**Official** New Zealand in Australia 2015

[adub]

You do know Smitteh is gonna double up on this deck don't ya.

 

[hendrix]

hmmmm, none of Bracewell, Craig nor Neesh are going to able to bowl with economy. This could get brutal.

 

[_Ed_]

Now Burns is starting to look good too. Sigh.

 

[social]

He defends so many deliveries behind square on the offside. Really not a good sign on Australian pitches.

I don't have that much of a problem with that aspect as he is looking to play late with soft hands

However, it does become dangerous when he is not right behind it

 

[Burgey]

Think bowling machines/repetitive practice has something to do with it

Look at Watto - robotic footwork

This is a very good point. See it with the juniors in Burgeinho's rep side. They're all bowling machine and net coached to within an inch of their lives.

 

[Athlai]

Boult tends to bowl a pretty good second spell.

 

[TheJediBrah]

**** I'm starting to like Burns now

Craig could be in for a brutal series. Vettori could probably still play if he wanted. He's world class.

 

[Pratters]

Is this pitch a bit slow off the surface?

 

[Spark]

Is this pitch a bit slow off the surface?

It's Day 1 Brisbane, there's still a bit of sponginess in it from the moisture. Tomorrow should be quicker.

 

[Furball]

Why do sides persist in picking off spinners to tour Australia?

They'd be as well calling me up ffs.

 

[Spark]

I don't have that much of a problem with that aspect as he is looking to play late with soft hands

However, it does become dangerous when he is not right behind it

See I don't think he's actually doing this, though. I just think he isn't quite getting into line and balls are skewing off the splice.

 

[Furball]

Boult tends to bowl a pretty good second spell.

Is that who you've picked up your 2nd new ball wickets habit from?

 

[Cabinet96]

Kookaburra ball in being trash shocker.

 

[Spark]

Phenomenal spelling of the word "near" there

 

[Spark]

Kookaburra ball in being trash shocker.

Really reckon we should just follow Ponting's idea and just use the Duke ball.

 

[GotSpin]

craig serving up a buffet today

 

[Bahnz]

**** I'm starting to like Burns now

Craig could be in for a brutal series. Vettori could probably still play if he wanted. He's world class.

Nah, even last year Vettori's achilles wasn't up to more than about 12 overs a day.

 

[hendrix]

If we're talking spinners...

I'll leave this one to Athlai

 

[social]

How does a bat having thicker edge change the ball's trajectory ffs?

Sure it might go further but I find it hard to believe that it causes it to go flatter!

 

[Bahnz]

Tend to think Jeets would get smashed in Australia, though he'd at least bowl fewer pies than Craig.