***Official*** Australia in New Zealand 2016

[Zinzan]

Voges will be chomping at the bit to get a chance to further boost his average on this track.

 

[CM Punk]

I don't think we'll be able to bowl them out tomorrow, so we'll be waiting for a declaration sometime in the third session.

 

[Gnske]

Yeah but they also had that Steyn bloke who was sort of decent

Its Adelaide, what can a man do. Was such a dire pitch that Kallis and Philander jumped ship early just to avoid the slaughter.

Besides, only Day 2 now. Can explode all of tomorrow when the pitch is even better.

 

[TumTum]

Voges will be chomping at the bit to get a chance to further boost his average on this track.

Probably 50*

 

[Gob]

I'd certainly like to take another look at mrs Wagner

 

[Dan]

maybe, but:

1. The run rate isn't actually all that high. 3.41. Yes, there's been slow periods and then fast periods. But it hasn't been outrageous scoring.
2. The bowling attack doesn't have much ability to dry up runs - Wagner, Anderson etc aren't economy bowlers...and yeah Southee and Boult aren't much chop at that these days either.
3. It's a day 2 pitch, perfect batting conditions.

Not saying his captaincy shouldn't be criticised.

When I posted that, the last 10 overs was 0/48. Not ridiculous, but slightly leaky. Now the same figure is 0/47, and the quicks are basically offering a four-ball an over. Obvs McCullum can't stop them from bowling ****, nor can he prevent Burns and Smith from hitting awesome shots, but surely there are ways to tighten it up at least a bit more than that.

I mean, it is hard and you're right -- Wagner and Boult tend to leak runs even when they're bowling well, Corey J isn't quite a Watto-esque seamer (should probably aim for that style of 'bowling dry' at 10km/h quicker than Watto long-term though), Southee's not bowling that well and Henry's neither here nor there on that front, plus there's no holding spinner or anything.

I haven't thought it that much since he retired, but right now NZ are really, really missing Vettori. Heck, they're really missing Santner as a DV-lite too.

 

[Gob]

Its Adelaide, what can a man do. Was such a dire pitch that Kallis and Philander jumped ship early just to avoid the slaughter.

Besides, only Day 2 now. Can explode all of tomorrow when the pitch is even better.

Not asking them to. Just that it would be fun

 

[Dan]

I don't think we'll be able to bowl them out tomorrow, so we'll be waiting for a declaration sometime in the third session.

They'll bat 'til tea, max. Don't underestimate the Clarke-Lehmann-Smith Declaration Complex.

 

[CM Punk]

You know you're going rubbish when an Aussie commentator celebrates an Australian wicket...

 

[Dan]

Hahahahaha so jammy from Wagner

 

[Hurricane]

A wicket.

Unlucky Burns you deserved 200.

 

[Jord]

Waggy!

 

[Gnske]

Another classic Wagner dismissal.

 

[jcas0167]

WAGner!

Well played Burns.

 

[Dan]

Serious knock by Burns though. Well played.

Also brings his Test average back below 50, where is belongs. Ussie's under 50 too, while TPC is >60, so all is right with the world.

 

[Hurricane]

So what does he need in this inning to average 100? (Don Voges)

 

[Zinzan]

I don't think we'll be able to bowl them out tomorrow, so we'll be waiting for a declaration sometime in the third session.

Yup, likely declaration I'd say. Pitch was be easier for NZ batsmen second time around, but will be psychologically demoralising facing a 300+ deficit and Lyon's always seems to own us.

 

[Hurricane]

Lyon's always seems to own us.

Indeed.

 

[Jord]

Yup, likely declaration I'd say. Pitch was be easier for NZ batsmen second time around, but will be psychologically demoralising facing a 300+ deficit and Lyon's always seems to own us.

More so we always seem to treat him like he's a pie thrower rather than a competent off spinner. I struggle to remember too many dismissals in Aus or here that Lyon took against us that weren't just abject batting error.

 

[Dan]

So what does he need in this inning to average 100? (Don Voges)

33* or 133, I think