1st Test: New Zealand v Australia at Wellington on Feb 12-16, 2016

[JJ]

Given how hard it is to win away games in modern cricket:
Games won by England in the 13/14 Ashes series in Aus: 0/5
Games won by Australia in the '15 Ashes series in Eng: 2/5

That's victory Aus in my opinion.

a moral victory, nice

 

[Iafeta]

I've played the game- not at Test level though.

Look, I think Voges premeditated the leave, was embarrassingly bowled and reprieved by a bad umpiring call. But I can see a rationale for a player in the last over of the first day opting to not play a shot or even move his feet on account of a no ball call.

All academic though. We'll never know

It's like getting a free hit. You can't get out. You take advantage of it if you can. No batsmen shoulders arms to a free hit, if they know it's a free hit. A batsmens job is to score runs, if he genuinely had time to change his shot, he's not changing it to a leave.

 

[hineyrulz]

Solid start so far this morning, NZ have bowled pretty tight.

 

[hineyrulz]

Well we have a lead.

 

[8Ball]

No stupid shots please. This is the weakest Australian bottom 6 in a long time.

 

[blaza88z]

correct decision imo, no ball justified

 

[blaza88z]

Well we have a lead.

Boban, $8

Thank you

 

[Pete Cash]

If khawaja can score another 30 runs or so his average will be above 50 even if he gets out.

 

[hineyrulz]

Another superb knock by Oozie, hopefully he can get a deserved ton.

 

[Twizzle]

Dud performance all around.

Hopefully we finally drop Southee to #11. What a dropkick.

with all due respect good Doctor, its not really up to Southee to save your arse, the batsmen should have done their job a tad better

they weren't exactly facing Holding and Marshall

 

[Twizzle]

Another superb knock by Oozie, hopefully he can get a deserved ton.

he seems to be able to adjust to any conditions, he is a good leaver of the ball which seems to be a lost art

 

[aussies1st]

Ozzie so good to watch, need more of him.

 

[blaza88z]

wtf is this umpire doing, that was a clear no ball, put the arm out ffs

god damnit, bring back Nigel Llong

 

[hineyrulz]

Voges has struggled and had some luck but he is doing a good job hanging around with Oozie.

99* come on son.

 

[JJ]

Hoppa on 99

The Don recovering from his brain fart last night - what a player he is

 

[JJ]

with all due respect good Doctor, its not really up to Southee to save your arse, the batsmen should have done their job a tad better

they weren't exactly facing Holding and Marshall

Yep, the batsmen were appalling - but it's not unreasonable to expect Southee to actually make an effort with the bat

 

[hineyrulz]

Thats is a top quality 100 against a very good attack.

 

[Pete Cash]

Good work khawaja.

 

[aussies1st]

On ya Uzzie

 

[hineyrulz]

6]Hoppa on 99[/B]

The Don recovering from his brain fart last night - what a player he is

Even Oozie is quicker then Hoppa.