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

[Jord]

Swing only lasted like eight deliveries, WTF is up with Kookaburra.

 

[BeeGee]

Good partnership.

 

[hendrix]

series-winning partnership.

 

[Spark]

Really curious to know how Henry plans on actually getting anyone out with this length.

 

[vandem]

Test-match batting partnership. Good pitch, see off the new ball, bat for hours and hours. Good lesson for Latham / Nicholls / Anderson. Williamson and Watling know how to do this.

 

[Spikey]

literally the first ball of the match i've been able to see live and TPC takes himself to 99* #toosweet

 

[Spark]

14 hundreds in 41 Tests. Most of those in the last 20.

 

[Spikey]

steve smith has 14 test hundreds

 

[Jord]

Good knock Smith; got to make hay when the sun shines and few better at it at the moment.

 

[Zinzan]

Fine hundred. Proper player this bloke.

 

[Zinzan]

There's no reason to think Australia won't get a 200+ lead, which would really bring Lyon into the game on days 4 & 5.

 

[Jord]

Question for the Aussie blokes; what does a typical grade cricketer average if they're considered a good bat over there?

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Interesting hour, seeing how much life is still in the surface with the new ball. Great innings by Smith, the sort of partnership Australia has rarely been able to put together away from home in recent years, got through some good bowling and a bit of sideways movement and capitalised when set. Definitely shouldn't lose from here.

 

[Gob]

 

[vandem]

There's no reason to think Australia won't get a 200+ lead, which would really bring Lyon into the game on days 4 & 5.

Lyon's been in the game from day 1. 3 wickets on day 1 in Wgtn, 3 wickets on day 1 here. IIRC all 6 were taken with flight, not spin.

 

[morgieb]

How many more runs does Smith need to hit the magic 60 average mark?

 

[Hurricane]

Just dry them up. Every ball a foot outside off stump. Stack the off side field.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

How many more runs does Smith need to hit the magic 60 average mark?

He needs 119*. Or 179 if he gets out.

 

[Zinzan]

Lyon's been in the game from day 1. 3 wickets on day 1 in Wgtn, 3 wickets on day 1 here. IIRC all 6 were taken with flight, not spin.

I was meaning a big bag of 5 or 6.

 

[vandem]

Just dry them up. Every ball a foot outside off stump. Stack the off side field.

Agree.

Not quite the type of cricket the crowd are expecting.

But it's what groundsman Bool was expecting: "I think we'll stick to our plans. We're not here to serve up a pitch to suit New Zealand. We're here to serve up a pitch that's going to give us a quality game,".

This type of pitch is great for white ball games.

But more of this and test match crowds at Hagley will go the way of Wellington 7s crowds.