***Official*** Australia in New Zealand 2016

[weldone]

This is a helpful pitch, but it isn't 47/4. Been an odd bowling display, loads of loose deliveries but just enough balls in the right area.

loose deliveries from Bird, and balls in the right area from Haze and Siddle

 

[Neil Young]

Lol McCullum!

Why 'lol'?

 

[Burgey]

Just gotta say it's really early days in this test and Australia's batting is also pretty fragile. As long as the world's best batsman across all formats in Williamson is there NZ can get out of this. Oh wait....

But irrespective of the result Imma troll the living **** out of KiwiViktor.

 

[weldone]

Hazlewood is the most underrated bowler in the world, and Rahane the most underrated batsman (outside CW)...still remember I picked both in a draft long back, but people didn't vote

 

[Gnske]

Disaster for Spikey's man

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

This is a helpful pitch, but it isn't 47/4. Been an odd bowling display, loads of loose deliveries but just enough balls in the right area.

That's pretty much how helpful wickets are though. I think it's pretty tough to bat on, you don't really have to bowl that well to take wickets. That said, NZ could have done better for sure. Couple of really poor dismissals.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah this is good bowling. Siddle on a helpful pitch is a must select for Aus, even when all the rest of their attack are fit.

 

[Cabinet96]

Five down at drinks...

 

[Meridio]

WHY ARE YOU PLAYING AT THAT???

ffs.

 

[Compton]

Wow.

 

[straw man]

Good bowling. NZ have forgotten or don't know how to leave.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah the leave is a useful shot I've heard.

 

[Compton]

Yeah this is good bowling. Siddle on a helpful pitch is a must select for Aus, even when all the rest of their attack are fit.

This. Haze still has the odd off day on a helpful deck; Siddle just seems to always find that perfect length on it.

 

[Gob]

g00d from skinny pete bat that was just a straight ball

 

[Compton]

Australia may want to try and make sure this innings lasts the day; if the Ashes are anything to go by they're not going to like batting here much better.

 

[burr]

This is some pretty shoddy batting. Aus haven't bowled that well. Just the odd ball placed in the right area and NZ batsmen have done the rest.

 

[jonbrooks]

Top class bowling by Oz.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah that is an incredibly bad shot from Nicholls. Debutant so don't want to bag him to much but FFS that is 7th stump line.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Good job for NZ that Bird was allowed so many overs first up or this could have been embarrassing.

 

[Kippax]

Nice vault research from Gavin Larsen, wasn't it Banhz.