*Official* New Zealand in Australia 2022

[Flem274*]

Vomit.

They better ****ing win. Heads should have rolled after England and they didn't.

 

[Xuhaib]

The odi series right out of the 80's this

 

[ataraxia]

why are we so bad

 

[Moss]

Score one for the incumbent test opener. All been very soft since Australia were 118 for 7.

 

[StephenZA]

Bracewell to win it for NZ...

 

[Meridio]

This is woeful. Give away 80 runs to numbers 9, 10 and 11 and then poke and prod through the first 10 overs. Sleepy cricket

 

[StephenZA]

Then this should be fun for our RSA contingent.

Third Test 'like a World Cup final' - Dean Elgar

Captain ready for "biggest Test so far" in his tenure as SA chase crucial WTC points

www.espncricinfo.com

Would not know really... never got close to a WC final!

 

[Howsie]

Why is this entire setup soooooooo defensive

 

[Burgey]

Sabba! Wafg. Deserves a shot, been cruelled by injuries a few times recently

 

[Moss]

I guess given the way Starc/Hazlewood have bowled there's certainly a bit of "giving the first spell to the bowlers" approach needed, but Williamson just seems to go into his shell all too easily these days, across formats. Where are the scoring options, the strike rotation etc. Opposition captains obviously have put some thought on containing him, but he doesn't seem to have had many answers of late.

Though I guess NZ's chances now pretty much depend on how long he's able to bat.

 

[anil1405]

Show the same spine that you did against Ireland recently.

 

[Skyliner]

Chokey, chokey, choke, choke.
Harlem Globetrotters vs Washington Generals.
The beatings will continue until morale improves.

We won’t be playing the Aussies very often in the new FTP fortunately….(but will have plenty of the traditional Tom Latham benefit test matches vs Sri Lanka and the Bangas at Hagley).

 

[straw man]

Just checked the score after missing as bit. ****ing lol.

 

[Neil Young]

Will we score a run ever again?

 

[Meridio]

The pitch is clearly very uneven in bounce and seaming a fair bit too, but the total lack of #intent to score anything is asking for trouble. Puts so much pressure on

 

[Neil Young]

The pitch is clearly very uneven in bounce and seaming a fair bit too, but the total lack of #intent to score anything is asking for trouble. Puts so much pressure on

Yeah, pitches can be tough, but not this tough. This is mindset.

 

[Moss]

Abbott's figures - just wow. Apart from the half tracker that got Conway he's been impossible to get away, not that NZ have tried exactly.

 

[Neil Young]

3 maidens in a row for Abbott. Mork calling awesome.

 

[Neil Young]

Bracewell's quickfire 9 is going to come in handy today.

 

[Flem274*]

Remember the Dave Rennie whiteboard a few weeks ago? "Brutality"

This team has been choking for 18 months - Bangers, SA, England, tried to in Ireland and Netherlands - they need less 'time of our lives' and more 'win a game'

As has been recently discussed, they are paid 6 figures to win elaborate games of catch for their country.