NZ tour of Oz, Dec 4-9

[rich1uk]

got a 3rd slip in for warner this over

[hopeforthebest]

Finch looks ready to cause damage today.

[rich1uk]

williamson might be regretting choosing to bowl already

[hopeforthebest]

williamson might be regretting choosing to bowl already

Yes but if slips had been in place at the right times it could have been a different story.

[rich1uk]

126-1 at the halfway point, NZ not out of this game yet but need some wickets soon, with the depth of batting australia has i would expect them to really try to up the pace here with 9 wickets in hand

[rich1uk]

game getting away from NZ now, gonna be chasing 320+ again i think

[hopeforthebest]

Once the ball stops moving which is about the 12th over, it's plain sailing for the batsmen.

[rich1uk]

a "take away the pain but leave the swelling" moment for steve smith there

[hopeforthebest]

That's the sort of catch it needed to get a wicket, fantastic from Williamson.

[rich1uk]

That's the sort of catch it needed to get a wicket, fantastic from Williamson.

not sure its going to make that much difference apart from FL points

australia on for a real big score still

[GarlicJam]

my two reserve players are going great guns!

[bigfluffylemon]

Where's Maxwell?

Astonished NZ chose to bowl first. Ok, it's cloudy and cool here (thank God - it's been low-mid thirties the last few days), but Manuka heavily favours the team batting first. 320 is a par score here. And Warner loves batting at this ground.

[hopeforthebest]

NZ are at panic stations with not many options open to them.

[rich1uk]

Where's Maxwell?

Astonished NZ chose to bowl first. Ok, it's cloudy and cool here (thank God - it's been low-mid thirties the last few days), but Manuka heavily favours the team batting first. 320 is a par score here. And Warner loves batting at this ground.

very much a decision influenced by the bit of rain that was around and how overcast it was, but the ball didn't really do much

[mikesiva]

Head gets his half century and then gets out.