**Official** New Zealand in Australia 2015

[Hurricane]

It's turning

 

[Flem274*]

kane will have a crack at lyon, especially since it's turning.

win or lose, nz will want the mitches and haze to go to perth tired. getting at lyon forces smith to bowl them more.

 

[thierry henry]

Wait, you Aussies aren't watching this in HD?

 

[Gnske]

Come on Nicholas, that's a solid Gabba crowd give us Brisbanites some credit.

 

[Spikey]

Wait, you Aussies aren't watching this in HD?

what is hd

 

[Cabinet96]

I still don't have Sky in HD tbh. #SD4lyf

 

[Hurricane]

Glen's right they are trying to not let Lyon settle

 

[Hurricane]

Haha autocorrect *flem

 

[Flem274*]

kane's being trying to dominate them for several overs now and until that boundary he was a bit tied down

 

[Flem274*]

people who don't want gup can piss off. even if he gets out next ball this 100+ ball effort is exactly what was required.

 

[Spikey]

you actually require 100 odd runs from him tbh

 

[Dan]

Someone explain Kane Williamson's career strike rate to me please.

He isn't naturally a quick scorer IMO -- not a guy to be overly aggressive or force the pace. So when he was debuting and establishing himself, he was pretty slow.

Now he's striking at 70ish on a regular basis as a result of being too good for this level and playing every ball on its merits. And it just happens that the merits of each ball generally aren't good enough to stop him from playing a good shot.

With KW you never get the feeling that he's making a concerted effort to score quickly or be aggressive. He just bats, well, normally. And all of a sudden he's 50 (65) without anybody noticing.

 

[Flem274*]

you actually require 100 odd runs from him tbh

if they come from 300-400 balls even better

wasted time is as valuable as runs. we're not going to win, so it doesn't matter what score we make if we're bowled out.

 

[Spikey]

oh man it would have been so good if he had got out the very next ball

 

[Dan]

people who don't want gup can piss off. even if he gets out next ball this 100+ ball effort is exactly what was required.

Yeah, an impressive effort from him so far.

This looks ump's call on leg stump to me IMO.

 

[Dan]

if they come from 300-400 balls even better

wasted time is as valuable as runs. we're not going to win, so it doesn't matter what score we make if we're bowled out.

Bat out the time and you chase the 500.

 

[Flem274*]

that shout is part of the reason why kane is trying to get rid of lyon. guptill v spin is hmm

 

[_Ed_]

Wasted review, IMO. Lyon never looked confident.

 

[Flem274*]

Bat out the time and you chase the 500.

nah, as nz lose wickets they'll shut down more and more

 

[Hurricane]

Good shot Martin