Australia tour of New Zealand - Feb 2016

[Arthur Crabtree]

Play both and leave out the disappointing Bird?

[GarlicJam]

I suspect Bird, if selected, will have a vastly improved test in ChCh.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Bracewell is out of the second Test.

[GarlicJam]

no-balled out?

[GarlicJam]

Smith wins the toss, bowls.



Important day in the life of the New Zealand Petard Industry.

[Arthur Crabtree]

McCullum never wins the toss. Should send someone else out with the coin.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Henry and Wagner in. No spinner. Five seamers.

Lost the toss.

Ouch.

[backfootpunch]

hopefully NZ leave the ball better today

if they can get through the first session the sun will do its work and the pitch will begin to flatten out

[backfootpunch]

james taylor and bavuma would have taken that in their sleep

[bigfluffylemon]

Lost toss - oh dear.

[dan08]

NZ going at 5 an over. It's all going to end in tears again.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Guppy out in the power play again.

I think Patto and Bird are both Anglos?

[GarlicJam]

Guptil hits a couple of fours against Pattinson, and I was about to post how he is racing to his average against Australia when I was called away.

When I came back, I see that he was dismissed for that average score. Kiwis have the right to slap him around - metaphorically/digitally.

[GarlicJam]

I think Patto and Bird are both Anglos?

is that code for Australian bowler that England wants?


Bird is Aussie born.

[GarlicJam]

Is the ball doing much?