**Official** New Zealand in Australia 2015

[adub]

�� Finch. Hope he has a good season, but surely he's not really ready for this selection

???

The only guys considered for the CAXI are guys who couldn't make their state 12.

 

[hendrix]

Aus resorting to Bangladesh tactics I see.

 

[howardj]

Well, that clears things up...SMarsh, Bancroft, Burns and Usman all failed this afternoon

 

[Immenso]

Obviously it's not ideal, but it's far from the sudden, specific circumstance targeted at NZ that it was made out to be.

Any tour these days that gets more than a single 3 day warm-up game is in the minority.

I complain every tour about our warmups. It's what I do.

BTW. We did play warm ups last Aussie your. Ryder tonked Cutting around and out of Border fiend IIRC.

An Oz tour, assuming we haven't just come from from an October in the SC etc is one of the few times we can actually prepare well, disappointed with what they've organised.

I'm ok with the pink ball experiment, but to not get a pink warmup us madness, and makes a mockery of it.

 

[BackFootPunch]

I complain every tour about our warmups. It's what I do.

BTW. We did play warm ups last Aussie your. Ryder tonked Cutting around and out of Border fiend IIRC.

An Oz tour, assuming we haven't just come from from an October in the SC etc is one of the few times we can actually prepare well, disappointed with what they've organised.

I'm ok with the pink ball experiment, but to not get a pink warmup us madness, and makes a mockery of it.

I'm honestly not sure what you're complaining about...

We got a 1 day game with a pink ball, followed immediately by a 2-dayer. We have a game starting tomorrow that was gonna be 4 days (reduced to 3 because they want to get to Brisbane earlier). Then we have a Test in Brisbane, a Test in Perth, a 2-day tour match (with a pink ball) in Perth, before the final game in Adelaide. We also had the guys in camp and playing FC cricket back here just before they left.

It's one of the more thorough build ups I can remember us ever having.

 

[Immenso]

Yeah. Well my whingy qyestions have been answered. I had thought the test was going to start this week - but we do have a FC game. That was answered then Jefi Brah started lecturing in the short history of modern your warm ups.

And now I'm learning we have a pink ball game as well later. Awesome.

There's a World Cup on, I'm not following this too closely yet. But will be in here knee deep looking for distraction if we lose on Sunday.

 

[Niall]

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[ohnoitsyou]

Southee only having bowled 3 overs is very worrying.

 

[Shortodds]

Southee only having bowled 3 overs is very worrying.

Cricket Australia Report says he left the field 'Feeling unwell'

So not injured at least.

WATCH: NZ toil hard in warm-up game | cricket.com.au

 

[hendrix]

shoooooooot losing Southee would suck.

 

[OverratedSanity]

How's Boult's back holding up btw? Is he back to full fitness?

 

[adub]

#Finchfortestside

Just getting in before Dizzy.

 

[Howsie]

Yep. But we are toast if Southee isn't ready to go come the first test.

 

[hendrix]

Cricket Australia Report says he left the field 'Feeling unwell'

So not injured at least.

WATCH: NZ toil hard in warm-up game | cricket.com.au

if he was "feeling unwell" why would he start?

Very scary.

 

[Spikey]

#Finchfortestside

Just getting in before Dizzy.

we're #blessed to see these former duds lighting it up when playing for a non Victorian team

 

[Gnske]

A pity indeed, can't rely on Craig alone to feed us long hops and filthy pies.

 

[Prince EWS]

#Finchfortestside

Just getting in before Dizzy.

If he makes a really big one here he might even come into contention for Victoria's next Shield game.

 

[Kippax]

McCullum now bowling. That's unlikely to help the penetration I'd hoped to see here at Rooty Hill.

 

[Blain]

Nice to see our boys dominating this weak Aus batting line up.

What's this pitch like? State Highway 1?

 

[Prince EWS]

Nice to see our boys dominating this weak Aus batting line up.

What's this pitch like? State Highway 1?

Yeah slow but flat. Might have turned on Day 4 if Day 4 wasn't cancelled.