Black Caps v Australia

[Donsteppa]

The way ropes get brought in these days around the world, I wonder if many 80m plus sixes need to be hit anywhere very often now.

(Eden Park still being the ridiculous outlier in ground sizes/shapes though...)

[SynicBast]

Damn I like this kid

[Donsteppa]

"That's gone straight up!". Ball goes out into the outfield.

[SynicBast]

Hey Dad, I think we've got a good 'un

[nzzp]

any hit off Starc is impressive.

[SynicBast]

Oh...My...Gawd

[Chris]

Zampa getting destroyed by Ravindra made my fucking day.

[nzzp]

@Chris said in Black Caps v Australia:

Zampa getting destroyed by Ravindra made my fucking day.

brilliant. Love it.

Zampa the difference?

I fear Milne and Ferguson will be pummelled on this ground

[SynicBast]

And they may just have bowled Conway back into form. If so I don't care about the result.

[SynicBast]

Cummins gets Ravindra and will no doubt be hailed as the great saviour (still think he's somewhat overblown)

[Donsteppa]

A bit of a horror dismissal from Conway on two levels. The shot, and straight after Rachin.

[Chris]

@nzzp said in Black Caps v Australia:

@Chris said in Black Caps v Australia:

Zampa getting destroyed by Ravindra made my fucking day.

brilliant. Love it.

Zampa the difference?

I fear Milne and Ferguson will be pummelled on this ground

Yeah Zampa as I said will be the difference for either team.
We get hold of him it hurts the Aussie bowling plan and we score a decent score or he ties us down and we lose wkts trying to up the run rate.

[Chris]

We might fuck this up 195 is not enough Australia bat a long way down and have some big boundary hitters we need 220

[SynicBast]

Chapman lennons Starc's first ball

[Damo]

200 up. Always a decent score but another 15 off the last would make me feel more comfortBle

[Damo]

There you go. I am feeling a bit more comfortable.

[booboo]

215 ... could be worse, could have been better

I'll take it.

Need to be good to stop Aus on small ground though.

Pitch looks like we could do with a barrage of Larsen, Harris, Latham and Astle ...

[booboo]

Come in Ish and Santner Claus ...

[KiwiMurph]

215 is a very good score. Well done.

Up to the bowlers and fielding now

[nzzp]

TAB paying $3 for an Aus win at hte break.

I've seen this film before.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/trans-tasman-t20-2017-18-1072274/new-zealand-vs-australia-5th-match-1072320/full-scorecard