NZ v Australia Test #2
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Comon cricket gods, is it too much to ask for Baz to come off just one more time?
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Apparently so
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<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 -
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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> -
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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>
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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> -
<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>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> -
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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> -
<p>My dourness knows no bounds......</p>
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<p>I was lead to believe that this was an average Aussie team but fuck a duck, three average round 50, el capitain can be ugly to watch but averages close to 60. Aw and there's the undismissable Adam Voges. Even Mitch Marsh can't balance that lot out.</p>
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<p>So stop with that "middle order collapse" underdog shit.</p> -
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<p>three average round 50, el capitain can be ugly to watch but averages close to 60</p>
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<p>Averaging 50 ain't what it used to be.</p>
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<p>Smith's 'close to 60' is probably worth more like 50 in the old money. And those 50s are akin to 40s.</p> -
<p>Not underdog at all. We should win this by lunch time tomorrow if the bowlers do their shit right.</p>
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<p>But like I said, the collapse is a thing. You can try to deny it, but sit still for a moment and remember I know more about cricket than you. Its my birthright as an Aussie :whistle:</p> -
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<p>Averaging 50 ain't what it used to be.</p>
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<p>Smith's 'close to 60' is probably worth more like 50 in the old money. And those 50s are akin to 40s.</p>
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<p>Yep we've spoken about that at great length on here.</p>
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<p>But how many Black Caps average over 50 ?</p> -
<p>Bleak reading<br><br><span style="margin:0px;font-size:28px;font-family:georgia;color:rgb(0,0,0);">16.94</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia;font-size:16px;"> Martin Guptill's average in Tests against Australia after getting out for a duck in the second innings - the third lowest among the </span><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?batting_positionmax1=6;batting_positionval1=batting_position;class=1;filter=advanced;opposition=2;orderby=batting_average;orderbyad=reverse;qualmin1=15;qualval1=innings;template=results;type=batting'>200 batsmen</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia;font-size:16px;"> who have played 15 or more innings at top-six batting positions. His average as an opener against them is even lower - 14.78, which is the </span><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?batting_positionmax1=2;batting_positionval1=batting_position;class=1;filter=advanced;opposition=2;orderby=batting_average;orderbyad=reverse;qualmin1=10;qualval1=innings;template=results;type=batting'>lowest </a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia;font-size:16px;">among all those who have opened in 10 or more innings against Australia. Guptill averages 28.52 in ODIs and 15.66 in T20Is against them.</span></p>
