2nd Test: New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch on Feb 20-24, 2016

[hineyrulz]

Batting a lot more freely now the pressure of winning a series against Australia is gone.

If he's there at tea it's probably game over.

It's game over already, we have dropped our bundle and lost the plot. Great front runners we are.

 

[Pete Cash]

We are world champion front runners. You have to give mccullum some credit. Australia is very hard to beat once they get on top and he counter attacked really well.

 

[Hutty1986]

The stage is set for our batsmen (if they get a hit today) to fall apart after this onslaught

 

[Lego_Man]

It's game over already, we have dropped our bundle and lost the plot. Great front runners we are.

Could all unravel pretty quickly - the match is unfolding rapidly.

Anyway i wouldnt say Aussie dropped their bundle, McCullum prised it out of their hand with a bold counterattack. Australia were all over us just after lunch. with expectations of a 150 all out.

 

[ANTiLAG]

The people of Christchurch deserve a spectacular time at the cricket.

Hopefully NZ troll slog a big total here.

6thee and Henry could finish this innings appropriately.

 

[hineyrulz]

Could all unravel pretty quickly - the match is unfolding rapidly.

Anyway i wouldnt say Aussie dropped their bundle, McCullum prised it out of their hand with a bold counterattack. Australia were all over us just after lunch. with expectations of a 150 all out.

Credit to him, he took the risks and they paid off. But i can't work out the tactics o the field placings after he started to tee off.

 

[Lego_Man]

The people of Christchurch deserve a spectacular time at the cricket.

Hopefully NZ troll slog a big total here.

6thee and Henry could finish this innings appropriately.

Maybe blaza was prescient after all...

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

37/3 after 22 overs

NZ need 11 runs off the next 2 overs to have made 200 off the following 22.

Ridiculous

 

[ANTiLAG]

Maybe blaza was prescient after all...

What did he predict?

 

[JJ]

Man you lot are hysterical

Lucky or not, McCullum has been brilliant, as he sometimes is - were you expecting a Dravid like innings?? FFS He deserves the record, at time's he's other worldly

Things are still evenly balanced though

 

[Lego_Man]

I actually think he needs to ease back and play more "normally" now. Singles on offer everywhere.

 

[Hutty1986]

Beyond a joke now

 

[hineyrulz]

Why the f**k are we continaully bowling short and wide to him, now we are bowling to his strengths. We've totally lost the plot. Bowl decent lengths and if's he's still teeing off good luck to him but bowling this crap is rubbish.

 

[Lego_Man]

What did he predict?

Our dirty slogging tail getting us to 500 ("prediction" made when we were 70/4).

 

[ANTiLAG]

Our dirty slogging tail getting us to 500 ("prediction" made when we were 70/4).

Hahaha.

:lol:

Im not sure he even realised Craig & Bracewell bat better than Henry and Wagner.

So Bmac, 150? 200? 250? 300?

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Meanwhile Anderson snails his way to 60 off 46.

 

[Pete Cash]

Welp ive gotta go out now. Nz will probably be on 500 by the time i get back tonight lol

 

[hineyrulz]

Burns is a horrible fielder.

 

[ANTiLAG]

Meanwhile Anderson snails his way to 60 off 46.

Always looks better when he has 100+ sr and bowlers are dropping their length back.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

As fun as this has been, the reality is we were a no ball away from probably being bowled for between 150-200 again.

Pattinson must feel like an absolute goose. 157 runs since that missed chance.