**Official** New Zealand v Australia

[Fiery]

Now he wides him when it hit Ponting's pad! It would have bowled him if it didn't hit his pad. Billy is a national disgrace.

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

What's up with billy today? Sleeping with his eyes open?

 

[Somerset]

He wasn't too bad at the Twenty20 match...I don't know what's with him today.

As you say, another mistake with Ponting on strike this time.

 

[Fiery]

I think the wide was called out of spite. Hope they drop Bowden for the rest of the series.

 

[Somerset]

He's due to umpire just one more match, isn't he? (I think Hill has two and Cowie has one....?)

 

[kwigibo]

I'm telling you, he's doing you a favour, Hayden is a bloody joke out there, he always does more damage to the total by staying out there than getting out. Be grateful Bowden hasn't let someone out there who knows how to accelerate an innings.

 

[Fiery]

He's due to umpire just one more match, isn't he? (I think Hill has two and Cowie has one....?)

Good. He's alway been opposed to having more technology at his disposal and his crooked finger antics just get on my **** now. Umpires should be inconspicuous. He thinks people go to the cricket to watch him.

 

[Somerset]

Well Hayden finally goes, for 71, trying to smash Styris out of the ground....

 

[Fiery]

I'm telling you, he's doing you a favour, Hayden is a bloody joke out there, he always does more damage to the total by staying out there than getting out. Be grateful Bowden hasn't let someone out there who knows how to accelerate an innings.

He's given you a pretty good platform.

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

Appeal for stumping - Mccullum is really ecstatic 'bout this.


Wait - not out. Nothing going Vettori's way today.

 

[Fiery]

Foot in the air. Another bad call

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

Ponting has hit it straight to Vettori on the sqaure leg boundary! Styris gets another one.

 

[Fiery]

Piggy doing a good job here. Jury is out on the haircut though.

 

[Scallywag]

A very close LBW decision going Hayden's way now....Bowden again..

listening to radio they said the ball was pitched outside the line and hit the pads outside the line.

 

[Fiery]

listening to radio they said the ball was pitched outside the line and hit the pads outside the line.

That was the second one in the over. The 1st one was dead

 

[Greg Blewett]

listening to radio they said the ball was pitched outside the line and hit the pads outside the line.

Looked out to me.

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

listening to radio they said the ball was pitched outside the line and hit the pads outside the line.

The first one was in - line. I think.


Martyn's gone!!! Bowled.

 

[Scallywag]

Ponting gone for 61

Another good innings from Ponting

 

[Mr Casson]

I had this premonition after Hayden got out that Styris was going to have a good time with the ball. I think I must be a prophet. Let's put it to the test: Clarke will flay the Kiwis around and make them wish they'd left Hayden in to crawl along.

 

[Somerset]

Great comeback from New Zealand, Stryis doing a great job and now it's Australia needing to rebuild the innings.