Cricket: NZ vs Aus
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One positive is we haven't let Warner cash in.
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Commentators speculating on declaration tonight - but, I can't see it. If they had any intention of us batting today, surely they'd have just enforced the follow-on.
I reckon they'll bat on for an hour tomorrow to completely bat us out of the game. Lead by 550 - bat Burns into some form - wear our bowlers down - and still leave themselves still five and a half sessions to bowl us out.
Given a short turnaround - I wonder whether we'll leave Timmy out of the third test. He looks the most knackered of our bowlers.
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@kev said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@hydro11 Sommerville is good with the bat.
Santner's FC average is 30, Someville averages 18. Somerville is 35 and has never hit a FC 50 (although he does have one good innings for NZ). Not in the same class as Santner and not really good enough to bat 8.
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@Chris-B said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@hydro11 said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@hydro11 if Santner can't tie up an end with the ball, he's a specialist batsman at 8. Why are we picking him at 8 instead of finding a middle order batsman who can roll the arm over?
I don't think there really is such a player domestically. Our spin bowling batting all-rounders is probably limited to George Worker unless I am forgetting someone obvious. Santner does have a career economy rate of 2.75 in tests so it's not like he is regularly getting pasted.
Doesn't have to be a spinner - if Santner's not taking wickets, it can be anything.
Jimmy Neesham?
But his economy rate is 3.47 domestically. He isn't a 5th seamer in that he is a guy to toss the ball to just to bowl overs. Neesham is better with the newer ball. Anderson would be a better 5th seamer.
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@booboo said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@hydro11 said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Still lots of gaps in the Aussie team though. Wade, Head and then Paine is a weak 5, 6, 7 (especially in foreign conditions).
That's what I thought. But I'd take their production from our 5 6 7.
You would take their production in this game against our attack. You wouldn't have taken their record over the last 2 years. I wonder how those three would have gone against their attack?
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@Donsteppa said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Wagner has certainly fronted on this tour.
Steve Smith = Wagner's Bunny
That's remarkable by itself. What a bowler
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@nzzp said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Donsteppa said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Wagner has certainly fronted on this tour.
Steve Smith = Wagner's Bunny
That's remarkable by itself. What a bowler
He's earned rave reviews. The only bright spot
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@booboo said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Broken hand for Boult.
Heading home after the test. Still bowling this arvo though.
Hopefully they take the opportunity to fly over Sommerville.
