The Cricket Thread

[Matt]

Go Greeny GO!!!
150*

[Matt]

At 350, that batting 2nd winner stat really comes into question

[-PJ-]

AUS 10th wicket partnership now 101*

Green 166*
Hazlewood 17*

AUS 9/368

[-PJ-]

This Kuggeleijn fella is the pie shop owner.

[yeh raiders]

Some partnership this one!

Green has always had the talent, just needed time.

Nice to see him do this off the back of a Shield century too.

[Northern Raider]

What was a small advantage to Aussies has turned into a huge one. Pushing 400 after being sent in is massive.

[-PJ-]

They (NZ) had us 4/89.

A huge recovery mission that started with the Marsh/Green partnership.

NZs bowling this morning has been bog. Reminds me of how AUS bowled trying to dismiss the WI tail.

Play extended half hour now.

[Matt]

All out 383
Green 174*

[-PJ-]

Lunch day 2.

AUS 383

Green 174*

Healthy adds from Usi, Smith, Marsh and Hazlewood as well.

NZ to bat soon

[RedRaider]

Australia all out 383 with Green Not Out on 174 with 23 fours and 5 sixes, and Hazlewood last out for 22. A 116 run partnership for the last wicket. For NZ Matt Henry was the star taking 5-70 off 30.1 overs. Surprise for me was Southee with 0-92 off 27 overs. I rate the 35 year old who has more than 350 Test wickets but not to be in this first Australian innings.

After being sent in to bat on a green (ala Cameron Green) wicket to make 383 in the first innings is a fine effort. Now to see what Australia can do with the ball and in the field.

[Northern Raider]

Kiwis bats doing a Keystone Cops impression to start their innings.

[RedRaider]

Yeh, NZ 3/13 after 6 overs. Starc started the rot by bowling Latham for 5, then Kane Williamson was run out by Labu for 0, followed by Ravindra for 0 caught by Goat at Point off Hazlewood.

[-TW-]

Williamson with one of the all time self barbeques.

Would have been run out even if he didn't run into his partner

[Azza]

Hopeless morons

[Northern Raider]

Kiwis must have booked golf this weekend. They don't seem too keen on this game going that long.

[RedRaider]

NZ 5-42 at Tea on Day 2. GOAT has not yet bowled, but the other 4 bowlers have 1 wicket each and there was the run out.

[RedRaider]

Kiwis must have booked golf this weekend. They don't seem too keen on this game going that long.

They might be polishing their decks.

[Matt]

Kiwis go down swinging.
179

[RedRaider]

GOAT the wrecker taking 4-43 from 8.1 overs. Hazlewood 2-55 from 12 overs, Starc 1-34 from 9 overs, Cummins 1-33 from 10 overs and Marsh 1-10 from 4 overs. NZ all out for 179 in under 2 sessions. Australia lead by 204 runs on first innings. A potentially difficult little time up to stumps on Day 2 for the Australian openers.

[Sid]

Smith out for
1-0

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[RedRaider]

And there it is. Smith gone for a duck on the third ball, played on and bowled by Tim Southee.

[-TW-]

Marnus is deadset hopeless at the moment

[Sid]

Green to come out and bat some more today?

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[RedRaider]

Marnus fails again out for 2 from 13 balls caught Blundell bowled Southee. Two wickets for Southee and that was what I was expecting from him. Fine bowler. GOAT is now out there with Usi. GOAT 6 n.o. and Usi 5 n.o. with Australia 2-13.

GOAT gets a life dropped by Southee off the last ball of the day bowled by Matt Henry. Australia overall lead of 217.

[Matt]

The skipper drops the GOAT, playing nighthawk, last ball of the day.

Labus form is now very much in the "**** dude" bracket. He was out on a 4 ball too, it's a gift, and somehow strangled down leg. I just don't know who you bring in.

[-PJ-]

When do selectors begin moving in their chairs a little ref the form of Marnus ?

[Rick]

I think as Matt said above, if you were to make the call on ML who would you bring in?


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[RedRaider]

GOAT has done his job well as night watchman making 41 from 46 balls faced with 6 fours. Green 3n.o. is in with Usi 12n.o.. Australia 3-58

[Matt]

GOAT looking for a batting promotion. Wants that #8 gig

[RedRaider]

Drinks in first session of Day 3 with Australia 3-71 an overall lead of 275. The wicket is taking some spin. Usi 20 n.o. and Green 7 n.o.

[RedRaider]

Usi out stumped for 28. Head 1 n.o. and Green 9 n.o. Australia 4-82 with a lead of 286 runs

[RedRaider]

The Australian 300 run lead comes up via a Green 6 off spinner Phillips. Green 17 n.o. Head 7 n.o. Australia 4-96

Head now hits Kuggelijn for four to bring up the Australian 100.

[RedRaider]

Lunch on Day 3 Australia 4-113 with Head 24 n.o. from 26 balls and Green 17 n.o. from 53 balls for an overall lead of 317 with 6 wickets in hand.

[RedRaider]

Head out for 29 and Marsh out for a duck. Carey is in with no score. Australia 6-133. Green n.o. 32

[Azza]

God our batting sucks