nzfan
International Vice-Captain
Quite disappointing session for us. We were right into it but then the bowling went a bit awry. Credit to Brooks for taking the attack to our bowlers. It was not all slogging, it was very measured. Root does what he always does, he was one guy we needed to get. He can adopt and has far less ego given his experience. He batted beautifully out there on a tough deck. Probably got beaten no more than like couple of times. If this partnership keeps growing and we don't get one if not both before the first hour after lunch we will have our backs to the wall given we only effectively have 3 main bowlers out of which one is going for plenty. Bracewell to the rescue but don't think so, it's only wishful thinking. I think Wagner has lost a lot of confidence since the last test match. He's unable to hit the length, he's missing by plenty.
We won the toss, we have the conditions to our liking but we took the feet off after a great start
We won the toss, we have the conditions to our liking but we took the feet off after a great start