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

[NZTailender]

Kind of crazy how much Shipley' injury has put him out of contention.

He doesn't get injured, O'Rourke probably hasn't even gotten a debut.

 

[Starfighter]

You need your best bowling attack at the time, even if that means playing inexperienced guys. If a bowler (i.e. potentially Southee in this case) is going to be very poor over an extended/terminal period (hasn't reached that point yet) then keeping them in the team 'because experience' will be far more damaging.

 

[Prince EWS]

Sears instead of Kuggs could've been good in this one

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Dougeh.

A shock Bevan Small call-up to bat 4 and open the bowling would have also been pleasing.

 

[Athlai]

D O U G E H
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Dougeh.

A shock Bevan Small call-up to bat 4 and open the bowling would have also been pleasing.

You get back on the Dougeh train now after Kuggs fails. Wasc

 

[straw man]

that was a surprisingly friendly leg stump half volley

 

[Prince EWS]

You get back on the Dougeh train now after Kuggs fails. Wasc

I even explicitly said that even though Kuggs was the right type of player I would have picked other seam bowling all rounders ahead of him ffs.

 

[Starfighter]

that was a surprisingly friendly leg stump half volley

Hazlewood bowls a lot of them. It's why he doesn't have that 22-23 average of a truly great bowler.

 

[Athlai]

I even explicitly said that even though Kuggs was the right type of player I would have picked other seam bowling all rounders ahead of him ffs.

Remake CPL ffs

 

[King Kane]

A good opportunity for Young to make a claim for a more permanent spot in this side if he can make a good score here.

Not sure if Conway will be available for the 2nd test but it will be hard to drop Young if he can make a ton, just a fifty probably won't be enough.

 

[Athlai]

Gone Latham

 

[_Ed_]

Tom. Honestly.

 

[Skyliner]

Latham’s token resistance ends. Just a pretty ordinary ball from Starc, but good enough to get through Latham’s ‘defence’.

 

[King Kane]

And there goes Latham chopping on to Starc, even more important now for Young to make a good score.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Whats that half hearted shot from latham

 

[Athlai]

Latham averaging under 30 in his last 16 Tests


Bin him

 

[Flem274*]

Classic Latham.

Here comes KW in early to get rekt and the player comparisons subbie will emerge from the darkness to put the boot in.

 

[silentstriker]

In the US, main sources of watching cricket is ESPN or Willow and ESPN is so much better that it’s not even comparable. Even though both cost the same, and ESPN also includes *ALL* the other ESPN content.

 

[Skyliner]

WTF!!!!!

 

[Athlai]

Classic Latham.

Here comes KW in early to get rekt and the player comparisons subbie will emerge from the darkness to put the boot in.

#3 bats in first 5 overs shocker

 

[Moss]

Eh Wtf was that Latham.

Think I recall him getting out that way to Steyn once.

Adding on: The day just gets better for NZ