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

[Starfighter]

He's on 170 but still Green looks pretty badly unbalanced nearly every shot he plays

Genuine baby giraffe

Probably needs a longer bat than the legal size.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Every time a 10th wicket partnership happens like this over the past 20 years the comms always seem to say the same things (field needs to be more aggressive, fielders lack energy in the field, etc...)

 

[GotSpin]

He's FIFOing isn't he?

Even better then

 

[GotSpin]

Every time a 10th wicket partnership happens like this over the past 20 years the comms always seem to say the same things (field needs to be more aggressive, fielders lack energy in the field, etc...)

Spreading the field on the boundary for five balls is such a losing strategy

 

[Silver Silva]

Southee averaging 135 with the ball this year

 

[Silver Silva]

Overrate has been bad from NZ once again

 

[quincywagstaff]

Spreading the field on the boundary for five balls is such a losing strategy

Thing is every side has done it in recent decades; can't remember a captain that doesn't do it to some extent.

First time I recall it happening was when Mark Taylor did it in Test in South Africa in 96/97 and comms being baffled by his tactics; and it's been the same process from captains and comms ever since.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Hazlewood's faced approximately a third of the deliveries in this partnership so far.

49/153 balls

 

[TheJediBrah]

Probably needs a longer bat than the legal size.

Looks like a kid playing his first game on turf and forgot to buy spikes

 

[Flem274*]

On the fast at the stumps chat, we've picked a bowling allrounder who bowls fast that is neither the best bowling allrounder nor the fastest or best bowler available.

 

[GotSpin]

Thing is every side has done it in recent decades; can't remember a captain that doesn't do it to some extent.

First time I recall it happening was when Mark Taylor did it in Test in South Africa in 96/97 and comms being baffled by his tactics; and it's been the same process from captains and comms ever since.

Its a pretty frustrating tactic to watch as well

 

[BazBall21]

Hazelwood toying with Southee. Nicely timed back foot punch.

 

[Flametree]

Are we into checking highest 10th wicket partnerships ever territory yet? Where does the Lees-collinge (?) partnership rank these days?

 

[Burgey]

The White Sobers lays back and blazes a hapless Southee through cover point off the back foot

 

[quincywagstaff]

Hazlewood cuts Southee for four with ease; wouldn't surprised if Southee retired at lunch after that.

 

[ashley bach]

Anyone got a spare cyanide capsule?

 

[morgieb]

Watching Southee bowl I’m wondering why Wagner is the one to retire.

 

[Flametree]

Seems wildly optimistic to extend the session....

 

[quincywagstaff]

Seriously, Green is looking more likely to get out than Hazlewood atm; looks fidgety and losing his concentration a bit.

 

[King Kane]

Any chance we can try bowling a yorker to Hazlewood or even just bowling something on the stumps? He has to miss one eventually.

Instead we keep bowling it either too short to him or too wide outside off where he can have a free swing at it.