NZ v Australia Test #2

[mariner4life]

<p>Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more</p>

[canefan]

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<p>Aussie have been getting big reverse swing from 15 - 20 over mark. Crazy stuff.</p>
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<p>Maybe Voges keeps a stash of vaseline in his surgical glove</p>

[NTA]

<p>Pattinson sorted his shit out from the first innings, at least - all 3 wickets, bowling at < 3 RPO. Ably supported by Bird whose figures look better.</p>

[tubbyj]

<p>The worse thing about Guptill is failing in a test sries affects his confidence in the shorter frmats and knocks him out of form for a while.</p>
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<p>Latham really makes you angry learn a lesson for f sake.</p>

[NTA]

<p>Just noted something interesting in Pattinson and Hazlewood bowling together:</p>
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<p>Both 17 matches</p>
<p>Both 69 wickets</p>
<p>Both average between 25-26</p>
<p>Both 25 (Pattinson will be 26 in a week)</p>

[No Quarter]

Pattinson is appealing for everything like an Indian cricketer.

[MN5]

<p>Unlike Jeff Thomsons description of Bruce Edgar it looks very possible that McCullum WILL die of a stroke at some stage.....</p>

[No Quarter]

Comon cricket gods, is it too much to ask for Baz to come off just one more time?

[No Quarter]

Apparently so

[KiwiMurph]

<p>Top international career Baz. An entertainer. </p>

[NTA]

<p>Fucking hell NQ do you want to curse the bloke a bit more? FFS!</p>
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<p>Apparently a really good catch from Warner after McCullum had tonked the previous one.</p>

[MN5]

<p>Game over now. Thanks for everything Baz, guess ya had to have a go but those that live by the sword die by it as well. Hat's off for being about the most unselfish cricketer I can think of offhand, superb team man.</p>

[canefan]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="560009" data-time="1456114929"><p>Fucking hell NQ do you want to curse the bloke a bit more? FFS!<br>
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Apparently a really good catch from Warner after McCullum had tonked the previous one.</p></blockquote>6 and out, classic macca

[Virgil]

<p>Statistically speaking McCullum has produced the best final Test in history by a captain 170 runs.</p>

[taniwharugby]

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<p>Aussie have been getting big reverse swing from 15 - 20 over mark. Crazy stuff.</p>
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<p>Bryan Waddle was saying the Umps asked them to stop throwing the ball into the ground twice and also did so in the 1st innings....</p>

[booboo]

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They'd be staring down the barrel of a much bigger deficit if he hadn't delivered. Great work from the Wag.<br><br>
Goes without saying at least someone from the top four needs a really big score after some limp efforts, not only that but to get them at a reasonably decent clip too given <strong>we're right on half way in the match.</strong></p></blockquote>
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Oh yeah. <br><br>
Was thinking it was day 4. <br><br>
Damn.<br><br>
We're screwed then

[Virgil]

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<p>Bryan Waddle was saying the Umps asked them to stop throwing the ball into the ground twice and also did so in the 1st innings....</p>
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<p>Cheating pricks...cue Nick...</p>

[MN5]

<p>So fair to say hopes rest on the not particularly broad shoulders of KW once again. Him and Anderson/Watling performing ridiculously heroic deeds and getting the team out of this look pretty appealing but with two full days left it's fair to say we're 99% fucked given that this "average" Aussie batting line up has more than enough time to mop everything up.</p>

[NTA]

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<p>Cheating pricks...cue Nick...</p>
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<p>Gamesmanship. Like bowling a short leg stump line because you've run out of plans. And talent.</p>

[NTA]

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<p>So fair to say hopes rest on the not particularly broad shoulders of KW once again. Him and Anderson/Watling performing ridiculously heroic deeds and getting the team out of this look pretty appealing but with two full days left it's fair to say we're 99% fucked given that this "average" Aussie batting line up has more than enough time to mop everything up.</p>
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<p>I like your Scottish misery. It invigorates me.</p>
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<p>However, one thing we haven't had in a few tries is a ridiculous middle order collapse. Don't count it out.</p>