1st Test: New Zealand v Australia @ Basin Reserve Wellington Feb 29 - Mar 4, 2024

[AlwaysGreen]

Pressure on the lunatic

 

[bazza]

this batting line up gives me as much confidence as some of the line ups in the Clarke-Watson era

 

[yobbo84]

Given we were sent in on that deck, I think only being 1 down at lunch is a win for us.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Given we were sent in on that deck, I think only being 1 down at lunch is a win for us.

Yep we won that session not sure who won it morally though.

 

[JJ]

Yep we won that session not sure who won it morally though.

Not enough mindless cricket from either side to claim a moral victory

 

[yobbo84]

Marnus needs a spell in first class cricket to refind his mojo. He is completely in his head at the moment, doesn't even try to score for the first 30 minutes.

 

[mave]

Marnus is cooked

 

[JJ]

Getting out to Kuggels, lol, his luck has run out

 

[King-Gutho94]

Marnus average is sliding down faster then Brad Arthur's popularity amongst parramatta fans.

 

[_snafu_]

No run for sure.

 

[_snafu_]

What’s going to happen when Khawaja retires?

Pretty dire.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I can see Marnus going out the back door in tests.

 

[King-Gutho94]

I can see Marnus going out the back door in tests.

Problem is he is the 2nd youngest player in the team.

And stuff all beneath putting pressure on.

 

[mave]

What’s going to happen when Khawaja retires?

Pretty dire.

Probably move one of the middle order to open, and squeeze another all-rounder into the side somewhere.

 

[hineyrulz]

Problem is he is the 2nd youngest player in the team.

And stuff all beneath putting pressure on.

The bating talent in the country is as thin as the hair on Bea Arthur's dome.

 

[bazza]

Problem is he is the 2nd youngest player in the team.

And stuff all beneath putting pressure on.

true - his last shield game he pretty much top scored in a low scoring game and the only other bat to get some runs was Alex Carey

 

[hineyrulz]

Probably move one of the middle order to open, and squeeze another all-rounder into the side somewhere.

Aaron Hardie come on down!!! Poor Ian Harvey was born in the wrong era he'd have played 20 tests by now.

 

[King-Gutho94]

true - his last shield game he pretty much top scored in a low scoring game and the only other bat to get some runs was Alex Carey

Same with Cam Green everytime he goes back to Shield he dominates with centuries so he is stuck in-between being too good for shield cricket but not dominating test cricket or at least looking like a top 4 batsman.

 

[yobbo84]

This boundary commentator is the most Kiwi bloke who ever Kiwi'd

 

[Twizzle]

He was told he wouldn't be picked for this series so he pulled the pin as i assume he wanted to have this as his farewell series.

So a bit of both.

But i would have played him bizarre they ruled him out of the 2nd test as well.

they might want to rethink that for the second test

I like O'Rourke, nice high action