20th Match - New Zealand v Australia

[Zinzan]

Honestly I haven't seen tail-enders handle a ball worse than that for some time.. can't think of an instance recently.

I'm so cranky with both Taylor and Elliott, not just for getting bowled, but for not even getting close to it. Great bowling nonetheless.

 

[Flem274*]

i love how you can hear one kiwi fan through the mike somewhere and he's quite clearly complimenting johnson's hand skills.

 

[viriya]

Good to see Kane playing cold-blooded - good signs for the knockouts.

 

[Flem274*]

I'm so cranky with both Taylor and Elliott, not just for getting bowled, but for not even getting close to it. Great bowling nonetheless.

ross is notoriously awful for his first 20 balls but i'm disappointed in elliott. he's proven he's better than that.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Starc only has 5 overs left. He's the only one that looks genuinely threatening atm.

If this was a 250 chase I wonder how things would be going..

Cummins has looked great in his last 2 overs as well.

 

[viriya]

I'm so cranky with both Taylor and Elliott, not just for getting bowled, but for not even getting close to it. Great bowling nonetheless.

Yea it's definitely pressure messing with the head - don't want to see that from your #4 and #5 when it's not even a knock-out. Especially Elliott you have to question it since he hasn't been in a major international tournament knockout before (at least from what I know). Makes me think NZ will depend on Baz and Kane to come good come crunch time in the big games.. Ronchi also probably a good player under pressure from what I've seen. Anderson too - he's just struggling against high-quality pace atm.

 

[Flem274*]

kippax cashing his cheque on this anderson knock.

 

[Zinzan]

Cummins has looked great in his last 2 overs as well.

Yup ^

 

[viriya]

Kane needs to have a word with Anderson.. ask him to chill out and play for time.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Anderson playing one for the crap innings thread.

 

[Spikey]

reckon Slater knew that the man 2nd on that list is a current NZ player?

 

[Hurricane]

4 overs left for Starc

 

[Spikey]

Starceh just not getting a crack at swinging one into Kane's stumps

 

[Cabinet96]

Imagine if they'd brought Maxwell on.

 

[Jayzamann]

This Johnson spell will be telling

 

[Spikey]

Sack Johnson

 

[Swingpanzee]

This is ****ing streaky

 

[Cabinet96]

He bowls to the left...

 

[Jayzamann]

**** off you're ruining this for everyone

 

[Spark]

this is not intelligent cricket