2nd Test New Zealand v Australia March 8-12 0830hrs @ Hagley Oval

[The 747]

This green top isn't behaving like a green top, so far... pretty consistent and true bounce from the the pitch...

NZ are kings of the fake green top that is actually a highway.

 

[The 747]

0/47! Are we dooming yet?

 

[Westend]

NZ are kings of the fake green top that is actually a highway.

yup all the pitches look green

 

[melanChronic]

Tim Paine at the Oval 2019 vibes. When up in the series, always better to bat first and take control of the game.

 

[Westend]

0/47! Are we dooming yet?

no is more the frustration of winning the toss and not batting

 

[k31th]

excellent catch MMarsh!

 

[Crankyhawk]

Finally!

 

[Jimthegreat]

How's your stupid decision going Cummins. Always likes to give a sucker an even break.

Edit: I always seems to type these things as a wicket falls....haha.

 

[JimmyBC]

On ya bike Young

 

[Westend]

Finally!

good catch by marsh....starc needed that

 

[Plugger35]

Our luck has run out with that great catch from Marsh.

 

[Westend]

need one more before lunch

 

[The 747]

I get marsh bowling ahead of green after his century - but surely today green gets first crack

Whenever Greeny is not bowling or batting all the other players should be saying "where's Greeny?"

 

[corbies]

You'd think with all the so called professionalism that they'd consider the weight of history of bowling first

In the last 10 years in NZ, the team bowling first has won 20 and lost 15.

Half the time in NZ you don't bowl first necessarily because it's better to bowl first but because it's better to bat last. It's usually an absolute road come days 4 and even 5.

 

[4Seasons]

0/47! Are we dooming yet?

Already heard we deserve to lose.

 

[Westend]

Already heard we deserve to lose.

think its more the frustration for posters seeing us bowling after winning the toss not batting

and the pitch looks okay for batting

 

[JimmyBC]

Looks a lovely spot, good turn out from the NZ public again, wish I was there.

 

[k31th]

cracking delivery from Hazlewood to move it the other way and collect the edge after the inswinger; perfect swinging-both-ways bowling there.

 

[The 747]

Inglis would have caught that one-handed.

 

[Westend]

good thats what we wanted

 

[LukeParkerno1]

need one more before lunch

3 down is the bare minimum if you brainlessly bowl first

 

[JimmyBC]

Latham just wastes a reasonable start.

 

[The 747]

After a few questions at the start of the summer about his age and place the Haze has bowled exceptionally well. Looks as good as he ever has.

 

[corbies]

Latham just wastes a reasonable start.

That's a good score for Latham against a top 5 nation.

 

[Westend]

Latham just wastes a reasonable start.

he batted well