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

[King Kane]

Southee has been the weak link in our bowling line up today, no wickets and hasn't looked very threatening at all while conceding some easy runs.

No chance of him being dropped when he is our captain though.

 

[Nintendo]

This definitely isn't greens best test knock, the 80 odd vs SL on that raging turner and the 80 odd he made vs Pakistan in the 3rd test of the series we won over there both come to mind straight away

 

[ashley bach]

Good captaincy from Timmy to take himself off.

 

[King Kane]

Well at least that was a good bowling change from Southee, taking himself off for O'Rourke to get the wicket of Starc.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Bowled will!

trying to resist gambhiring but Cummins is going to be an absolute nightmare here. Pacy back of a length is jagging hard

 

[Flem274*]

Game looks different when Henry or O'Rourke bowl.

Kuggs down on pace and now off. Ravindra might end up doing a lot of bowling if that's an injury.

 

[NZTailender]

Scott K and that **** who holds the NZ flag at every game

 

[Spark]

This definitely isn't greens best test knock, the 80 odd vs SL on that raging turner and the 80 odd he made vs Pakistan in the 3rd test of the series we won over there both come to mind straight away

That 80 vs SL was really underrated and he definitely batted better there from a technical POV but he's shown a ton of fight to survive out here

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Handsome boi finally getting a twirl

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Haha that shot just isn’t fair, that was a perfect yorker

 

[Spark]

If this was a Shield game then this is definitely the "Green starts driving everything for fun" stage of the innings

 

[BeeGee]

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.

Low bar tbh.
This should have been Southee's dream conditions. The ball has done plenty all day and he's still looked the least likely to take a wicket.

 

[Kraken]

is today's play going to 6pm local time, or 6:30?

 

[Burgey]

Mailman off the mark with a bop 180 degrees away from his usual scoring area.

 

[King Kane]

It's been a pretty good knock from Green but it hasn't been all that convincing, a few plays and misses along with a few edges but he has hung in there.

 

[Spark]

I know Green is six foot a million but surely that's a wide.

 

[ataraxia]

is today's play going to 6pm local time, or 6:30?

6pm is the official end time, but the extra 30 minutes will take it through to 6.30.

 

[Burgey]

It's been a pretty good knock from Green but it hasn't been all that convincing, a few plays and misses along with a few edges but he has hung in there.

That applies to more than 90% of innings of substance at international level though. Moreso on pitches where there's a bit going on.

 

[Starfighter]

I know Green is six foot a million but surely that's a wide.

I have a deep and unabiding hatred for the one day leg side wide rule, but at the same time I think they're not called enough in tests.

 

[Spark]

I have a deep and unabiding hatred for the one day leg side wide rule, but at the same time I think they're not called enough in tests.

You don't need to tell me though frankly the last few years have made me realise the head high wide is as much of a joke in Tests as anything else. An entire Test match had its result changed because umpires don't enforce the rules