NZ v Australia Test #2

[hydro11]

<p>Wagner gets the breakthrough.</p>

[NTA]

Burns gone. Nice innings. Shame he couldn't see it through to a lead

[MN5]

<p>2nd and 6th highest averages of all time at the crease at the moment. Fair to say we're in a spot of bother.</p>

[hydro11]

<p>Smith gone too.</p>

[NTA]

Both out hooking. But silly, really

[hydro11]

<p>Clearly Australia's day. i think they let us off the hook by just giving Wagner two wickets at the end of the day. It is going to take something truly special for us to win the test from this position.</p>
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<p>McCullum just didn't seem to have a good Plan B at his disposal. He didn't have bowlers who could contain the Australian batsmen. Run scoring was always easy for them. In hindsight, you would definitely pick a spinner, even if that was Craig.</p>

[tubbyj]

<p>At least we contained them reasonably well. They will have to work hard to get to 680-700 now and it should slow them down that we have a chance of drawing this test.</p>
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<p>The victory was off the cards as soon as we lost the toss. As heroic as McCullums innings was it was just getting us back to par.</p>

[MN5]

<p>Ha Mitchell Marsh gets a nightwatchman, that's a bit rich isn't it NTA ?</p>

[MN5]

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<p>Clearly Australia's day. i think they let us off the hook by just giving Wagner two wickets at the end of the day. It is going to take something truly special for us to win the test from this position.</p>
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<p>McCullum just didn't seem to have a good Plan B at his disposal. He didn't have bowlers who could contain the Australian batsmen. Run scoring was always easy for them. In hindsight, you would definitely pick a spinner, <strong>even if that was Craig</strong>.</p>
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<p>Yep too right, his two wickets in the last test only cost 153 runs at more than 4 an over, that would have made a huge difference.</p>

[Mokey]

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<p>Both out hooking. But silly, really</p>
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<p>Bloody hell. As if they don't make enough playing cricket.</p>

[NTA]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Mokey" data-cid="559919" data-time="1456075616"><p>Bloody hell. As if they don't make enough playing cricket.</p></blockquote>
The money is just to keep score

[ACT Crusader]

Runs flowing pretty freely so far. 50 partnership up with little resistance.

[Hooroo]

<p>Super Over by McCullum!!!</p>
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<p>Maiden</p>

[NTA]

<p>Byes down leg side should not be counted against the keeper. Boo!</p>

[Hooroo]

<p>You beauty! Good grab by McCullum to get Lyon out.</p>

[NTA]

<p>BMac and Kane put the pressure on and show how its done.</p>

[MN5]

<p>Our spin twins are ripping Australia apart, relentless pressure from BMac at one end and Williamson gets the key wicket of the dangerous Lyon. God I love cricket when it's like this.</p>

[Hooroo]

<p>Standing up to the stumps to Henry takes massive [insert appropriate massive thing]</p>

[Hooroo]

<p>I don't think he will have the time but I hope McCullum gets into coaching.</p>

[mariner4life]

<p>This Australian batting line up is completely and utterly dominating us this summer</p>
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<p>If you take the day night test out, with the different conditions and new ball, we have played 4 other tests against them, and they have batted 6 times.</p>
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<p>Add them up, and they have 2,776 runs for only 39 wickets. That's an average of 71, and those runs were scored at 3.97 runs per over. </p>