**Official** New Zealand in Australia 2015

[jcas0167]

It's always what the system was set up to do. That's why umpire's call is a thing. It's also important to build in to a system like this to give a small degree of inaccuracy.

It was discussed in depth during the previous test, but I think what are currently left as 'umpires call' could be improved by:

a) not losing a review on them; and

b) just having a consistent approach on the LBW calls (either if it's clipping it's always out, or it's always not out) rather than leaving it to the randomness of umpires initial call which can lead to unequal treatment of the same event (eg. ball clipping).

 

[Spark]

Boult has been probably one of the most disappointing individual performances over a series for a long time.

Clarke.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I'm almost positive it will seem like an entirely different track when your lot get the nut in their hands. There's no fear factor with our bowlers who are lucky to get the odd deliver past 140 on these tracks that don't go sideways, the batsmen can just hover of the front-foot. Will be a different ball game with the two Mitch's and I can see Lyon causing all sorts of problems with the extra bounce when it comes to the offie.

Yeah, plus scoreboard pressure and freedom to attack as well. It's just really hard to answer a big first innings score.

 

[Dan]

This could really be a case of Starc looking super-floaty while bowling 145km/h, to be honest.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Jedi is no Blocky.

must be at least on par with blocky as batsman if not more going by other guys struggle to give him strike and that happens a lot

 

[Cabinet96]

Clarke.

What in the Ashes? He was disappointing but I wasn't really excepting him to be brilliant. The difference between the expectation of Boult (world class and the biggest threat for NZ) to what he has been (non threatening and pretty wayward) has been huge. Kohli in England is probably the closest too it. Might be worse because it was a five match series and this is only six days into the series.

 

[Zinzan]

Good on you mate, I'm sure you were playing at international level with the associated noise and pressure.

Could be time to call it a night. You're clearly not having much fun, nor making it much fun for others.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Clarke.

in England? No one expected him to do all that great tbh. I certainly didn't.

 

[straw man]

I'm almost positive it will seem like an entirely different track when your lot get the nut in their hands. There's no fear factor with our bowlers who are lucky to get the odd deliver past 140 on these tracks that don't go sideways, the batsmen can just hover of the front-foot. Will be a different ball game with the two Mitch's and I can see Lyon causing all sorts of problems with the extra bounce when it comes to the offie.

Yeah pretty much. Though seeing the way the pitch is playing gives me a little more hope that Latham and Watling can exceed their Brisbane efforts and support Williamson and McCullum (who we are completely reliant on).

 

[Skyliner]

Injuries, medium paced bowlers, not good enough or just out of form batsman mixed with hype....possibly the worst combination you could bring to Australia as an under-dog. Thank god there hope that the kiwis bounce back, they're so much better than this and everyone knows that.

And the lost tosses, sabotaged prep and poor umpiring decisions. We never had a chance.

At least KW has more test centuries than Bradman at the same age, is the man Alan Border would pick to bat for his life, and is going to be better than Tendulkar. When you have a living God in your side, winning is only a secondary consideration.

 

[Spark]

in England? No one expected him to do all that great tbh. I certainly didn't.

He averaged like 10 though and could barely bat by the end.

 

[Gob]

Warner looks pretty determine for a double here. Won't get a better opportunity

 

[OverratedSanity]

Boult here has been probably one of the most disappointing individual performances over a series for a long time.

Since Kohli in England, yeah.

 

[Zinzan]

This could really be a case of Starc looking super-floaty while bowling 145km/h, to be honest.

Hope you're right, but just can't see it.

 

[Skyliner]

Could be time to call it a night. You're clearly not having much fun, nor making it much fun for others.

You're not having fun Zinny? DRS discussions got you in a lather?

 

[Spark]

This could really be a case of Starc looking super-floaty while bowling 145km/h, to be honest.

Yeah could be. I wonder if his arm is a little higher these days, though, because he certainly seems to get more zip and bounce than he used to.

 

[Gob]

And the lost tosses, sabotaged prep and poor umpiring decisions. We never had a chance.

At least KW has more test centuries than Bradman at the same age, is the man Alan Border would pick to bat for his life, and is going to be better than Tendulkar. When you have a living God in your side, winning is only a secondary consideration.

Time to start Tendulkar vs Williamson bowling thread then

 

[Flem274*]

is it safe to look yet?

 

[thundaboult]

So this series is a total disaster for NZ then.

It will be if they come out to bat and fold over. Lets wait and see.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Wonder how Estraya would bowl on this. Extra pace of Starc and MJ could prove handy but cant see much swing on offer. NZ has to bat decently

All about scoreboard pressure. Bowlers bowl differently when they know they can afford to give away 500 runs and still not lose. Batsmen bat differently when they know they need to get 500 runs to not lose. Changes everything.