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

[TigerCraig]

What’s NZ cricket match payments like. I’ve gotta go back to work on the 6th.

A can of fizzy and all the whitebait fritters you can eat cuz

 

[Vegeta]

Backing players has backfired for us quite a bit.

We backed Boult to bowl the super over after he had dropped a catch and went for runs in the final (wasn't his day and clearly Lockie should have bowled), Rutherford who averaged 20 for years and got to double digits once a blue moon, then Raval who was in such bad form he was getting tied down by Leach on our roads. Then there's Santner who hasn't done s**t with the ball for us ever. Our pacers had taken 100 wickets between them before a spinner finally took a wicket in Hamilton.

 

[HBF]

11 overs
7 spells

Let that sink in everyone.

Scratch that.
Santner into his 8th spell

 

[k31th]

8th spell coming up for Santner

 

[_DBF_]

A can of fizzy and all the whitebait fritters you can eat cuz

I’m in


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[rippersnipper]

Proper village action that santner has there

 

[TigerCraig]

I’m in

sweet as bro

no pies left though - Santners tossed them all out

 

[Santana]

Forget about their ranking, NZ have played at a low to mid ranked state cricket side standard this tour - but this session they've served up 2nd grade stuff.

Their ranking is more due to them playing mid ranked state level sides more often than not if we are being honest.

 

[footyfan1978]

450 and this Test is ours.
Our bowlers will be a handful on this pitch.
If Kwiis bat well 300 is about as good as it would get.
Then we bat again for a few sessions and they bat in worst period of the match.200 on this pitch batting last against Pattinson, Starc and Cummins,, good luck...

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

They should still have a close in fielder when bowling short to Head.. they are getting mentally lazy.

 

[TigerCraig]

This is looking like an expanded version of our 2 day park cricket.

You know if you get to lunch at 2/60 off 35 overs you'll end up with 250+ as the bowlers tire, the fourth stringers get a bowl and the fielders lose interest.

 

[Golumless]

Credit where it's due, this is great middle to lower order batting from Head and Paine.

 

[Scorpus]

When you look at Santner's action you go "how does this guy take wickets?"

Then you realize he doesn't

 

[k31th]

beautifully placed, Head

 

[HBF]

Got to love that placement.

 

[Fabab]

Well played Travis.

 

[MJG14]

Ricky Ponting saying 'another pie from Santner to start the over'.

 

[TigerCraig]

When you look at Santner's action you go "how does this guy take wickets?"

Then you realize he doesn't

Fair play to him, he's got 30 odd more Test wickets than I'll get, but gee he's ordinary

 

[rippersnipper]

I expect Williamson, Taylor and Latham to make runs on this pitch

 

[Moonwatcher]

Head leading runscorer for the innings. Paine looks like he might go past him.

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[k31th]

the big four hundred is up... solid

 

[footyfan1978]

Santer bowling performance one of worst in Test by a bowler since Chris Matthews from WA.

 

[PT Bar None]

Feeling a bit nostalgic watching this bowling. There's a bit of circa 1990's indoor cricket Larry Barnsworth about this. Lazy front arm. No drive through the crease. No spin. Little control. Yep - very familiar.

 

[Vegeta]

Santer bowling performance one of worst in Test by a bowler since Chris Matthews from WA.

Entire country was asking for him to be dropped but Williamson and Stead knew better...

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Feeling a bit nostalgic watching this bowling. There's a bit of circa 1990's indoor cricket Larry Barnsworth about this. Lazy front arm. No drive through the crease. No spin. Little control. Yep - very familiar.

I'm always amazed to see bowlers reach Test cricket with obvious flaws in his action. Makes you wonder what coaches are doing.