1st Test: New Zealand v South Africa at Dunedin on Mar 8-12, 2017

[JJ]

and Lovely Trenty gets Bavuma

 

[JJ]

And Maharaj - 298/8

 

[JJ]

308 all out... interesting, guess NZ will be satisfied, RSA a bit disappointed having decided to bat - seems par to me

 

[JJ]

Philander is a class act in conditions that offer any help whatssever

 

[JJ]

NZ 59/1 at tea, RSA 308

 

[clipser]

Taylor retired hurt due to a lower leg injury... NZ still going well at 2/150 otherwise (not including Taylor departing the field)

 

[clipser]

Nicholls out, 3/165

 

[clipser]

Stumps, 3/177 - 4/177 if you include Taylor who left the field with an injury.

 

[JJ]

Nicholls is a turd, nearly runs Williamson out and then delivers his usual

Taylor being hurt is a worry but good day for us

 

[Meth]

Good day for NZ. Would love to see Williamson get a big score here- it's been a while (Bangladesh and Zimbabwe aside). His 2015 was much better than his 2016.

 

[edabomb]

Nicholls is a turd, nearly runs Williamson out and then delivers his usual

Taylor being hurt is a worry but good day for us

I get that Hesson loves to persist with players in our test unit who are out of sorts, but have any of them ever turned it around? The examples I can think of are Fulton, Guptill, and now Nicholls.

 

[Meth]

Williamson's wicket (and the ability of Waitling and Santner to hang around with him) is now going to be the difference between a decent score and 250 odd.

 

[Meth]

Just saw the Neesham decision. FFS Rod Tucker. Another dud Australian umpire

 

[JJ]

Just saw the Neesham decision. FFS Rod Tucker. Another dud Australian umpire

A no ball?

Why the f**k can't Australia produce competent umpires? The lbw review in the first innings was ridiculous too, unless he's seeing different pictures to what is on TV

 

[Meth]

Great ton Kane

 

[JJ]

yes, fine 100 to steady the ship Nossy - go on with it now fella

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

The Taylor injury is bad news.

Not only do we lose Taylor but it guarantees Nicholls remains.

It's like getting dick punched right after being kicked in the balls.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

And congrats KW. It's not exactly a Bangladesh century, but flat track bullying your way to 100 against these minnows still counts on the stat sheet.

 

[Iafeta]

Guess who's back. Kane is back. Tell your friends. Guess who's back guess whose back guess whose back

Go slim shady.

 

[JJ]

The Taylor injury is bad news.

Not only do we lose Taylor but it guarantees Nicholls remains.

It's like getting dick punched right after being kicked in the balls.

Yep - and now triply important that we win this test - we rely so heavily on Williamson,. Taylor, Boult and Wagner it's not funny

Hope they resist the temptation to bring in Guptill for #4, someone in the Herald said Broom and Munro were the two options - OMG I hope they're not considering Munro

Broom or Brownlie would be my choice (have them both other Nicholls in a heartbeat) - unless they think de Grandhomme is up to it (which I don't)