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

[Moss]

Without the Wagner short ball barrage NZ seem very run in and hope with the old ball in situations like this. Phillips is at least creating a hint of pressure here.

 

[straw man]

The answers are in the question

yeah I know, fareless useless rhetorical questions

 

[Moss]

Just one slip really, with Marsh throwing his at hands at just about everything outside off?

 

[King Kane]

Nearly a wicket for Henry with his first ball.

Nearly isn't good enough though.

 

[Spark]

Lack of control is absolutely killing NZ here, zero pressure being applied on these two to take undue risks

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Without the Wagner short ball barrage NZ seem very run in and hope with the old ball in situations like this. Phillips is at least creating a hint of pressure here.

The selectors never appreciated Wagner. Has to be one of NZ's biggest match winners. Seemed to often be the last name picked, sometimes dropped at various grounds depending on conditions. He was rarely if ever picked for white ball cricket and there was never a good reason given. He may have occasionally been expensive but he would have got bags of wickets too. And then we have the final **** you.

 

[Burgey]

Jeez he's munted that

 

[Spark]

Anyway it seems my particular targets of critique then flourish the next game so perhaps I should start potshotting Smith later this year

 

[OverratedSanity]

This is going a bit pear shaped for NZ. I guess a KLPD is better than having no hope.

 

[thierry henry]

Failing to defend 280 in the 4th innings after having your opponent 34/4 and 80/5 is an appalling defeat and I hope that isn't minimised at all after this.

 

[Burgey]

Lack of control is absolutely killing NZ here, zero pressure being applied on these two to take undue risks

Spark being made to taste it here by Carey

 

[Spark]

Phillips is doing his job but it won't matter if the other blokes are going at a run a ball+

 

[Spark]

Spark being made to taste it here by Carey

Haha Marsh too tbh. Maybe I should do it more, it'd get the team batting better.

 

[_Ed_]

Obviously I would say this, but it seems to me that the 24 runs from three Kuggeleijn overs (even if he officially only conceded 10) kind of accelerated the momentum shift.

 

[Moss]

Lack of control is absolutely killing NZ here, zero pressure being applied on these two to take undue risks

Yeah in these situations it’s easy to go searching too hard when creating pressure through tight bowling should be the key, like Phillips is doing to Carey. Thought it was pretty similar in that 1-run win against England last year. The seniors should really be doing their bit.

 

[Burgey]

Failing to defend 280 in the 4th innings after having your opponent 34/4 and 80/5 is an appalling defeat and I hope that isn't minimised at all after this.

There's enough still going on if they can jag one of these two. Don't fancy the tail at all against Henry getting that bit of reverse

 

[Burgey]

Phillips is doing his job but it won't matter if the other blokes are going at a run a ball+

Yeah no need to take any risks against him atm.

 

[Burgey]

Haha Marsh too tbh. Maybe I should do it more, it'd get the team batting better.

If you think Mitch has been handy, wait til you see his younger brother Shaun.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I'm still backing NZ. A wicket or 2 and this is over quickly

 

[Athlai]

Horse has well and truly bolted