**Official** New Zealand in Australia 2015

[TheJediBrah]

pff Burns open-faced forward defence is ****ing ****

someone needs to tell him to stop doing it

 

[Athlai]

southee's average is 32.


Would've thought his average is 28 or so

His first dozen matches as a 19/20 year old blew out his average to mid 40s.

Since his real coming of age in Test cricket in 2012 he has averaged 28 with 100 wickets.

 

[Dan]

FMD, Slats introducing Ian Smith in a mock-Kiwi accent?

 

[NZTailender]

This is ridiculous

 

[Dan]

****ing pitch it up you idiots.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Solid start so far. Warner going hard early to unsettle everyone is predictable but we've found our spot now.

yeah better bowl short and wide

 

[OverratedSanity]

His first dozen matches as a 19/20 year old blew out his average to mid 40s.

Since his real coming of age in Test cricket in 2012 he has averaged 28 with 100 wickets.

His overall average would've been 28-29 a year back I would imagine. He was awesome from 2011-14 or so. Last year has been pretty expensive for him.

 

[Athlai]

His overall average would've been 28-29 a year back I would imagine. He was awesome from 2011-14 or so. Last year has been pretty expensive for him.

Yeah he got it to 29 last year.

Don't think he has been as poor as his figures over the last year have suggested.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Really do not like Burns' defensive technique at all. That open face will get him in loads of trouble.

 

[social]

Deck looks good but bowling is pretty ordinary

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

fast forward to day 2 post lunch session

 

[Spark]

His overall average would've been 28-29 a year back I would imagine. He was awesome from 2011-14 or so. Last year has been pretty expensive for him.

It was sub-30 during the middle of last year: Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Shortodds]

AH the old change the ball trick. Been a while since they've used that one.

 

[nevermind]

Now if they could just bring out a suitcase of new bowlers NZ will be right in this

 

[NZTailender]

Stop bowling crap you cowards!

 

[Spark]

Burns has seriously got to put that shot away early on.

Also needs a county gig.

 

[Dan]

Burns has seriously got to put that shot away early on.

Also needs a county gig.

It'd be county gig #3 for him, and he hasn't set the world alight in either of them.

 

[straw man]

Jesus can we just pack behind square on the offside and get this hack out

 

[Gob]

ideally you'd want Bancroft opening with Burns sliding to #5 once Voges goes but Burns has to actually fail as an opener first

 

[dermo]

the bowling hasn't been great but not a fan of this pitch, a bit more grass would be nice