Final - New Zealand v Australia (29th March)

[jonbrooks]

Smithee is saying BMac played outside the ball each as if something wasn't quite right there. IMO it was nerves, the event, playing in Australia and all those types of things.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Checking for no balls is still probably NOT the biggest threat to cricket today guys.

Easily the most annoying though.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

this is kane's final, feeling it

 

[Antihippy]

Ffs haze get your radar right.

 

[Spikey]

Also absolutely huge middle finger to everyone in England who thinks you can just smash fast swinging yorkers by showing intent.

Was it even a yorker? Full balls that hit stumps = yorker, full balls that get hit for four = half volley

 

[Dan]

Swing is a good sign for NZ -- 7outhee and Boulteh will be looking forward to taking the new ball here.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Still laughing that people thought NZ had a chance in this game

 

[OverratedSanity]

Smithee is saying BMac played outside the ball each as if something wasn't quite right there. IMO it was nerves, the event, playing in Australia and all those types of things.

Just done by pace and swing.

 

[smash84]

nz looking nervy

 

[Cabinet96]

Haze needs to follow up here. Can't take the new ball ahead of Johnson and bowl leg stump stuff.

 

[Swingpanzee]

haze gotta tighten up

 

[Zinzan]

No nerves from Starc it seems, was right on the money from ball 1...so much class.

 

[jonbrooks]

Baz isn't about common sense

Baz is about #intent

He wants to show NZ fear no one and will go hard no matter who has the ball.

Outclassed by Starc, but dying by the sword sends a strong message than seeing off the over would have.

No fear. No holding back. Always attack. Always go for it.

This is a both a great and awful innings by Baz tbh.

I agree completely. BMac is hit and miss. If he hits, he wins it for us. If he misses, well we have others in the team. But his early loss is a major downer for us.

 

[Contra]

This is a awful innings by Baz tbh.

I agree

 

[Spikey]

a year ago I put 250 dollars on Australia making the WC final and MJ not taking the new ball and I am very rich now.

 

[Zinzan]

nz looking nervy

Really? Wonder why that could be?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Was it even a yorker? Full balls that hit stumps = yorker, full balls that get hit for four = half volley

Definite yorker imo. Couple of inches fuller than a true half volley.

 

[jonbrooks]

Big challenge for Guppy now.

 

[viriya]

Smithee is saying BMac played outside the ball each as if something wasn't quite right there. IMO it was nerves, the event, playing in Australia and all those types of things.

Swing.

 

[weldone]

Williamson looks like he's not under as much under pressure as McC was.