*Official* Australia in New Zealand

[Days of Grace]

Patel: not a test no.8.

Patel: last test?

 

[Zinzan]

No 50 for Patel.
Maybe Southee can replicate what he did in a similar situation on debut against England?

Given it's another hopeless losing cause ....wouldn't surprise me

 

[Dydl]

Pretty sharp catch there.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Blast off time for Southee then.

 

[slugger]

if ony our 2nd innings was our 1st...

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

50 off 29 balls on debut in a lost cause.
43 off 21 balls in another lost cause.

Martin in, oh well.

 

[DingDong]

Patel: not a test no.8.

Patel: last test?

yes for a little while days of grace

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Legendary!

 

[DIRK-NANNES]

MARTto 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444

 

[DingDong]

and then a single!!!

 

[Zinzan]

if ony our 2nd innings was our 1st...

Meh evens out, whenever NZ get a decent 1st innings score, they get rolled in the 2nd & vice- versa

 

[DingDong]

on to the t20 world cup

 

[Zinzan]

Well done Australia, a predictably comprehensive series win.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

I remember when Martin cover drove for 4 against India at the Basin a couple of years back. The crowd went nuts.

No 50 for Timmeh.
10-fer for Johnson.

 

[Bahnz]

I feel sorry for Southee. If this does prove to be Martin's last test, then Timmy will have to live with the guilt of failing to help him to a maiden test 50 for the rest of his life.

 

[Zinzan]

I remember when Martin cover drove for 4 against India at the Basin a couple of years back. The crowd went nuts.

Wasn't that epic moment against Bangladesh?

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Wasn't that epic moment against Bangladesh?

Sorry, it wasn't a cover drive.

Harbhajan Singh to Martin, FOUR, two slips, two short legs, backward short leg and silly point watch in awe as Chris Martin takes a step forward and smashes Harbhajan right over his head. Whaddaplayaaa!

 

[Bahnz]

Wasn't that epic moment against Bangladesh?

I think he might be refering to Marto's spectacular lofted straight drive off Harbhajan at the basin last year.

 

[Athlai]

Amazing, Martin's first runs against a fast bowler in the cover region for sure.

 

[Johnners]

10-fer for Johnson, wag. Quite amusing to considering IIRC there were a few people saying he wasn't really a threat considering his poor form (1 test).

Will be interesting to see if Harris retains his place from here, as I imagine both Hilfenhaus & Siddle will be fit in time for the Pakistan series in England.