*Official* New Zealand in Australia 2019/20

[stephen]

I like Cummins a lot, but but my raging hard-on for Neil Wagner is so perpetual I can't love him too much.

It must be said that it's not often a touring bowler takes 17@20 and most Aussies love him for it.

 

[stephen]

Ok that was the second most hilarious dismissal this test (behind Pattinson's).

 

[ataraxia]

Seriously hope Taylor comes out to bat here.

 

[_Ed_]

Nutmegged! Not an ideal start to the day, and my hopes for Raval today are not particularly high.

 

[thierry henry]

yuck

 

[Gnske]

I sense Raval is in for a fantastic day. Solid 50 coming up.

 

[thierry henry]

Raval on a turner. fml.

 

[Flem274*]

well at least he's out so warne might find something else to give fellatio over

he won't, but a jeet raval century here would annoy so many people including warne and athlai so come on aussie give us some gifts

 

[ataraxia]

I sense Raval is in for a fantastic day. Solid 50 coming up.

Off 300 balls with 80% of his runs coming off miscued slogs.

 

[_Ed_]

I'd love to see him do well, but it's hard to watch.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

gonna be some atg bad sledging to raval one would think

 

[stephen]

That was a gorgeous ball.

 

[stephen]

Did Tim Paine have a sneaky look on the forum between balls?

 

[_Ed_]

Double figures!

 

[Flem274*]

starting to remember why i muted it during our innings yesterday 'hurrr hurrrrr who would want to bat time it's for losers hurrrr'

it's an interesting insight into australian cricketing psyche. nz are insecure about aesthetics so we pretend some players don't exist because people might laugh. australia are terrified of not appearing manly and aggressive enough, so they'd rather glenn maxwell bat at #3 looking like a knob than risk blocking it like some sort of girl.

 

[Gnske]

This is brutal from Raval. We're getting punished right now, need defensive fields.

 

[Bahnz]

Dumb dismissal from Blundell, but full praise to Lyon for the way he's bowled this morning.

 

[Tom Flint]

starting to remember why i muted it during our innings yesterday 'hurrr hurrrrr who would want to bat time it's for losers hurrrr'

it's an interesting insight into australian cricketing psyche. nz are insecure about aesthetics so we pretend some players don't exist because people might laugh. australia are terrified of not appearing manly and aggressive enough, so they'd rather glenn maxwell bat at #3 looking like a knob than risk blocking it like some sort of girl.

Yeh this was weird couldn't bring himself to admit that there were australian batsman (brilliant ones too) that may have batted a bit on the conservative side

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Australia have dominated this series by batting time.

 

[Flem274*]

Yeh this was weird couldn't bring himself to admit that there were australian batsman (brilliant ones too) that may have batted a bit on the conservative side

like his own brother who was ten times the player he was