Black Caps v Australia

[Duluth]

Was Kuggeleijn injured earlier in the summer? Or was he just not picked for those other squads?

[nzzp]

#thoughtsandprayers for our bowling attack

[Canes4life]

@Virgil said in Black Caps v Australia:

8.Kuggeleijn

Yuck, he's going to get clobbered. I've never rated Kuggeleijn.

[Canes4life]

It's very overcast and cold here in Welly today. The fans at the Basin better take blankets for atleast the morning session. Definitely need to bowl if we win the toss.

[Virgil]

@Canes4life said in Black Caps v Australia:

It's very overcast and cold here in Welly today. The fans at the Basin better take blankets for atleast the morning session. Definitely need to bowl if we win the toss.

so a typical Wellington summers day then.

[MN5]

Pfffffft.

We’re going for a high of 21 today. I hope I don’t get sunstroke.

[Canes4life]

Raining here now so expect delays to start the day.

[KiwiMurph]

CricInfo also suggesting Kuggeleijn will play

[Virgil]

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[Virgil]

@nzzp said in Black Caps v Australia:

#thoughtsandprayersaper for our bowling attack

fixed it.

[nzzp]

@Virgil that's bloody marvellous fella

[Bovidae]

With injuries and retirements, only Latham, Williamson and Southee remain from the WTC final XI.

[JK]

Won the toss and having a bowl. CougarLion playing as expected

[Duluth]

Australia 1 Steven Smith, 2 Usman Khawaja, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Cameron Green, 5 Travis Head, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Mitchell Starc, 9 Pat Cummins (capt), 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Josh Hazlewood

New Zealand 1 Tom Latham, 2 Will Young, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Rachin Ravindra, 5 Daryl Mitchell, 6 Tom Blundell (wk), 7 Glenn Phillips, 8 Scott Kuggeleijn, 9 Matt Henry, 10 Tim Southee (capt), 11 William O'Rourke

[Canes4life]

Cummins complaining about the wind. Mate, it's a light breeze atm.

[Canes4life]

Why didn't we go Wagner over SK?

[Virgil]

Bowling first is probably the right decision, but if we dont pick up 3 or 4 wickets in the first session we could be out there a long time.

[JK]

Weird seeing Wags out there in the whites but not playing. I assume he will get some fielding time?

[Virgil]

That cant have been easy for Wags to go through, great to see him leave the field after the anthems giving the playing 11 thumbs up, giving them encouragement.

[No Quarter]

We are banking on early wickets bowling first or we will get behind the 8 ball very quickly having to bat last.

Comon lads! Knock em over!