Black Caps v Australia

[Chris B.]

Phillips goes bang, bang and Head and Mitchmarsh are back in the hut.

127/6 - but, 331 ahead and the horse's hooves can barely be heard pouding up the road!

[Chris B.]

139/7 - Phillips gets Carey, nice catch byTimmy!

[Damo]

The collapse is on. As predicted.

We just need to roll through the bowlers and get our batsman to bat their averages.

It's all happening.

[nzzp]

@Damo Love it. But we have to negotiate Lyon... and we appear unable to play spin

[Damo]

@nzzp said in Black Caps v Australia:

@Damo Love it. But we have to negotiate Lyon... and we appear unable to play spin

I hear you but Kane is due a big innings and just need one or two to bat around him.

[MN5]

@Chris-B said in Black Caps v Australia:

Phillips goes bang, bang and Head and Mitchmarsh are back in the hut.

127/6 - but, 331 ahead and the horse's hooves can barely be heard pouding up the road!

A batsman who can bowl spin as well as he can will be a massive addition down the line. With Ravindra at the other end you can actually see how Santner was surplus to requirements….

[Chris B.]

Phillips gets green at bat-pad and has 5/38.

146/8

[LABCAT]

Damm, almost had a sixth.

[Chris B.]

Kugeleijn drops Cummins - makes a bollocks of one in the outfield!

[Donsteppa]

Scott K is such a nothing selection at Test level.

[Donsteppa]

The fielding coach (if any) should be fired into the sun. Along with half the team.

[Damo]

I don't know if it has been mentioned but our dropped catches are really costly.

[Chris B.]

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Australia:

Scott K is such a nothing selection at Test level.

Rolling the dice at quite long odds.

He might bowl wicket taking deliveries and he might score quick runs, but he's unlikely to do either consistently.

Now Nicholls is on the park and drops another!

Our catching is fucking appalling.

[Gunner]

Henry Nicholls fuck right off!
Absolutely atrocious.

[MN5]

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Australia:

Scott K is such a nothing selection at Test level.

So true. That was shithouse

[KiwiMurph]

Is the Black Caps fielding coach pulling a George Constanza and purposely trying to get fired?

[Gunner]

We used to be one of the best in the field, regardless of how crap we were at everything else.

What the hell has happened, how have we become so fucking bad?

I just don’t understand how professional cricketers can drop so many catches.

[Donsteppa]

@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v Australia:

Is the Black Caps fielding coach pulling a George Constanza and purposely trying to get fired?

There just can't be one. If there is one, they are useless beyond belief.

[Donsteppa]

[Chris B.]

Henry knocks over Starc and the Australians are all out for 164.

Unfortunately, we need 369 for victory.

I don't like our chances on this pitch and against their attack.

I think I'll set us a target of winning the second innings battle. Can we get 165? I wouldn't bet on it!