*Official* New Zealand in Australia 2019/20

[Gnske]

Fox's coverage might be alright if they just put a gag in Warne's mouth and roasted him like a pig.

 

[stephen]

Wade still grafted 38 which isn't huge but it's better than some of the guys.

 

[stephen]

Fox's coverage might be alright if they just put a gag in Warne's mouth and roasted him like a pig.

Unlike my Christmas ham he'd have a nice later of fat on him at least.

 

[Spark]

I'm only vaguely listening to the radio whilst doing other stuff but the tone of this thread makes me think Wade made 10(50), not 38 in a decent partnership.

 

[Flem274*]

most blokes would score 150 with wades luck

 

[morgieb]

Wade still grafted 38 which isn't huge but it's better than some of the guys.

Yeah in Tests ugly runs are still runs. More of a problem in the white ball format b/c limited overs but I can never think of a reason why an ugly 40 < pretty 15.

 

[Gnske]

I'm only vaguely listening to the radio whilst doing other stuff but the tone of this thread makes me think Wade made 10(50), not 38 in a decent partnership.

It certainly felt like 10 from 50. By the end, I just wanted to die.

 

[NUFAN]

I'm so over the Wade experiment...however with Pattersen and Pucovski medically unfit, the cupboard seems bare until Cameron Green can bowl again to fill the AR slot.

I really do think that Carey the batsman is gaining momentum.

At 28, making runs in the Shield and also during the World Cup shows that he could be an option ie. not a bare cupboard.

 

[NUFAN]

Yeah in Tests ugly runs are still runs. More of a problem in the white ball format b/c limited overs but I can never think of a reason why an ugly 40 < pretty 15.

Quiney 9 > ugly 38.

 

[Gnske]

Wagner should consider bowling the short stuff a bit wider here. Travis loves a stupid cut shot.

 

[morgieb]

Fox's coverage might be alright if they just put a gag in Warne's mouth and roasted him like a pig.

Yeah I don't think it was a coincidence that the Test he missed (Perth) they were generally rather good.

Still 7 aren't any better when Ponting isn't there.

 

[Daemon]

I'm only vaguely listening to the radio whilst doing other stuff but the tone of this thread makes me think Wade made 10(50), not 38 in a decent partnership.

They weren’t ugly runs and it wasn’t a nuggety knock (sorry elgar). He genuinely batted poorly but kept getting away with it.

 

[Gnske]

Yeah I don't think it was a coincidence that the Test he missed (Perth) they were generally rather good.

Still 7 aren't any better when Ponting isn't there.

Is Slater still there? If so I take back my whining.

Still beats the late-era Channel 9 experience all in all. I think at the end the only enjoyable thing was the predictable Chapelli rant about the visiting captain's tactics.

 

[aussie tragic]

I really do think that Carey the batsman is gaining momentum.

At 28, making runs in the Shield and also during the World Cup shows that he could be an option ie. not a bare cupboard.

Yeah I'm coming around to this as well. Neser, Swepson and Carey to make test debuts in BD series

 

[morgieb]

Is Slater still there? If so I take back my whining.

Still beats the late-era Channel 9 experience all in all. I think at the end the only enjoyable thing was the predictable Chapelli rant about the visiting captain's tactics.

Yeah, 7 comms are Lane, Mitchell, Brayshaw (PBP) + Ponting, Slater, Fleming, McGrath, Katich and the international (expert), with Copeland playing the Simon Hughes role.

 

[Meridio]

Got to make them play at the new ball. Need to be at the top of off every delivery. Too many leaves in that first over

 

[Gnske]

Yeah, 7 comms are Lane, Mitchell, Brayshaw (PBP) + Ponting, Slater, Fleming, McGrath, Katich and the international (expert), with Copeland playing the Simon Hughes role.

Haha yes, the awkward cutaways to Trent Copeland. I've almost missed that.

Don't know how to feel about that lineup still. It felt like Brayshaw had improved quite a bit, but that Slater had got even more dudebroish with zero tonal control. I say with zero doubt that apart from Warne at a close second, he's the worst commentator out there.

Has BMac been any good? Hear he's been the international ((expert)).

 

[Burgey]

kerry okeefe getting chirpy at 3/180 with auatralias top scorer being the outside edge is itstl

i rarely give nz bad luck credit for their many mental and technical inadequacies in aus over the years but tbf to our bowlers this has been some quality jam from aus

I’m surprised it’s taken until the third session of day one of a test where they won the toss and bowled under cloudy skies for an NZ fan to say they’ve had no luck at all and everything is against them, woe are we etc etc.

 

[Red]

When cricket moved away from 9 I thought I'd miss the nostalgic aspect, but 7 have done very well.

Employing Ponting and Katich instead of people like Clarke and Warne was smart.

Adding women was smart. Alison Mitchell and Lisa Sthalekar are TOP notch ball by ball comms, and in all honesty Mel McLaughlin should be the overall host, the new Richie. She is polished.

I don't mind Brayshaw and Slater so much, excitable is good provided they understand the situation (which they do).

Would've been nice to have heard Bill once again in Melb, but I guess that era is over. God I loved Bill.

 

[Moss]

Got to make them play at the new ball. Need to be at the top of off every delivery. Too many leaves in that first over

Been one of the more ordinary new ball spells I've seen from these two. Boult in particular has been strangely inconsistent, possibly trying too hard.