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

[Meridio]

This is a terrific spell by Cummins too.

Honestly I struggle to remember any that haven't been. He's just relentless, and on a pitch like this it must be a nightmare to face

 

[Burgey]

I don't agree with Lyon sticking to the around the wicket line here. There's so much purchase off the wicket, that line wide of off from over the wicket would be extremely threatening

Reckon he'd like to carry this deck around with him. The bounce makes him really dangerous with the amount of turn on offer to go with it.

 

[Meridio]

What new technology will we get in 2024? Turns out it's biomechanical skeletal analysis

I wanna see some inverse dynamics to see the forces and torques on the joints

 

[morgieb]

How on earth are these two still out here?

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Any further news on O'Rourke yet?

 

[Burgey]

Honestly I struggle to remember any that haven't been. He's just relentless, and on a pitch like this it must be a nightmare to face

He bowled pretty poorly by his standards in the Ashes tbh. He seemed to drift onto the pads quite a lot, like he wasn't finishing his action properly.

TBF he had a fair bit going on in his private life in the lead up to the series so maybe not surprising he was like 5-10% short his normal standard. But since the third match o the WC he seems to be back to his old self.

 

[King Kane]

Rachin is playing some nice shots amongst all the streaky ones.

Reckon he'd like to carry this deck around with him. The bounce makes him really dangerous with the amount of turn on offer to go with it.

Lyon has a better test bowling record at the Gabba than the SCG due to the extra bounce he gets there, Warne usually had more success there too.

Not sure about Greg Matthews test bowling record there but he scored a test ton there against NZ when we beat Australia back in 1985.

Hadlee famously taking 9 wickets in the first innings and another 6 wickets in the second innings so he certainly enjoyed the bounce there.

 

[morgieb]

Bit of luck but you kind of need that. Is something special brewing?

 

[Spark]

Go over the wicket please

 

[King Kane]

A timely fifty from Ravindra, had some luck early but he is looking more comfortable now.

 

[Son Of Coco]

just finished strapping myself in, what is supposed to happen next?

I think we have identified 29 as Head's only weak point between 25 and 100.

 

[Socerer 01]

Rachin is playing some nice shots amongst all the streaky ones.



Lyon has a better test bowling record at the Gabba than the SCG due to the extra bounce he gets there, Warne usually had more success there too.

Not sure about Greg Matthews test bowling record there but he scored a test ton there against NZ when we beat Australia back in 1985.

Hadlee famously taking 9 wickets in the first innings and another 6 wickets in the second innings so he certainly enjoyed the bounce there.

bro why are you obsessed with Greg Matthews of all people

 

[Spark]

That's not dead ball

 

[Dick Rockett]

Some of the punter comments that Cricinfo publishes are asinine

 

[SteveNZ]

Painfully obvious Sumo didn't know the dead ball rule there

 

[Dick Rockett]

Sumo doesn't know much. I would love to know how that oaf is qualified to talk about basically every sport on TV.

 

[SteveNZ]

That's not dead ball

I reckon it was. Didn't play a meaningful shot at it, sorta looked to leg glance but pulled out late

 

[Burgey]

Random Souths bloke in the crowd in the background there. Always one.

 

[Xix2565]

NZ really picked ****ing Kuggeleijn over Santner on this surface? Which genius had that bright idea?

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Random Souths bloke in the crowd in the background there. Always one.

A group of guys at the ground on Day 1 were discussing the ever-present Souths supporter phenomenon. Also, that guy has been in the same shirt all three days so far.