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

[KiWiNiNjA]

no warner's a better spinner than beer and smith

So am I.

 

[Pup Clarke]

It's not absurd at all. Bowlers with better strike rates take wickets when they bowl lots of overs too.

You seem to be overlooking this. Bowling alot of overs is a skill in itself, it shows great stamina and Copeland must be applauded for this. Look at how your bowlers did in SL with him in the side

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

NZ look like they will declare at tea.

Would the game finish at the normal time, or would they pull up stumps an hour after tea? How do things normally roll with this sort of game before a test match?

 

[uvelocity]

lack of copeland is completely ****ed, the others in the squad are the correct selections.

 

[BeeGee]

Over 79.2: Warner to Ryder, SIX, drops to a knee and whacks another six!! This is all so easy for Ryder, his 10th six today, this one over wide mid off.

Jess, I want to have your babies.

 

[Athlai]

NZ look like they will declare at tea.

Would the game finish at the normal time, or would they pull up stumps an hour after tea? How do things normally roll with this sort of game before a test match?

I reckon if the bowlers are hot and taking wickets they might let them carry on, if not they'll just shake hands and give them a rest.

 

[Howsie]

Time to pull the pin on this I think, Australia aren't going to bother with any serious bowlers for the rest of the day I'd say.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Rosco making them stand in the field all day?

Interesting tactic, it's not like their is anything in the pitch for the bowlers.

 

[Athlai]

Ryder is going nuts.

 

[Athlai]

28 off an over! Jesus christ.

 

[NasserFan207]

This is only the second time Ed Cowan has bowled in professional cricket AFAIK

 

[Ruckus]

I really don't see the significance of your point about Copeland's strike rate NUFAN. For one, the differences are seriously marginal between Copeland, Pattinson and Starc. But regardless, it's test cricket, having a relatively high SR is not going to impact much on your success because there isn't much of a time constraint. Admittedly it's often good to have more attacking options (i.e. balance in the attack) in certain situations like quickly getting rid of the tail, or taking advantage of a momentum shift in the game, but on the whole it really doesn't matter that much. Easily the most important thing is being able to take wickets for few runs (i.e. the average of the bowler) regardless of how many balls they have to bowl (within reason). Take a look at Shaun Pollock's SR, how did his career fare?

 

[uvelocity]

haha cowan and maddinson

 

[Athlai]

Ryder scored 50 runs from his last 16 balls.

Actually it was 15.

 

[chicane]

Haha 16 sixes.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

So the NZ team:
McCullum -146 in this match
Guptill - 195* back home
Williamson - 284* back home
Taylor - 138 in this match
Ryder - 175 in this match
Brownlie - 171 back home
Vettori - 48,40,31 and 11/169 last two matches
Young - 80 back home
Bracewell - 73* in this match and 4/87
Southee - 7/37 back home
Martin - ....

 

[Days of Grace]

Declare, FFS.

These two will go along swimmingly at 2.5RPO until the end of the day.

The only reason I can see for not declaring is keeping Southee and co. in cotten wrap.

Martin needs the overs.

 

[Athlai]

In that Brownlie - Ryder partnership Ryder scored 101 from 59 balls

 

[robelinda]

Maddinson golden arm.

 

[aussie tragic]

For the 2nd Test, bring Watson, Cummins and Marsh back from injury and Wade in for Haddin and this would be one of the youngest Australian sides for a long time...maybe since 1978 when WSC split the teams?

Hughes (22)
Warner (25)
Marsh (28)
Khawaja (24)
Clarke (30)
Watson (30)
Wade (23)
Cutting (24) or Starc (21)
Pattinson (21)
Cummins (18)
Lyon (24)