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

[anonymouskefe]

hes very loose outside off

 

[Skyliner]

Too wide, didn’t move his feet at all.

 

[straw man]

awful awful shot in the last over before lunch

 

[Bahnz]

That's a horrible dismissal from Rachin.

 

[Burgey]

Good test for Ravindra here. Haze all over him early.

That sound from Christchurch is a very promising young bubble bursting.

Really needs to tighten up on that fifth-sixth stump line. He'll learn.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Oh dear

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Young is not an opener. All 3 innings show his reluctance to play shots. We need to persevere and find a place somewhere further down as I think he can deliver as a 5 to lengthen the middle order

Who would you drop though? Rachin isn't an opener at this stage as he plays too many shots.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Stupid from the selectors to not take Santner in the last 3 tests. A good spinner is required at least for the variety he provides.

Playing Devil's advocate but I reckon part of it was GP being so effective last game. Can imagine the selectors thinking they would get more out of a 4th seamer than another spinner if GP can already do the job

 

[Gob]

Hazlewood averages less than 25 now.

 

[King Kane]

Of course we lose another wicket just before lunch to swing the session Australia's way.

Rachin showing his inexperience there having a swipe at that one when he didn't need to play at it.

 

[Bahnz]

Oof that's ugly, length was all wrong for the shot.

 

[thierry henry]

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[Son Of Coco]

When it rained we used to set up the slips cradle up under cover and throw some water on it, then get those balls the Milo cricket kids used - not as hard as a cricket ball but had some decent weight in them so they'd skim off it and hurt when they hit you without otentially killing you - and set up a game on the verandah of the club house, with blokes pelting them as hard as they could form about ten yards away. Was great fun. Tested the reflexes

Skimming a hairless tennis ball off the water down at the beach/creek is good fun too.

 

[Daemon]

Hey whoa we're three down!!!

Fixed

 

[TheJediBrah]

Of course we lose another wicket just before lunch to swing the session Australia's way.

Rachin showing his inexperience there having a swipe at that one when he didn't need to play at it.

Rachin threw his wicket away with a loose shot? I'm shocked

Plan to him should just be bowl outside off with some catchers and a ring field and wait for him to immediately **** up

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Skimming a hairless tennis ball off the water down at the beach/creek is good fun too.

I so relate to this…also, on rainy days, we use to head to the concrete strip next to the 7th Day Adventist Church and show off our skills…in hopes of impressing the pastor’s daughter.

Living in Guyana’s countryside is a whole mood.

 

[Flametree]

Hazlewood is seriously good isn't he? Getting pretty close to the all-time Aussie 2nd xi now... If the first is usually Davidson/Lindwall + Lillee and McGrath, then the second xi is the other of Davidson/Lindwall + Cummins + ??? Depends what role you want Miller to play I guess. (And I'm ignoring the pre-WW1 options of Turner and Spofforth...)

 

[King Kane]

Hazlewood is seriously good isn't he? Getting pretty close to the all-time Aussie 2nd xi now... If the first is usually Davidson/Lindwall + Lillee and McGrath, then the second xi is the other of Davidson/Lindwall + Cummins + ??? Depends what role you want Miller to play I guess. (And I'm ignoring the pre-WW1 options of Turner and Spofforth...)

I remember watching him in the U19 World Cup back in 2008.

He was a standout for Australia then along with Kohli for India and Williamson, Southee and Boult for NZ, all have gone on to be great test cricketers.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Hazlewood is seriously good isn't he? Getting pretty close to the all-time Aussie 2nd xi now... If the first is usually Davidson/Lindwall + Lillee and McGrath, then the second xi is the other of Davidson/Lindwall + Cummins + ??? Depends what role you want Miller to play I guess. (And I'm ignoring the pre-WW1 options of Turner and Spofforth...)

It’s the power of the (malnourished) Teletubby

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Hazlewood is seriously good isn't he? Getting pretty close to the all-time Aussie 2nd xi now... If the first is usually Davidson/Lindwall + Lillee and McGrath, then the second xi is the other of Davidson/Lindwall + Cummins + ??? Depends what role you want Miller to play I guess. (And I'm ignoring the pre-WW1 options of Turner and Spofforth...)

Gillespie and Harris ahead imo