**Official** New Zealand in Australia 2015

[Cabinet96]

Even in this spell you can see why Craig could be dangerous in the right conditions. But no Aussie pitch will do enough to cancel out two short balls an over.

 

[adub]

was smashing middle and the bails tbh

and before anyone starts i was firing kane last week for the lyon one. definitely hitting the bails.

Yeah this. Can't call one where half the ball is taking the top of middle marginal. That's exactly the sort of one you should be reviewing.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Even in this spell you can see why Craig could be dangerous in the right conditions. But no Aussie pitch will do enough to cancel out two short balls an over.

He reminds me a bit of a much less accurate Graeme Swann

 

[OverratedSanity]

Can't complain about marginal lbws imo. They can go either way and it's pointless comparing one marginal one with the other. The decisions will always vary. That's what a 50-50 is.

 

[Bahnz]

Argh! Stop. Bowling. ****. Trent!

 

[dermo]

Instead of another DRS discussion, how about captains learn not to review marginal decisions? Not that hard FFS.

I see your point but when the bloke whose got the best point of view is the bowler, who is desperate for a wicket, you can see how you'd review that. way easier to see that would probably be umpires call when your watching on TV as opposed to the captain at mid on.

that should've been given imo

 

[Flem274*]

i was giving the lbw live. just looked out.

after a good over or two boult has again lost his line and length. sigh.

 

[vandem]

These things do tend to go against you when you're getting thrashed.

And playing away? England got the better of the "umpire's call" decisions by around 3:1 when NZ toured earlier this year, and Aussie are already a few ahead in this series.

It's probably random for home / away, and just my observer bias, but not easy for a fan to take ...

 

[straw man]

Argh! Stop. Bowling. ****. Trent!

He's on for Khawaja and has had him in trouble a couple of times bowling full-ish around offstump. It's a pity about all the other crap.

 

[Cabinet96]

Slip could be in business here I reckon.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Warner's like a Sehwag with none of his weaknesses. That's a pretty terrifying thought.

 

[Cabinet96]

Warner's like a Sehwag with none of his weaknesses. That's a pretty terrifying thought.

Not as god against spin or at getting huge scores though.

 

[dermo]

Warner's like a Sehwag with none of his weaknesses. That's a pretty terrifying thought.

he had real trouble against Anderson seaming the ball across him but that flaw just isn't going to be exploited in these conditions, he just dominates when the ball comes on with no movement

 

[Spark]

he had real trouble against Anderson seaming the ball across him but that flaw just isn't going to be exploited in these conditions, he just dominates when the ball comes on with no movement

I thought his problem was more the ball decking into him tbh, and cramping him for room

 

[Cabinet96]

Wtf. He didn't even get a glove on it.

 

[Spark]

Geez he hasn't even gotten vaguely close to that

 

[adub]

missing those are gonna cost ya big time

 

[dermo]

I thought his problem was more the ball decking into him tbh, and cramping him for room

it's both really, he's not great at working the ball to leg and when he can't drive on the up through the line like he can on these pitches, he gets himself in trouble

 

[OverratedSanity]

Not as god against spin or at getting huge scores though.

That's fair. Some different strengths and weaknesses I suppose, despite them both being ridiculously destructive

 

[TheJediBrah]

Ah looks like he did hit it

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