Siddle is swinging it, so I would read too much into the movement Pattinson is getting.

 

[NasserFan207]

ffs C9

 

[straw man]

Guptill just not good enough to nick it, not for the first time. Keep it up Guppy

 

[Spikey]

Is Siddle bowling just a fraction too short here?

 

[Athlai]

Enjoying the movement off the seam, haven't seen it too often in Tests lately.

 

[Zinzan]

Not easy batting conditions, must be said. It's doing a little more than your average start to a test, that's for sure

 

[straw man]

That is NOT good batting, Mark Taylor. Don't think he would have been proud of that shot

 

[Athlai]

Guptill has had enough, thrashed at that.

 

[Nate]

Not easy batting conditions, must be said. It's doing a little more than your average start to a test, that's for sure

Welcome to the GABBA. Get through the early difficulties, and enjoy a beautiful batting track.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Now Guptill's at it. It seems the slash cut over the slips is now a legit cricket shot in NZ. What a time to be alive.

 

[morgieb]

Bowling much better here. Just seems like nerves for young Pattinson.

 

[Athlai]

I'm already sick of the Aussie comms, where is Smithy?

 

[Ruckus]

Could be the most challenging period for the batsmen coming up, when the ball starts moving a little less.

 

[Zinzan]

Welcome to the GABBA. Get through the early difficulties, and enjoy a beautiful batting track.

Exactly, the batsmen are entitled to play & miss a few albeit if a couple of the flashes were loose. Some fairly tough criticism of the NZ batsmen so far

 

[Smudge]

I'm actually gonna be cut tbh.

What a shame that'll be.

 

[Smudge]

I'm already sick of the Aussie comms, where is Smithy?

The Ch9 producers are saving him until NZ lose 4 quick wickets.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Is Pattinson doing a Hilf here, touch too short so it moves too much past the outside edge or am I being a bit harsh?

 

[Prince EWS]

The Ch9 producers are saving him until NZ lose 4 quick wickets.

So they've given him the week off then?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Meanwhile we get Jeremy Coney in the Sky studio.

Proof God's an Englishman, tbh.