***Official*** New Zealand in Australia 2011

[howardj]

Would love to see the Kiwis give a real shout in these two Tests. I'm a cricket lover first and foremost, and we only get one Test up here each year, and only five or six in Australia each Summer - so any lopsided Tests really eat into my enjoyment of the whole season. Anyway, add in Vettori, and NZ's batting lineup has a serviceable look to it. No reason why they shouldn't acquit themselves well against what is hardly Australia's best bowling attack of recent times.

 

[straw man]

Not the best start by NZ today.

Will be disappointed if we give away this many wickets to unnecessary attacking shots in the tests. Have a feeling Bracewell and Young will score a few today

 

[Days of Grace]

Dougeh got a fairly solid technique and some talent with the bat, has he?

 

[straw man]

Erkh run out

We need to get 400 here.

 

[SteveNZ]

Dougeh got a fairly solid technique and some talent with the bat, has he?

Yep, he can play. Determined character too, he's not the best #8 going around in the Test world but he'll go alright.

 

[Howsie]

Yeah Bracewell's pretty handy. He played age group cricket as a top order bat before his bowling took off so he has a pretty decent technique to fall back on, unlike Southee for example.

Big partnership this though, if these two can score some decent runs it might just sway Taylor and co into playing the five bowlers.

 

[Athlai]

Yeah Bracewell's pretty handy. He played age group cricket as a top order bat before his bowling took off so he has a pretty decent technique to fall back on, unlike Southee for example.

Big partnership this though, if these two can score some decent runs it might just sway Taylor and co into playing the five bowlers.

Oh **** you're right! Come on 100 run partnership.

 

[_Ed_]

Unusual knock from Southee - 16 runs in good time, but without a single boundary.

 

[_Ed_]

Bowled.

It's all on Bracewell now.

 

[BeeGee]

The batsmen really have squandered a strong position.

Dougeh getting in some some good batting time.

 

[_Ed_]

Boult cracks two fours in a Hilfenhaus over!

 

[BeeGee]

Boult carving up Hilf.

 

[Sylvester]

So while Patterson is getting top edges, Hilfy is being smoked to the boundary.

 

[BeeGee]

Boult making a strong case for that 6th batsman spot. He bowls a bit, too, I've heard.

 

[_Ed_]

Boult goes now. Sounds like Pattinson's bowling well today.

 

[BeeGee]

Over 91.5: Pattinson to Martin, FOUR, pushed through the covers and races through the covers for four

WTF?

 

[Athlai]

Over 91.5: Pattinson to Martin, FOUR, pushed through the covers and races through the covers for four


WHAT!!?!!?!

 

[_Ed_]

Over 91.5: Pattinson to Martin, FOUR, pushed through the covers and races through the covers for four


Glorious!

 

[_Ed_]

Most talked-about boundary of the whole tour, probably.

 

[Athlai]

Maybe the commentator is taking the piss.