*Official* New Zealand in Australia 2019/20

[straw man]

Missed opportunity by Southee first ball to shoulder charge Warner as he tried to complete the run

 

[Starfighter]

Burns with that angled bat defence first ball.

 

[Spark]

i was about to post how burns defending to backward point could well approach cummins to third man levels of meme and literally first ball

 

[straw man]

Little bit of shape - will it last ten overs?

 

[Starfighter]

I'm going to call right now that this pitch is noticeably both slower and flatter than last year's.

 

[Starfighter]

145.8 is pretty hot for your first ball.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Terrible toss to lose. I would be thrilled to escape with a draw. Need Warner early even if only to keep the run rate in check.

 

[Spark]

yep, from the other end the crowd looks way healthier because all the seats are in the shade

 

[Red]

Hitting the keepers gloves hard

 

[Gnske]

Did the carry die to shin-height during the India test match here or is the medicine going to my brain again?

 

[_Ed_]

145.8 is pretty hot for your first ball.

It'll be interesting to see how his pace holds up through the day.

That fourth ball just now was excellent, after a couple of wide ones.

 

[Starfighter]

Ferguson's gonna take a while to get through his overs isn't he?

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Like I mentioned the other day the difference in comfort in this stadium is just absolutely vast in the sun vs in the shade, so I wouldn't be surprised if there's actually a lot more people in than the TV pictures suggest because so many people are hanging around in the concourse behind the seating.

As an extremely white person it always used to scare me watching the amount of people in the sun at the WACA.

 

[Red]

I reckon warner having an opening partner he likes makes a significant difference to his game

 

[straw man]

"Double Bluff" - drink!

 

[harsh.ag]

Australia winning the toss is a cheat code

 

[Starfighter]

Yeah, I wouldn't bowl too many of those.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Ferguson's a bit all over the place so far, isn't he? Hope he settles quickly. Maybe having a test match behind him would have made a difference.

 

[straw man]

Ferguson def looking overpumped, hopefully can relaxed into his work.

 

[Gnske]

That's an underrated ripper stop from BJ