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Not Terrible
FfsWell at least Wagner has got us past 200, he might even erase this lead if he can keep going.
FfsWell at least Wagner has got us past 200, he might even erase this lead if he can keep going.
I probably would have picked Santner and not played Wagner/O'Rourke. I mean, I commented on not liking the line-up before the match, so I'm not trying to be Captain Hindsight here.Who would you ideally have played?
Yeah still backing the black caps to have a better day tomorrow and turn it back in their favour.NZ will still win this IMO.
The lead isn't big, they have by far the better side, and as well as spinners have done so far I don't think it's gonna rag.
Australia is going to flog us good and proper but do we really have to wheel out TWO 125kph pace bowlers.In hindsight that might've been a poor choice.
I honestly think they might consider playing Wags against Australia
Yeah no accusation at all of hindsight. And the Santner one does seem like it was the wrong one - I was blown away when I saw Wags. Now I think they'll genuinely consider him for AustraliaI probably would have picked Santner and not played Wagner/O'Rourke. I mean, I commented on not liking the line-up before the match, so I'm not trying to be Captain Hindsight here.
I shouldn't have got my hopes up that he could erase the lead, he still managed to almost halve the lead though which was 59 when Henry was run out.
Also, I should say with the Mitchell injury, the press release said he'd been playing with the injury for a while and primarily needed a rest (as well as to check the extent of the issue). I suspect they could have played Mitchell if he'd already been straining under this issue for a while - more chronic than acute, perhaps. Jamieson sounds now to be more of a necessary enforced change, but again the press release was mainly about a sore back and it sounded more like workload management than a necessary change. But then, I am a massive cynic.Yeah no accusation at all of hindsight. And the Santner one does seem like it was the wrong one - I was blown away when I saw Wags. Now I think they'll genuinely consider him for Australia
No, definitely not ideally we don't. I don't like counting Southee out because I was doing that 3 years ago, but he just has no zip, any swing is out of the hand, he's very comfortable.Australia is going to flog us good and proper but do we really have to wheel out TWO 125kph pace bowlers.
Even when he’s getting swing Southee is pretty much swinging it out of the hand. That’s useless at pretty much every level.
You know when Howsie's giving the scathing critique of Southee that his time is sadly coming to an end. Added to the immense frustration (and team culture damage, I suspect) that his braindead batting often provides, I think it's now the right time to call time on his Test career. Not that it'll happen though. And, of course, without anticipation that CW's criticisms will lead to any improved returns from the skipper.Even when he’s getting swing Southee is pretty much swinging it out of the hand. That’s useless at pretty much every level.