Australia v New Zealand 2nd Test at the MCG December 26-30

[HBF]

Yeah i had it high and missing leg

My thoughts also.

 

[k31th]

that's got to hurt... right off his elbow... didn't bounce

 

[Borisdog]

Starc hasn’t quite got the direction right with that inswinger yet.

 

[Gough]

It's 25 years to the day since Shane Warne took a Test hat trick at the MCG. I wonder if one of our blokes can mark the occasion by doing it today.

If ever there was someone that you would choose to bowl your hat trick ball to it would be Devon Malcolm.

 

[HBF]

Starc hasn’t quite got the direction right with that inswinger yet.

He's been pretty ordinary all match I reckon

 

[k31th]

Starc hasn’t quite got the direction right with that inswinger yet.

aside from the LBW that should have been given, yeah.

 

[rippersnipper]

They're a sneaky chance of a win here given the temperatures and flattening of the pitch

 

[StillAtLarge]

They're a sneaky chance of a win here given the temperatures and flattening of the pitch

No chance of a win, the draw is an outside possibility though

 

[k31th]

lovely bowling from Cummins

 

[rippersnipper]

No chance of a win, the draw is an outside possibility though

I don't see them lasting two days without getting the runs

 

[Vegeta]

They're a sneaky chance of a win here given the temperatures and flattening of the pitch

Need to bat time and our players haven't shown the capability of doing that. They're nicking off driving to any good ball they get.

They need to wear the Aussies down, have them bowl 100 overs and then the loose balls will come.

 

[HBF]

Brave leave that.

 

[Vegeta]

He's been pretty ordinary all match I reckon

He's a pink ball specialist and feasts on the tail with the red ball.

Cummins, Hazlewood and Pattinson is your best pace attack IMO.

 

[Vegeta]

Cummins is relentless man, he gives you nothing. No freebies and always hitting a probing line and length.

Reminds me of McGrath in that regard.

Did he model himself on McGrath?

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

I don't see them lasting two days without getting the runs

sounds like touring teams on the sub continent

 

[imadodgyumpire]

lol the howler logic

if its an incorrect decision by definition its a howler

3 guys, including the guy who bowled the ball, weren’t sure. But you think you know better?

You don’t.

 

[Underarm]

Test batsman averaging 35 is simply not good enough.
Like Paine averaging 30, actually 20 since he came back in.
Burns another one

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Only 12 batsmen in the world scored more runs and had a higher average than Wade in 2019. Which means he'd make a World 2nd XI

That's not good enough for you?

 

[Numero Uno]

3 guys, including the guy who bowled the ball, weren’t sure. But you think you know better?

You don’t.

anyone who uses the howler logic is a numpty

 

[PhatBoy]

Blundell is the perfect example to players like Raval or Brathwaite of why, even if your natural game is to be cautious, some positivity goes a long way. If you’re out of nick and you’re a blocker, your settling in period becomes elongated and you are vulnerable for longer. If you can get to 10 in relatively quick time, your comfort and form can come back a lot quicker.

 

[The Convert]

He's been pretty ordinary all match I reckon

That was a cracker

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[Vegeta]

Have we hit a single cover drive this match lol?

Swear everytime our batsmen try to play it they nick off or the ball narrowly misses the edge.

Bowlers look on a different level.

 

[The Convert]

I don't see them lasting two days without getting the runs

Food tonight can ensure that!

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[imadodgyumpire]

anyone who uses the howler logic is a numpty

That’s the point of drs “To get rid of the howler”.

You’re the numpty.

 

[Vegeta]

Beautiful shot from Latham.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Blundell is the perfect example to players like Raval or Brathwaite of why, even if your natural game is to be cautious, some positivity goes a long way. If you’re out of nick and you’re a blocker, your settling in period becomes elongated and you are vulnerable for longer. If you can get to 10 in relatively quick time, your comfort and form can come back a lot quicker.

I wish you were my coach 15 years ago.