Black Caps v Australia

Rapido

As shit as our batting has been this series theirs has not been a lot better. Well it has been better than ours but it’s not like they have scored 400 -500.
Henry has been really impressive just as Ferguson was in the T20s

Aus batting has been shit all season. We are making them look better than Pak and Windies did. But they are coming to the end of their own era/cycle, and their batting stocks are poor.

MN5

Encouraging partnership for these two so far.

Young disappointing once again.

Terrific crowd in too which I always like to see for Test cricket

Rapido

I haven't watched any of the series since day 1, until a little bit this arvo.

I've watched a lot of England recently. It's such a contrast watching Aus bowl so well to their fields and nz digging their hole waiting to slowly die. Compared to the proactiveness of 'bazball' and watching plans being succesfully or attempted to be disrupted

Rapido

They've flicked a switch.

KiwiPie

@Rapido said in Black Caps v Australia:

I haven't watched any of the series since day 1, until a little bit this arvo.

I've watched a lot of England recently. It's such a contrast watching Aus bowl so well to their fields and nz digging their hole waiting to slowly die. Compared to the proactiveness of 'bazball' and watching plans being succesfully or attempted to be disrupted

First chance I've been able to sit down and watch for a length of time. I was watching 2 batsmen working really hard to survive the new ball against skilful bowling in order to lay a foundation for when the pitch gets easier. With so much time left it is all about not getting out. See if these 2 can get to day 3 and then try to bat all day.

MN5

Long overdue half century from Latham. KW will bring his up next over and we need one or both to score big.

Doing very well against this incredible Oz attack

MN5

50 up for KW.

He’ll get 100 now

MadGav

Thanks a lot MN5

MN5

@MadGav said in Black Caps v Australia:

Thanks a lot MN5

Hmmmmm, he’s usually a pretty sure thing once he gets to 50.

This is why I never gamble

canefan

@MN5 said in Black Caps v Australia:

50 up for KW.

He’ll get 100 now

What a rookie move. You know what to do

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MN5

@canefan said in Black Caps v Australia:

@MN5 said in Black Caps v Australia:

50 up for KW.

He’ll get 100 now

What a rookie move. You know what to do

He’d made 50 and we all know what his conversion rate has been lately. I thought it was a pretty safe prediction.

I’m very disappointed in myself

canefan

Let's keep the channel clear until stumps...

nzzp

@canefan said in Black Caps v Australia:

Let's keep the channel clear until stumps...

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Damo

Very unlike an Aussie keeper not to claim the catch.

canefan

Shaky

KiwiPie

Ravindra is so shaky outside his off stump.

canefan

Latham capitalises on his life by surviving to stumps. I still feel like we are one step away from a terminal batting collapse. But if Latham can continue, and if Ravindra can tighten up outside off, maybe we can hang around for a bit

Damo

Good day for NZ.

Questions really are how long to bat and how much is enough?

I would approach it by time rather than runs scored; and look to declare midway between lunch and tea on day 4.

However if we are able to maintain a good run rate tomorrow we could declare an hour or so earlier.

Godder

Lead of 250+, ideally 300+ I would have thought. Currently a lead of 40, so getting there and putting them in by tea requires some positive batting. Maybe we could name that after the captain - Tim-ball or something.

mariner4life

@Damo said in Black Caps v Australia:

Good day for NZ.

Questions really are how long to bat and how much is enough?

I would approach it by time rather than runs scored; and look to declare midway between lunch and tea on day 4.

However if we are able to maintain a good run rate tomorrow we could declare an hour or so earlier.

This might be the most optimistic post in Fern history

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Black Caps v Australia