*Official* Australia tour of New Zealand Feb-Mar 2024

[wellAlbidarned]

Interested to know whether kuggs* is bowling within himself or if this is just his normal pace now. Looking pretty pedestrian, though can’t argue with the wickets.

*abbreviation used not out of affection but to avoid the full spelling on my phone

 

[Spark]

Green has been clamped on 36 now as long as Usman was on 33.

Fair enough, he's in the most difficult and nerve-wracking time for a current Australian top order batsman: the 30s

 

[Prince EWS]

Interested to know whether kuggs* is bowling within himself or if this is just his normal pace now. Looking pretty pedestrian, though can’t argue with the wickets.

*abbreviation used not out of affection but to avoid the full spelling on my phone

Haha I did exactly the same thing earlier.

 

[Prince EWS]

Fair enough, he's in the most difficult and nerve-wracking time for a current Australian top order batsman: the 30s

Nervous 30s over. Raise the bat, son!

 

[Starfighter]

Fair enough, he's in the most difficult and nerve-wracking time for a current Australian top order batsman: the 30s

Since Langer made it a selection criterion it's about the only thing anyone scores.

 

[Chubb]

The Green experiment has .... succeeded.

At least relatively.

 

[CricAddict]

easy lad, line and length, don’t try too hard

Line and length is not exactly a lad. @Line and Length

 

[Burgey]

Nice shot Starceh

 

[King Kane]

Why nz has no fast bowlers

easy lad, line and length, don’t try too hard

if you want a young bloke to let it rip you can’t have him in two minds when a couple go loose

I'm not saying O'Rourke shouldn't bowl fast but he could do with a bit more control, he is only young though, can't expect him to bowl like Hadlee yet.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

TH definitely overdoing the Blundell hate.

Anyway, Wagner fielding right in front of me and getting a lot of love from the crowd; rowdier though it may be in the evening session.

 

[Flem274*]

Kuggs rhythm must be inconsistent af. Earlier today there would be 10kph differences between balls.

Though tbf, and I don't like admitting it, kuggs looks a test bowler at times and more threatening than the captain.

 

[TT Boy]

Can't be that many instances of a retired international cricketer being 12th man.

 

[King Kane]

Wagner getting the biggest cheer of the day for coming on as 12th man.

 

[CricAddict]

Can't be that many instances of a retired international cricketer being 12th man.

It's a nice gesture from nzc to Wagner.

 

[thierry henry]

TH definitely overdoing the Blundell

He could definitely do better

That being said, it seems like O’Rourke is on instructions to bowl short and I don’t like that. Just bowl good areas ffs

 

[TT Boy]

It's a nice gesture from nzc to Wagner.

It is. Good stuff.

NZ should look at getting a spinner on here. Starc will take on Phillips and he might do himself in. Southee old ball at 125kph seems a waste.

 

[Kraken]

this is a quality little knock from Green, just quietly

 

[Burgey]

this is a quality little knock from Green, just quietly

His best test knock so far imo

 

[Spark]

Probably his most important innings so far

 

[NZTailender]

How has Phillips or Ravindra not being given a twirl here