Cricket: NZ vs Aus
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Fairly even first day.
Australia scored some runs but we knocked off the bulk of their batting.
We could potentially clean up the remaining 7 wickets this morning and be batting after lunch.
The plan from the Black Caps will be to bat big and bat once. Say we bowl out Aussie for 400 this morning then we should look to score 600 or so and then roll them in the second innings with our 2 pronged spin attack on a turning pitch.
Our path to victory seems fairly straightforward.
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@Snowy said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Damo Yep simple really.
This photo was also taken in @mariner4life s pool:
I don't let her out of the locked room in daylight hours
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And Matt Henry has a broken thumb, but will continue to bowl!
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Apparently Jeet Raval has also gone down with the flu, so Fulton has his whites on in case he needs to field.
Edit: Somerville has also injured his non-bowling hand (split webbing).
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12298010
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@mariner4life said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
I'm watching Smithy on a pisstake show called The Professors Night Watchman. And he's killing it. Just a genuine, funny bloke.
Agreed, that was some decent television. Smithy and the hosts' banter was top drawer
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@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Gunner At this rate, Waddle might have to put on the whites...
I see that Peter Fulton has got his whites on in case he has to field.
As I type Henry nicks Head out.
Come on lads, roll the tail cheaply. Please.
It’d be nice if we could get Labashayne out now too and have a couple of fresh batsmen at the crease.
By the way glad to see Henry’s extra pace paying off. He’s r ally whipping it through at 130kmph
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@Gunner said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
By the way glad to see Henry’s extra pace paying off. He’s really whipping it through at 130kmph
Either Stead is covering for Kane and or Timmy or he's full of shit. Timmy was reportedly not happy at being left out
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@Godder agree mate but 12 wickets at 26 in two thrashings would've put him at the back of a line of wake ups I'd have thought 🤔.
I fear the meddling of the "numbers" from sports science.
Either way, however you stack it, there is no decent justification for dropping timmeh 30 minutes before the start of such a big occasion for NZ cricket. Scary madness
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Astle got the big one!
C & B...that Laubushagne fella goes ok.
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@Damo said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Bit of spin and bounce for Astle now. That should play into our hands with the two spinners.
Aussie will be batting last on this pitch, assuming we go for the bat once, bat big strategy.
Astle gets Labushayne cheaply for just 215. Advantage Black Caps.
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@Damo said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
CDG is bowling well this series. He's let himself down with the bat (albeit sawn off by a dodge umpiring decision once) but his bowling has been surprisingly effective.
The Aus commentators have been wanking on about pace being the difference, but they're full of shit really. Pace can help provide a point of difference, but some of the greatest seam bowlers of all time didn't get much above 130km.
Vernon Philander is a good modern day example. 220 wickets at 21.99 and barely breaks the 130km mark. Starc could only dream of test stats like that.
