Cricket: NZ vs Aus
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When the Black Caps were the Craps I painted the ceilings in my house wearing the Cap which looked like it had been attacked by seagulls with diarrhoea after the job and was promptly dispensed with!
This is a very different team !
I will be buying new merchandise!
There is a genuine spine throughout the squad where individuals just step up when others disappoint.Shit!
Taylor is out!
The above is just the rambling of an old dude who saw ‘85/‘86 live...........If anybody can ......
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Lyon is a significant advantage for Aus compared to Santer in conditions like this.
We've certainly had the worst of the conditions but we're getting outplayed across the park.
No build up games in Aus has not helped either.
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@No-Quarter
Total Ambush!!!
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CdG plays some absolutely gorgeous shots.
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Did Gary Stead prepare these guys as if they’d be facing four Stuart Broad’s bowling at Tim Southee speeds?
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@Xpat61 said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@No-Quarter
Total Ambush!!!
But I remain positive!!Yeah, I'm certain the Black Caps arrived at the ground expecting to play Sri Lanka's military medium pacers as usual.
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Hold on I was only half watching that. I didn't see any hot-spot or snicko? Why was that out?
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@No-Quarter said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Xpat61 said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@No-Quarter
Total Ambush!!!
But I remain positive!!Yeah, I'm certain the Black Caps arrived at the ground expecting to play Sri Lanka's military medium pacers as usual.
I’m starting to wonder.
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@No-Quarter said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Hold on I was only half watching that. I didn't see any hot-spot or snicko? Why was that out?
Hometown decision.
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CdG gets a roughie, I think.
No evidence that hit anything except the helmet.
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So it's impossible to overturn a caught behind. What an absurd decision.
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Comms falling over themselves to justify the decision. That was an absolute shocker. Objectively wrong.
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Getting absolutely reeeeemed.
Also thinking they'll enforce the follow-on if possible. Bat until the start of the third session tomorrow and rip us out again.
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These comms are fucking painful. Yeah I'm sure CdG actually wanted to be given out so he didn't have to face Starc again. What the fuck are they talking about.
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162/8. So, so painful. And disappointing.
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When did they change the rules so that caught off the helmet was out?
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@Snowy said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
When did they change the rules so that caught off the helmet was out?
When Australia
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Only the back foot being outside is a no ball right?
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We're all out for 166, Aus back in for their second innings.
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The bowling effort was admirable. One bowler down ( LF’s choice proved to be a mistake anyway ) and some reasonable discipline, bowling to fields set.
However, our Achilles heel for the series was always going to be batting. Aussies have the 3 best quicks in world cricket ( speed, bounce, movement esp. with pink ball, accuracy ) and Blackcaps always struggled when the dial is turned up. Not sure how they have prepared for the change but evidence is we still haven’t got that right.
Still this is a quality team and hopefully they can work it out. Jeet has to go for now though. Hopefully we can put up a better effort 2nd innings.
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@Snowy said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Only the back foot being outside is a no ball right?
I'm a bit confused about that. I know the back foot only has to touch the return crease, the one that runs parallel to the pitch, for a no ball. But not sure about the front foot, other than it can touch the return crease.
Staggered that a whole foot out of the white painted crease " box" is legal in any way shape or form.
Anyone got the oil on that?
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@Snowy said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
When did they change the rules so that caught off the helmet was out?
Well done ICC, you just created a situation where your DRS system was deemed completely pointless.
You can't allow and not allow on the same piece of evidence. The cameras and technology are either right or they are not. Rewarding a wrong decision is a ludicrous situation
The cricket on display in the world lately has been exemplary, the umpiring principles have been so erratic and flawed that one wonders if the outcome of the contest runs second fiddle to the hype and entertainment package.
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@kev I guess I look at it a bit differently - in that I'd say our batting line-up is much-of-a-muchness with Australia's.
The problem is that on this sort of pitch (and in fact most pitches) their bowlers are better.
We can certainly bat better than we did in the first innings - but, our bowlers also need to find a way to bowl them out much faster.
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Santner misses a run out and now Colin drops a catch.
Got to be taking everything!!!
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Shit review
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That was a desperate review....
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I really like this Isa Guha
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TPC rolling them down at 117km/hr, surely we run over the top of these Aussies soon
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TPC and Santner, is there a more uninspiring combo in test cricket???
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Kane should bring himself on
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Santner now with a test bowling average of 43. That'd be handy with the bat...
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Kiwis trying to disable the umpires now
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@voodoo said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
I really like this Isa Guha
She's fucking great. Probably my favourite cricket commentator since the world cup
We're being fucking embarrassed by the way. This is terrible.
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@Chris-B said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@kev I guess I look at it a bit differently - in that I'd say our batting line-up is much-of-a-muchness with Australia's.
The problem is that on this sort of pitch (and in fact most pitches) their bowlers are better.
We can certainly bat better than we did in the first innings - but, our bowlers also need to find a way to bowl them out much faster.
We lack the pace and bounce for Australia. Boult is good enough to get wickets anyway, but we're very samey, especially with Ferguson broken.
This Australian quartet is actually fucking brilliant.
But getting rolled for 160 with our best ever batting lineup is actually a disgrace.
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