2nd Test: Australia v NZ at MCG, Dec 26-30 2019

[JJ]

It hasn't been a spinners paradise since they re-turfed in mid-1990s.

That’s what I thought but still a lot of talk about it...

Maybe we should just bring an opener over and play Astle and Henry

Just need to show some fight with the bat, been woeful even given the quality of the bowling. Watling looked like he was up for a fight but got a brute of a ball... the rest made mistakes when under pressure... Latham, Williamson, Taylor, Nicholls and Watling simply need to do more to at least retain a smidgen of pride/respect

 

[typicalfan]

Matt Henry will play I imagine

Hopefully they send over Patel who’s a good spinner, more likely Somerville I guess

Lot of talk about spin and the SCG, is it like the 80’s again?

Warne is flogging the selection of Swepson but I don't think Australia needs to. I'd prefer the current XI.

 

[JJ]

Disaster series for NZ.

Their win over the shitmerkins recently should have counted for test championship points. Feel bad for them that this series does count and they're getting trounced.

Yeah that’s weird..,

Australia have been incredibly good though and our preparation, selections and performance simply poor

 

[The Mad Hatter]

That’s what I thought but still a lot of talk about it...

Maybe we should just bring an opener over and play Astle and Henry

Just need to show some fight with the bat, been woeful even given the quality of the bowling. Watling looked like he was up for a fight but got a brute of a ball... the rest made mistakes when under pressure... Latham, Williamson, Taylor, Nicholls and Watling simply need to do more to at least retain a smidgen of pride/respect

It was like the past decade or so talking about the WACA pace /bounce.

Used to play tests there late Jan / early Feb when it had baked hard.

When the schedule was blocked as Tests Nov to SCG/New Year and ODIs in January, the WACA test was mostly played early/mid December.

Still didn't stop the numpties saying WACA wasn't like it used to be blah blah blah.

 

[Dave's mate]

Siddle retired!!!! Thank f**k for that!!!

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Yeah that’s weird..,

Australia have been incredibly good though and our preparation, selections and performance simply poor

The biggest killer these days is no one tours any more to get acclimatised. Just lob up and play a nuffy side for 3 days and straight in to a test.

 

[Bazal]

The biggest killer these days is no one tours any more to get acclimatised. Just lob up and play a nuffy side for 3 days and straight in to a test.

There's not really any time to prepare or tour they way they used to, though.

NZ were playing Tests against England a few weeks ago.

 

[hineyrulz]

Siddle retired!!!! Thank f**k for that!!!

About 5 years too late.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Siddle retired!!!! Thank f**k for that!!!

Mock all you like but he was a f**king lionheart in those rebuild years 2008-2013. Never shirked his duty. Never sulked. 220+ wickets in 67 tests.
Should have had two dozen more if some of the f**ktards he played with during that era could hold a catch.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

There's not really any time to prepare or tour they way they used to, though.

NZ were playing Tests against England a few weeks ago.

Agree. Schedules are so dense now. It's the way of things unfortunately.

 

[Bazal]

About 5 years too late.

Worst player to get 200 wickets. Might have been a bit better if he'd kept eating steak...

 

[hineyrulz]

Mock all you like but he was a f**king lionheart in those rebuild years 2008-2013. Never shirked his duty. Never sulked. 220+ wickets in 67 tests.
Should have had two dozen more if some of the f**ktards he played with during that era could hold a catch.

Worst ever Aussie bowler to take 200 wickets, giving amazing rim jobs kept him in the side the last 5 years. Massive suckhole.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Worst ever Aussie bowler to take 200 wickets, giving amazing rim jobs kept him in the side the last 5 years. Massive suckhole.

Lol.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Hopefully Langer gets the memo that Siddle has retired

 

[JJ]

The biggest killer these days is no one tours any more to get acclimatised. Just lob up and play a nuffy side for 3 days and straight in to a test.

No game going straight to a day night test in Perth was as bad as it gets... well aside from how our squad was selected ... this test is more disappointing

Siddle retires... decent career that

 

[hineyrulz]

Hopefully Langer gets the memo that Siddle has retired

He's going to accuse Siddle of being ageist. f**king sped.

 

[mave]

Southee still looks cooked, even after a nights rest.

 

[Bazal]

Southee still looks cooked, even after a nights rest.

I think he just has resting meth face

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Seems kiwis are turning on each other, Fatty Smith dissing Kane's floppy hat, Sir Baz of Nice Guy spilling their secrets.

Life's good

 

[hineyrulz]

Wadey niggling the Kiwis almost as much as he does Bazal.