*Official* New Zealand in Australia 2019/20

[Athlai]

m8 i know this is directed at me and im on record saying i wouldnt play him in aus. the two squad spinners should have been somerville and ajaz.

still better than santner.

Haha wasn't actually at you

 

[Flem274*]

tbf our demands for somerville arent looking hot so far

 

[kaetor]

If we wanted a consistent spinner you'd pick Ajaz, he can put it on a dime, just spins it a bit less.

Somerville gets turn and bounce but does seem like he leaks runs sometimes. I think it was the SL warmups he was going at like 6 rpo, though my memory isn't great.

 

[stephen]

Australia's session by a gnats wing and the length of the bass strait.

 

[Gnske]

Southee would have taken the hard wickets on this.

 

[Flem274*]

tastle seems a bit opposite to when he first came into the side. when he debuted i specifically remember us agreeing he was fine with his areas and his flight etc but needed to speed up a bit. was bowling high 70s. now he's fast and flat. he looks like a dude who has realised bowling fast leg breaks and wrong uns is great for nailing plunket shield batsmen lbw on the crease haha.

 

[mr_mister]

Is Labuschagne a chance for most ever test runs in an Aussie summer?

Not as prestigious as 800+ in one series but he must surely be close to the summer record

Unless Punter did better maybe when we used to play 6 total against two nations

 

[Gnske]

I think Clarke would have the record.

 

[stephen]

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Ponting and Hayden occupy the top 4 spots with 2 seasons of 900+ runs.

 

[thierry henry]

Shut up about Onion Smith

 

[stephen]

Both got them in the same two summers - 03/04 and 05/06. The former was Zimbabwe and India and the latter was the West Indies and South Africa plus the one off World XI match.

 

[cnerd123]

lol Henry doing his best Wagner impression now

 

[Burgey]

This has all felt a tad inevitable today given the blokes missing from NZ’s side and the toss.

Surely there’s more to Southee’s omission than has been said? Unless he is hurt or crook he absolutely had to play this test with everyone else out.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

tastle seems a bit opposite to when he first came into the side. when he debuted i specifically remember us agreeing he was fine with his areas and his flight etc but needed to speed up a bit. was bowling high 70s. now he's fast and flat. he looks like a dude who has realised bowling fast leg breaks and wrong uns is great for nailing plunket shield batsmen lbw on the crease haha.

I am sure I remember him being all over the place in that debut test in Sri Lanka, but particularly bad with long hops.

 

[Flem274*]

that stayed low. i smell another 45 all out around the corner

 

[Flem274*]

good knock from smith. good scrap.

wagner is such a lone wolf in this test. the others are leaking runs like the boys didn't in the first 2 games.

 

[stephen]

Labuschagne brings up his ton in Australia's Benaud. 2/222

 

[Flem274*]

nice ton. probably the most immediately impressive batsman i've ever seen for australia except for potentially warner.

first saw him in the ashes and thought he'd be annoying in the home summer. yep.

australia just keep pulling cricketers out of the hat.

 

[Flem274*]

how did they get phillips shirt printed so quickly? he flew in last night.

 

[TT Boy]

Could end up loving NZ more than Voges. Voges averaged 99 against New Zealand with almost 600 runs and Marnus is currently averaging 95 with close to 400 runs.