NZ v Australia Test #1

Virgil

If only we made another 400 - 450, we would have been right in this test.

taniwharugby

Craig gets Voges 235 C & B to finish with an overal lead of 379.

taniwharugby

jeez that is daft having to go in, get kitted up to bat, come out for 1 over and then go have lunch! 
 
Commons sense would say 'have lunch 10 minutes early'

booboo

If i was Smith i would have declared and made NZ face about 3 overs.

Donsteppa

Right, someone remind these top order blokes that it's not a T20 innings that they're batting in. 
The whites should have been a give away, but apparently not on Friday.

No Quarter

We've seen this group of players fight tooth and nail from this sort of situation in the past couple of years. I expect them to do the same today.

akan004

Guptill gives his wicket away. Idiot!

Godder

Latham has 50.

No Quarter

Don't want to put the jinx on but Latham has been very impressive today. He got out defending one he didn't need to play at in the first innings, so Hazlewood has put the ball in the same channel relentlessly today and he has left pretty much all of them, nulifying Hazlewoods threat. Exactly what I want to see from our openers. 
In saying that.... I'm not too fussed about Guptill's dismissal, he's a confidence player so needs to play his shots. I think the way he played should probably be the blue print for him moving forward.

No Quarter

And in typing that Kane is gone caught behind. Huge wicket.

Siam

Best bowler in the game that Hazelwood fella. Quite like his demeanour off the field as well.

NTA

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Siam" data-cid="558647" data-time="1455419446">Best bowler in the game that Hazelwood fella. Quite like his demeanour off the field as well.</blockquote>
 
Good country lad

Virgil

NTA

More appropriately:
 
<img src="http://www.greenpeace.org/international/PageFiles/24233/rainbow-warrior-sunk-by-two-u.jpg" alt="rainbow-warrior-sunk-by-two-u.jpg">

Siam

Too far Nick
 
Nothing funny about state sponsored terroism when people die. Nothing funny about the Rainbow Warrior mate
 
 
But yes, your cricket team is very very good. All credit to them

Glath

It will be fine. We're due another record breaking Watling 6th wicket partnership at this ground.

taniwharugby

but at leats they maintained thier positive attitude toward batting...

No Quarter

Fuck. That is all.

MN5

Ah shit. This test really is a clusterfuck of epic proportions. We are dead and buried now, only way forward is to go down fighting and come back and do our darndest to win the next test. As I think Mariner mentioned the batting is weak when Williamson doesn't fire and due to the swings and roundabout nature of cricket there are times when he won't. Bracewell was unlucky, Craig was as shit as many thought he'd be.....when are Taylor and Santner due back ?
 
That gutsy fighting long overdue innings from Watling will come in handy some time tomorrow that's for damn sure but it's re arranging the deckchairs on the titanic ( Ooooo am I allowed to say that or are ship related jokes a no no ? )
 
.....and who woulda thought Wellington would have so many days in a row with no rain ? unthinkable.

NTA

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Siam" data-cid="558669" data-time="1455425541">Too far Nick 
Nothing funny about state sponsored terroism when people die. Nothing funny about the Rainbow Warrior mate </blockquote>
 
Wasn't sending that message. More about a ship in a NZ harbour. Apologies

The Silver Fern

NZ v Australia Test #1