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

[Meridio]

Maybe Latham just isn't that good tbh

And he's in terrible form

 

[Dick Rockett]

but how would the crowd know what KFC options are on sale this week

You're right. I suppose it is possible that they may miss the hundreds of other ads plastered over every other visible surface.

 

[Skyliner]

Latham seems to have mental blocks against the best teams, but also against at certain grounds. He averages 13.22 in 5 tests at Bay Oval; 2 of these tests were against Bangladesh and South Africa D.

 

[Dick Rockett]

Latham seems to have mental blocks against the best teams

That's another way of pointing out that he's not very good.

 

[King Kane]

Yeah absolutely. You sweat on those as an opening bat. It's exactly what you're waiting for, you got the ball seaming around and turning and you're hanging out for the loose delivery to put away. If you leave them you're just letting the pressure build on you. It was just lazy execution

It was wide enough to put away with a cut shot but Latham underestimated the bounce that Lyon gets which is what got the edge.

Williamson nearly got out the same way too trying to hit that ball outside leg with the bounce beating his bat..

It's not just the turn that Lyon gets, it's the bounce he gets as well which makes him a dangerous bowler to face.

 

[SteveNZ]

@SteveNZ - need some of your Phillips takes and insights here.

At the pool with kids and phone is about to die poor life management on my behalf

 

[TheJediBrah]

Why do hacks love gifting wickets to Nathan Lyon. He's going to end up with 700 wickets ffs

 

[straw man]

At the pool with kids and phone is about to die poor life management on my behalf

it's unhygienic to use your phone while you're dropping your kids off at the pool tbh

 

[straw man]

Williamson really needs a new plan to Lyon bouncily targeting his hip and leg stump with the two leg side fielders. Can he leave more? Struggles to even get his hands out of the way though.

Occasionally he gets to hit a short one for four, of course.

 

[King Kane]

Why do hacks love gifting wickets to Nathan Lyon. He's going to end up with 700 wickets ffs

Crazy to think that he could end up with as many test wickets as Shane Warne by the end of his test career.

Warne was an all time great test spinner, Lyon is a good test spinner but he isn't a great test spinner let alone an all time great test spinner like Warne.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Had to head home as the littl’un is exhausted. Both kids enjoyed it though and the little triceratops was very popular with the crowd; especially with her attempted roars.

 

[morgieb]

Australia really haven't gotten it right so far. Fortunately there's a lot in the wicket.

 

[straw man]

Williamson really needs a new plan to Lyon bouncily targeting his hip and leg stump with the two leg side fielders. Can he leave more? Struggles to even get his hands out of the way though.

Occasionally he gets to hit a short one for four, of course.

it was coming, just continually not in control against that line

 

[anonymouskefe]

Never looked comfortable with that bounce of Lyon

 

[Meridio]

Yeah that's a really disappointing way to get for KW. Was very obviously the plan, he's got out like that before to Lyon and just played right into it

 

[Dick Rockett]

Oh bugger this, it's just never going to happen is it

 

[Spark]

Lyon has mostly bowled terribly and got six wickets in the game for not that many runs. Just regular Lyon against NZ things

 

[Spark]

Australia really haven't gotten it right so far. Fortunately there's a lot in the wicket.

Yeah he hasn't bowled well but Lyon would want to dig this pitch up and take it everywhere he plays, it's basically perfectly suited to his strengths

 

[straw man]

I dunno KW, either let that hit you (going well over the stumps) or set up with a more open stance so there are fewer moving parts to that stock ball?

 

[Calm_profit]

Never looked comfortable with that bounce of Lyon

He will face Ashwin and Jadeja later this year.