Australia in New Zealand (2024)

[Serpico]

3 hours ago, vvvslaxman said:

This is definitely not the best inform Aussie side battingwise. You can easily beat them. So NZ losing to them only tells how much mental strangle hold Australia has over NZ.

Problem is nz don't have a second bowler. Glenn Philips is their second best bowler after Henry. 

[Frustrated]

NZ hv a lead of 135 with 7 wickets remaining.   A target of 275+ could make things interesting.  Pitch has flattened out for sure.  

Edited March 10, 2024 by Frustrated

[Frustrated]

2 hours ago, Serpico said:

Problem is nz don't have a second bowler. Glenn Philips is their second best bowler after Henry. 

Southee should hv been dropped after the 1st game.  But LOL.  He is the captain.    Seniority quota at play. Just like Ind does.   

[Number]

Relentlessness of this Australian attack is really fearsome. No matter how much you think you have grinded them, they just keep coming back at you.

[Vijy]

49 minutes ago, Number said:

Relentlessness of this Australian attack is really fearsome. No matter how much you think you have grinded them, they just keep coming back at you.

the pacers will start tapering off at some point, and they have no real replacements. It seems like that boland is only good on some tracks (false dawn from him) and Richardson Jha is always injured. Lance Morris seems more like nantie hayward to me, albeit not as pacy or erratic as hayward

Edited March 10, 2024 by Vijy

[Kothili]

Glenn Phillips is the Phattidhar of NZ cricket. 

[rollingstoned]

They're folding like a cheap suit here and throwing it away. Bazball really is a virus. Leaving at least 50-60 runs out there by batting like this. 

[Number]

1 hour ago, Vijy said:

the pacers will start tapering off at some point, and they have no real replacements. It seems like that boland is only good on some tracks (false dawn from him) and Richardson Jha is always injured. Lance Morris seems more like nantie hayward to me, albeit not as pacy or erratic as hayward

Agree. Aussies are really lucky that they got 3 ATG all format pacers for such a long duration. Will be very difficult to replace them.

[vvvslaxman]

Henry is NZ's shami. Very under-rated.

[Frustrated]

NZ went from 372/7 to 372 AO.  Southee's brain fart with the bat might hv costed them 20-25 runs.  On top of that he is the worst captain and useless bowler himself.  

[Frustrated]

2 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Henry is NZ's shami. Very under-rated.

Single handedly destroyed our top order in WC 2019 SF.  

[Laaloo]

Shameless cricbuzz said this test match was meandering towards a lull as of now when NZ were 243-3 and a little less than half the test match left.

 

 

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, Frustrated said:

Single handedly destroyed our top order in WC 2019 SF.  

 

He has a fantastic repeatable action and subtle wrist position change to get the ball moving in the air and off the ptich

[Number]

As usual Labuchagne dropped. Luckiest batsman.

[Number]

Gone next ball lol

[Trichromatic]

Smith is done it seems.

[vvvslaxman]

Guys like SIraj should improve his fitness.  HE looks like vijay raaz. Fast bowlers have to be lean. But you need a bit of muscle.

[Frustrated]

1 minute ago, Number said:

As usual Labuchagne dropped. Luckiest batsman.

A certified HTB.    Got a life via dropped catch.  Yet failed to capitalise on it.  Could not add a single run after that.  LOL

[vvvslaxman]

1 minute ago, Trichromatic said:

Smith is done it seems.

 

He was already done. He is making it worse by opening

[Lone Wolf]

My prediction of India vs Eng WTC final is well and truly on... 

Another 1-1 here would be Disastrous for Aus. 

Their batting looks cooked.  

 

SA too have a shot tbh.