**Official** New Zealand in Australia 2015

[Bahnz]

Gilchrist was never dismissed, he just shut up shop after Warne was run out. And the Gillespie one while obviously out on replay, was one of those leg side strangles that's always a little bit tough for a front-on umpire to rule on. The one earlier in the day when he gave Steve Waugh not out after he smashed the cover off one on the way through to Parore was the real head-slapping moment - but then Waugh got out a half hour later anyway.

 

[Flem274*]

Another tour another DRS debate

Still better than another tour another irreversible decision screw up debate

 

[Gob]

Pretty confident Aust could get 7 wickets inside a full day specially considering the fact that there won't ba a watling/williamson partnership but getting a full day is doubtful

Would be pretty ****en pissed if the scoreline remain 0-0 come the WACA

 

[Gob]

**** the weather looks perfect from tuesday

 

[dfrinku]

How early are they starting tomorrow?

 

[TheJediBrah]

I think his argument there is that if DRS shows it is clipping by half a ball or less there is an element of doubt so decision should favour the batsmen.

which is absurd. If the batsman is out, and is given out and replays show that they were correctly given out, how much sense does it make to decide that they're not out.

Whether those are always given not-out, or always given out, it seems preferable to the umpires call randomness.

which is fair enough, and "always given out" when the ball is shown to be hitting the stumps at least makes some sense

"always given not out" not so much

 

[morgieb]

How early are they starting tomorrow?

Half an hour earlier.

 

[Bahnz]

I thought they'd switched to starting 15 minutes early and ending 15 minutes late?

 

[Julian87]

I'm not usually the type to question DRS and I'm not going to start today, but if you look at the side-on replay it's really hard to visualise the flight of the ball there and not see it going over

I thought it was definitely clipping.

 

[Howe_zat]

What's the most undeserving draw in cricketing history? gogo stats nerds

New Zealand have previous in this area; 2nd Test: New Zealand v England at Auckland, Mar 31-Apr 3, 1933 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Started day 3 on 8/0 having conceded a first innings lead of 390. Rest of the match was rained off

Then in this match their first innings deficit was 384, but luckily the 4th day was rained off completely. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62736.html

 

[jcas0167]

New Zealand have previous in this area; 2nd Test: New Zealand v England at Auckland, Mar 31-Apr 3, 1933 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Started day 3 on 8/0 having conceded a first innings lead of 390. Rest of the match was rained off

Heh, my grandad was lucky enough to see Hammond's triple ton in that match.

 

[Howe_zat]

Wait, no found it. Pakistan drawing in Brisbane in 1983. 2nd Test: Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane, Nov 25-29, 1983 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

1st innings lead of 353. Then

Hughes's declaration left Pakistan with 70 minutes' batting on the third evening in dull light, but Mohsin and Mudassar scored 42 good runs before play was ended twenty minutes early. It began 45 minutes late the next day, and in 55 minutes before lunch Pakistan lost their opening pair and also Miandad before rain set in during the interval. Heavy rain on the last day left the ground almost under water.

 

[Captain_Cook]

This test has been so frustrating as a transient NZ supporter. The Black Caps had their best chance in 30 years to beat Australia at home, the Warner-Burns-Khawaja-Smith-Voges batting lineup is the weakest Australia have been in that department for decades. NZ have been excellent in test matches over the last 2 years and they turn up in Australia and bowl short.

Did they not even watch the 2010/11 Ashes? Most of the wickets in Australia defeats were to full balls edged to the slip cordon. The running theme of the series was full-edge-out or short-pie-four which is a big part of why Cook plundered 766 runs @127.

 

[Moss]

Yeah agreed. In the past NZ sides have at times been guilty of trying too hard against the Aussies, here they barely showed up. It's like fat kid finally being asked to the school dance and proceeding to turn up drunk.

I can't imagine the plan was go and bowl short (in fact Southee mostly bowled very well in that first session, Warner did a great job of seeing him off), so I guess we can assume the "preparation" wasn't as great as Neesham claimed it to be.

 

[Moss]

Here's one from the not-so-recent past.
3rd Test: Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Dec 18-22, 2007 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Bahnz]

It's not just the length though. Boult had Khawaja looking uncomfortable almost every time he bowled to him, but could never keep him on strike for more than 2 or 3 deliveries because he just kept drifting into the pads. Neesham has the pitch map of a blindfolded drunk. And Craig has bowled with the accuracy of Michael Atherton's occasional leg breaks.

 

[turnstyle]

Odd that I can't remember a time where rain genuinely saved Australia since the 2005 Ashes.

A few months before 2005 but this very important one sticks out in my memory.

2nd Test: India v Australia at Chennai, Oct 14-18, 2004 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Flem274*]

i missed the entire first innings effort but i was blown away by boult at the start of the second. that wasn't just bad, some of that would have been hammered in the Hawke Cup. high 120s short and wide is just begging to be hit by lesser batsmen than Warner and Burns. i couldn't believe i was watching trent boult.

 

[Daemon]

Only Test: Bangladesh v India at Fatullah, Jun 10-14, 2015 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Here's one from this year, would've easily won but I guess it's bangladesh so wtv

 

[Furball]

Odd that I can't remember a time where rain genuinely saved Australia since the 2005 Ashes.

Manchester

edit: misread, Adelaide 2010 would've been it if your batting wasn't ****.