Cricket: NZ vs Aus

[Damo]

Geeze. He was looking comfortable too.

[KiwiMurph]

There probably was 2 there if Colin wasn't Michael Collins between the wickets...

[Chris B.]

Yeah - though with a direct hit and he would have been metres out.

Just gifting them his wicket, though, when we're fighting for credibility!

[canefan]

@Chris-B said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:

Yeah - though with a direct hit and he would have been metres out.

Just gifting them his wicket, though, when we're fighting for credibility!

These fuckers have been carrying on like that all series

[Chris B.]

@canefan I'm giving the batsmen a bit of benefit of the doubt, that this bowling has probably been relentlessly the best they've ever seen. But, there have been some soft dismissals and that was probably the softest.

Pattinson oversteps and Phillips has at least his third life.

[Godder]

200 up (200/6).

[Godder]

Second session has just finished, off to tea at 210/6.

[taniwharugby]

@Godder got them right where we want them!

[Godder]

@taniwharugby Lulled them right into a false sense of security!

[Damo]

Change of strategy.

Eek out another 100 runs in this session. Then roll Aussie for 150 before tea tomorrow. Knock off the 300 required with big centuries to the openers.

The path to victory is clear enough.

[Xpat61]

@Damo
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Good debut by Phillips!!

[Godder]

50 and out on debut for Phillips.

[canefan]

@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:

50 and out on debut for Phillips.

Good result on paper but sounds like he spent a series worth of luck in one innings

[mariner4life]

Looks like I'll be pretty much bang on

[Godder]

@canefan said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:

@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:

50 and out on debut for Phillips.

Good result on paper but sounds like he spent a series worth of luck in one innings

Basically, one of the not outs was a No Ball when he got caught.

[Damo]

@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:

@canefan said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:

@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:

50 and out on debut for Phillips.

Good result on paper but sounds like he spent a series worth of luck in one innings

Basically, one of the not outs was a No Ball when he got caught.

Yeah that fraction of a second advantage the bowler got hurried him into the shot and caused the ball to go to hand rather than over the rope.

Not fair to consider that a chance obviously.

[Damo]

Love Kerry O'Keeffe commentary. He was great on the radio and just as good on TV

[Chris B.]

Well, the platform was there to fight back on a deadish-looking pitch, but we've capitulated really. Really needed people like Tom Latham, Rossco and BJ to stand up and bat a long time, but they've got in and then got out.

It's a pretty annoying and sub-par effort - in many ways the worst so far, even though it's our highest score - and made with a B team.

[hydro11]

That was probably as good as that batting line up is, against that bowling attack.

[Rapido]

Yet half the dismissals were self inflicted comedy.

Worst day of the tour yet.