Australia tour of New Zealand - Feb 2016

[backfootpunch]

Brendon and kane are playing a different game

Thrilling stuff

Pressure immediately put on the bowlers

[Alviro Patterson]

Oddly enough it was this time last year that Brendon McCullum was smashing the England opening bowlers all over Wellington in the Cricket World Cup.

[dan08]

Williamson's bat sounds strange.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Good from KW to butch this out, with some skill.

Ce n'est pas Test cricket from Brendon, but pretty magnificent.

Credit to Patto for getting his hands to that chance. Much be a tough fella to do that without hesitation.

A bowling morning, so I'm not sure the Aussies will be delighted with just three down. But, still on top.

[dan08]

Credit to Patto for getting his hands to that chance. Much be a tough fella to do that without hesitation.

It was either that or he might as well book himself in for knee surgery.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Must be. Blimey, I'm getting worse. If possible.

[dan08]

After all that, Williamson goes for 7.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Yes, great catch. Should be an interesting passage of play. Good bowling and Brendon pushed back.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Brendon out to a no ball. What a catch!!! Incredible. Just stopped three runs. That was better than Stokes' in the Ashes.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Sometimes Patto looks like Ian Bell's good looking alter ego. Sometimes like Stuart Adamson of Big Country.

[backfootpunch]

This has been incredible from the aussies

I have never seen such a high standard of catching

Three absolute rippers

[Arthur Crabtree]

Fifty for BMac. Fantastic entertainment. I mean, not the sumptuous feast of long form cricket, but the instant gratification of intravenous pain relief.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Very fast, very spirited spell from Pattinson.

[Alviro Patterson]

Conditions should get easier for batting under this blistering Christchurch sunshine blazing directly over the cricket ground all day long. Be interesting to see how the wicket fares up come late Day 3 onwards and whether it crumbles.

[GarlicJam]

Gotta get B Mac