Aus v NZ, 2nd Test, Perth, Nov 13-17

[shankycricket]

I've got a bad feeling about this. I sense an Ajit Agarkar style Adelaide 2003 (or Shane Warne 2006) from the Kiwis tomorrow. The Aussie batting has barely been tested in this series beyond the top 3 as 365notout rightly pointed out. Khawaja is injured and surely even the 3rd innings god Warner is due a failure? Won't be a bad time for Smith to make his first notable contribution this series and also improve his shoddy 2nd innings record.

And there are still 4 more wickets to get including that of Taylor (hats off to him btw, didn't think he ever had such an innings in him).....

The odds for the first draw at the WACA since (?) must be fairly short now. Only an Australian collapse or Warner going absolutely beserk (again) can produce a result. I can't see Smith declaring for anything less than a 380 run lead especially with Aus 1-0 up - he is no Clarke.

Ideal scenario to win the match : Aus get the 4 wickets cheaply (within another 20 runs) and get bowled out for 300.

Honestly, I think a NZ win is more likely right now. More chances of an Aussie 3rd collapse than getting bowled out for a middling score (and NZ could yet well get a lead - we must not forget). Have a very bad feeling about tomorrow...

[GarlicJam]

Can Ross get the Test innings record from BCL!?

I thought that you were going for NZ?

[Aidan11]

Can Ross get the Test innings record from BCL!?

I thought that you were going for NZ?

The way Warner was going yesterday I thought he might have broken the record.


I think it will be a big ask for Ross to do it.

[Red Devil]

Can Ross get the Test innings record from BCL!?

I thought that you were going for NZ?

The way Warner was going yesterday I thought he might have broken the record.


I think it will be a big ask for Ross to do it.

tbh i don't think NZ have enough depth in their batting line-up so that will make it difficult for Taylor as he will be farming the strike or running out of partners.

[shankycricket]

Can Ross get the Test innings record from BCL!?

I thought that you were going for NZ?

The way Warner was going yesterday I thought he might have broken the record.


I think it will be a big ask for Ross to do it.

tbh i don't think NZ have enough depth in their batting line-up so that will make it difficult for Taylor as he will be farming the strike or running out of partners.

Craig is a pretty decent lower order batsman and has a habit of hanging around with specialist batsmen although a refreshed Starc might be a different ball game altogether tomorrow.

[Gingerfinch]

300 maybe? Anyway, this game has livened up thanks to him and the classy Kane.

[shankycricket]

The scorecard is pretty similar to Adelaide 2006 except that its only Day 3 here. Just shows how much faster the speed of this game has been, thanks to 2 batsmen from each side.

[backfootpunch]

with no khawaja if both warner and smith make less than 50 australia could really be struggling

a few early wickets and this game will be blown wide open

[shankycricket]

Smith's 2nd innings record isn't great either. Warner's is but he is due a failure. Add to it, Australia's recent patchy record at Perth and NZ's recent tendency to bounce back from heavy defeats on away tours and all signs are pointing towards a remarkable Kiwi comeback victory. God, I'm being negative... But the resillience that the Kiwis have shown after what Warner did on Day 1 has been quite remarkable.

[shankycricket]

Haven't been able to watch much of this live so far due to my exams (which thankfully got over today) but how has Hazlewood bowled? His economy rate in both the Tests is a little worrying for a guy dubbed as the next Mcgrath. Seems to be a carryover from England, where he kept straying onto the pads. Except that its the Kookaburra ball here and not the Dukes that he was struggling to control in England. How has he bowled? Although Starc's progress is heartening. MJ might be on his last legs too, his figures at his 2 favourite venues in the world don't look too impressive. Of course knowing MJ, he might yet come back strongly in the 2nd innings or the last Test but he doesn't seem too keen on carrying on long in any case. In that case, rather than playing out the entire summer, it'd be better if he retires after this series. Would be a good idea to blood someone young in (preferably a swing bowler in the Jimmy Anderson mould with an eye on the NZ/SL tours) against the worst opponents Aus will be facing at home in years.

[bigfluffylemon]

Records broken today:

Whatever Taylor ends up on will be the highest score by a New Zealand batsman in Australia.
Taylor is the first visiting batsman to score a double century in Perth.
This is the first instance of two double-centuries being scored in a Test match in Perth
This is the first instance of three 150-plus scores in a Test in Australia.
The partnership between Williamson and Taylor, the highest for New Zealand against Australia
This is the first time where both teams have topped 500 in their first innings at the WACA
Williamson is the first player who has scored hundreds in successive Tests against Australia

Also the highest first innings match aggregate at Perth, the highest first innings match aggregate in tests between Australia and New Zealand, and the first time both Australia and New Zealand have passed 500 in an innings in the same test match.

[GarlicJam]

Ross Taylor now is 35 runs away from setting the record for the highest test score in Aus by a visitor.

I think I am about 60% wanting him to do it.

[GarlicJam]

I wish I was at home and watching this.

Henry out - will Taylor have enough partners?

[bigfluffylemon]

Taylor's in danger of running out of partners. It looks as if the final first innings scores will be very close. Astoundingly, with over 1100 runs scored we're still only just into day 4. Plenty of time for either side to take victory here. It's probably a little harder for Australia as they won't necessarily have time to bat to a comfortable score and declare, but they could easily have a lead of 350 by the end of the day.

[bigfluffylemon]

Kiwis have the lead, and have added to their records their highest score in test matches against Australia.