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

[straw man]

While don't feel Sears is entirely in control, he's benefited from bowling a fuller length that over, one that can actually hit the ****ing stumps. Other bowlers take note.

 

[Silver Silva]

lmao what

He's nowhere near as great as he used to be.
Maybe retirement calls was a bit harsh, he's still good enough to be in this Australian batting side.

 

[TheJediBrah]

The previous one swung away so maybe he was expecting that one to do the same. Weird.

I think it was just him being unstable tbh, mentally. Bowler just in the right place at the right time

 

[Spark]

He's nowhere near as great as he used to be.
Maybe retirement calls was a bit harsh, he's still good enough to be in this Australian batting side.

A bit harsh? You don't say

 

[Silver Silva]

A bit harsh? You don't say

What's with the loaded replies ?

 

[Alex0paul]

Labuschagne could get a pair here and he’d still be in the team come November

 

[morgieb]

As poor as Smith has been recently (though granted he was nailed on for a monster innings at Brisbane if he didn’t run out of partners), there’s still at least two and probably three of this Top 6 I’d drop before him.

 

[ashley bach]

Labu is one nervous chook atm

 

[Silver Silva]

Labuschagne could get a pair here and he’d still be in the team come November

He has credit in the bank I guess like Smith ..
And Australia don't have a lot of great top order bats banging on the door in Shield cricket.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

good to see sears with an early one, take note selectors

isn’t it ****ed that Australia has a part timer who bowls the same pace as our quickest bowler

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Smith is still a GREAT player. If Marnus or Head keep struggling perhaps he could move back to the middle order and pick a specialist opener.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

They'll see off these two and then the 4th seamer will go at 4s.

 

[Spark]

Marnus at his best has three boundaries this over. Bloke's gone into his shell totally

 

[King Kane]

Henry is all over Khawaja.

Just can't get his wicket.

 

[King Kane]

And there it is.

 

[NZTailender]

Henry is all over Khawaja.

Just can't get his wicket.

That was a hell of an over

Henry with shades of Wagner in his celebration

 

[Bahnz]

Yummy yummy lols

 

[Ghost75]

Henry is all over Khawaja.

Just can't get his wicket.

Quality jinx that. Keep it up!

 

[straw man]

Yuss Henry, so good, even with a touch of luck

 

[Burgey]

Marnus at his best has three boundaries this over. Bloke's gone into his shell totally

Yeah he should be having a bit of a dip here. There's bugger all scoreboard pressure. Even if he makes a quick 30 or 40 odd it goes a ways towards taking the game away given NZ's first innings.