NZ v Australia Test #1
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<p>test cricket must suck for an opening batsmen who gets out early!</p>
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<p>Dunno, probably worse in some ways if everyone else does well, you sit on your arse for 1.5days then get to spend the next 1.5 in the outfield copping abuse form the crowd haha...but you are there to bat, and get out cheaply, all you have to look forward to is fielding and the 2nd innings, which you then fail in as well!</p>
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<p>Does AS well ie also gets out early ;)</p>
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<p>but then you don't have to sit around for as long watching your team mates knock it about...I guess asking Warner would be a good gauge.</p>
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<p>But that's when you play your 'its a team game' card :)</p> -
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<p>Dunno, probably worse in some ways if everyone else does well, you sit on your arse for 1.5days then get to spend the next 1.5 in the outfield copping abuse form the crowd haha...but you are there to bat, and get out cheaply, all you have to look forward to is fielding and the 2nd innings, which you then fail in as well!</p>
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<p>Opening the batting can really suck. Turning up to a 6 hour game and being out within the first 5 minutes is not fun. You just feel like throwing your toys out the cot going home.</p> -
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<p>Opening the batting can really suck. Turning up to a 6 hour game and being out within the first 5 minutes is not fun. You just feel like throwing your toys out the cot going home.</p>
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<p>It's a funny one, some are against keepers opening for example but twists of fate mean that said keeper will get the odd duck or low score here and there.</p>
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<p>Fuck, NTAs favourite strikes.....another nail in the coffin.</p> -
<p>think I might have to close the Cricinfo desktop scorecard and do some work!</p>
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<p>Even Mitch Marsh their 4th bowler and version of Corey Anderson looks better than all our bowlers have on this pitch.</p>
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<p>NZ under Bond seemed to do what the Aussie have done here bowl consistently to a simple plan, work on pace and show patience.</p>
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<p>NZ under Maschrenas don't focus on pace and have either no plan or multiple plans that change over to over even during an over. No consistency or patience.</p> -
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<p>Now we're batting, its cloudy, and the ball is swinging loads after doing absolutely nothing btwn session 0.5 and session 9 of the test.</p>
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<p>Has anything at all gone our way this test? Lol.</p>
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<p>I just hope Nicholls can kick on so we have at least one positive to grasp at.</p> -
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<p>Has anything at all gone our way this test? Lol.</p>
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<p>I just hope Nicholls can kick on so we have at least one positive to grasp at.</p>
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<p>Well number five in the batting order will be vacant soon</p> -
<p></p><p></p><blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">If Nicholls can get three more runs, he will claim the NZ record for the highest score batting on debut at No. 4</blockquote>
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<p>I am unbelievably sour about this game.</p>
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<p>These <strike>three</strike> two home tests have been something I've really looked forward to as a Summer Highlight since they were first announced, and in the first ten overs on Friday it all fell to bits.</p>
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<p>Bah and Humbug.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10px;">Bring back Taylor and Santer (make the physios work triple time), and tell Dimitri where the nearest short pier for long walks is. </span></p> -
<p>its all good, we just need a double double from Nicholls and Watling and we're back in this!</p>
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<p>yeah Australia have had the luck but they have also shown great application and just look like they want to win this more.</p>
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<p>It seems to me they are all just about the win whereas NZ like the WC final might be a bit about the occassion (playing Oz and McCullum's last hurrah)</p> -
<p>Lyon is bloody effective isn't he. Makes the most of his ability. He's exactly what we wish Craig was - very accurate and if the batsmen makes any mistake he is business.</p>
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<p>Most of our batting success has been built around Williamson, Taylor, McCullum and Watling. Taylor is injured, McCullum has fallen off a cliff, Williamson and Watling it appears were just having purple patches that you often see in batsmans careers before falling back to the pack.</p>
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<p>Anyway team for next test. Drop Anderson and Craig. Since Williamson isn't doing much batting he can do the spin bowling. You would be better with a specialist bowler and a specialist batter than Anderson.</p>
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<p>1. Guptill</p>
<p>2. Latham</p>
<p>3. Williamson</p>
<p>4. Taylor</p>
<p>5. McCullum</p>
<p>6. Nichols</p>
<p>7. Watling</p>
<p>8. Bracewell</p>
<p>9. Henry</p>
<p>10. Southee</p>
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<p>I disagree that Williamson was just going through a purple patch and will now drop back into the pack. He is pure class. We can't expect him to average 90+ every year, but he will end up with a career average of 50+.</p>
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<p>I agree that we need a better batsmen then Anderson at 6 though. Hopefully Santner can step up in that role in the future, which would allow us to take 4 seamers.</p>
