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

[Senile Sentry]

Jees, NZ indeed have a mental block against Aussies, don't they?

 

[TNT]

Jees, NZ indeed have a mental block against Aussies, don't they?

Not at all, NZ use all the intelligence available to them every time they play Australia.

 

[TheJediBrah]

i like the way the boss casually blocked it and drove starc straight back past him for four during that spell

it was the spell all the "taylor is a lazy kfc eater and can't play genuine pace" types slunk away forever

not that any new new zealand posters in this thread would know about that....

did edge Starc to slip and get dropped, and play & miss a few times tbf

but fair enough

 

[Flem274*]

did edge Starc to slip and get dropped, and play & miss a few times tbf

but fair enough

that was baz iirc

 

[Bahnz]

that was baz iirc

Nah happened to both of them.

 

[Flem274*]

maybe one day i'll go and find out if blocky clings to that drop

 

[Senile Sentry]

Not at all, NZ use all the intelligence available to them every time they play Australia.

Have they outsourced it to the ASIS?

 

[Gob]

Anyways had BMac been there at the end with KW, and if he did NZ could've been 30 odd ahead not 14 behind, Smith and the Aust guys should've been facing a tense night cos a hour and half BMac madness tommo and this lead could be approaching 200 but now they have a much greater control over the game. KW is the key obviusly but since they never got the ball to reverse like Aust did and that this pitch is showing no sign of breaking up, honestly have no clue what is a good score is. At least 250 for me

 

[weldone]

2 wickets before lunch is all Australia needs

 

[burr]

There's been some insane catching in this test match. One of the highest quality I can recall.

 

[Howe_zat]

Wagner’s best isn’t perhaps all that exceptional, but he will keep striving for it. If he’s been banging it in and finds himself with 0-58 off 16 overs, he tends to think: “Right, I’m going to really bang this one in.”

At this point, he’ll be hit for four. Wagner’s response to that will be: “Right, I’m going to really, really bang this one in,” and when he then takes a wicket, he’ll take this is as confirmation of his method.

Heh.

 

[Hurricane]

Whatever happens in the rest of the test, it's been a memorable 3 days of cricket already.

the first 45 minutes today is critical, if we can survive that period look for us to play some shots after that.

 

[Howe_zat]

Yeah not sure why people think the game is over, NZ are 14 behind. Australia's innings was based around one big partnership, and now NZ have to respond in kind

 

[Blain]

We need a couple good partnerships. The reverse swing is bloody worrying. Why can't we do that

I think Aussie are too good to let it slip.

 

[Compton]

If Williamson tons up and Anderson hangs around to see it then NZ will post at least a tricky chase for Australia.

 

[Bahnz]

Yeah, but with the way Southee and Boult have been bowling in this series, anything under 300 shouldn't be too tricky. Of course you can't rule an upset out completely, but even if NZ somehow bat most of the day the bowlers have been so flat I struggle to see them taking advantage.

 

[Athlai]

We need a couple good partnerships. The reverse swing is bloody worrying. Why can't we do that

I think Aussie are too good to let it slip.

Was reading the news this morning and they were suggesting Australia was illegally scuffing the ball to make it swing. Keeping it classy.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Was reading the news this morning and they were suggesting Australia was illegally scuffing the ball to make it swing. Keeping it classy.

i was hitting my face into the keyboard at the "voges was wearing a glove" claims based on one picture with weird lighting

 

[straw man]

A big opportunity was missed yesterday when Australia had it reversing and McCullum smacked the ball over the ropes. By all that is good and right that ball should have gone straight into a cup of Tui (what else is it good for?). Who threw it back instead? ****ing idiot.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Tui. HUH!!! What is it good for?