NZ needs to get a bit of merkin in them.
Boult and Southee are good bowlers but they seem too 'nice' (terrible word but I can't think of anything else at this juncture). Boult is always smiling. I reckon if he just looked stern and merkiny once in a bit, it'd do him wonders. Throw the ball back at the batsman; show them who is boss with the ball; some agro. Maybe even some zinc on the nose ;-)
I think the issue is more they bowl along the wicket and aren't good at bowling into the wicket. Australia got reverse swing as a result of the ball being belted into the wicket. Even young Milne, for all his pace, he has little in the way of bounce.
Most disappointing I thought was the way Guptill and Latham got themselves out. I'd say Australia have got some good plans to Williamson. Dry him up with short covers and mid wickets where on occasion he can hit on the up, and keep bowling full outside off stump. Seems to be defending out on 5th stump quite a lot and the Australians patiently kept at him. He needed to leave more and force them to bowl at him.
Hopefully this is the end for Mark Craig. Too many half tracker or full toss pies. Even Peter McIntyre was a better bowler than this fellow.
Well played Australia, comprehensive really.
