2nd Test: New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch on Feb 20-24, 2016

[KeepingTheFaith]

Like I said, neither side is wrong, neither side is right, it's personal perspective.

If that's how Smith feels then fair call, no issue with it myself, but I have no problem with someone expressing the opposite POV either and I don't think that POV is any les valid than the reason Smith had.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

geniused Aussie batting lineup will try and replicate Bmac and get bowled out for 150

 

[ANTiLAG]

Aus on top, but not as much as NZ losing the coin toss meant.

Glad for Macca. Hopefully he repeats it in the second innings.

Twin 100s as captain in a must win match against Straya bowlers gives his career further credibility.

 

[_snafu_]

46 fours and 12 sixes. Is this BBL?

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

370 on the board. Surely this means we'll actually reach the 4th innings this time (touch wood).

Will be a tough little session at the end of the day. Will be interesting to see Australia's approach (more so Warner's than Burns.)

 

[ANTiLAG]

If no early swing for tim and trent, then I hope Matt gets a bowl with a hard new seam.

 

[Hutty1986]

Australia under significant pressure now. Need the top order to make some serious runs to give us any hope

 

[ANTiLAG]

Some swing for tim.

What can trent do.

 

[Meth]

Well he did have a dig at Smith when he chose uphold the appeal against Stokes when stuck his glove to supposedly save him from being run out. So he has some form at being a little holier then thou.

In that article McCullum drew parallels between Smith's actions and his own (Murali runout). Certainly, if Smith has been rash, McCullum has been more so in the past. I don't think he was meaning to condemn Smith as much as he was providing commentary and advocating a course of action in those circumstances that were different from Smith's and his own.

He obviously had an opinion on the incident, as evidently most on here do. The difference between his opinion and ours is that people are actually interested in his.

 

[Pete Cash]

Plus its money for old rope publishing daily mail articles calling australians jerks lol

 

[ANTiLAG]

I'd get Henry on early while ball is new.

 

[Meth]

Plus its money for old rope publishing daily mail articles calling australians jerks lol

Wow

All this time I thought it was 'money for old rove'.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Boult strikes. Another before stumps would be very nice.

 

[Hutty1986]

Warner fails under pressure...shock horror

 

[Iafeta]

Wow

All this time I thought it was 'money for old rove'.

Its old rope. Its an old saying meaning you got money for next to nothing. Old rope being an item that shouldn't fetch a price.

Its not really darting around now. Seems fairly placid.

 

[Pete Cash]

Karl Pilkington on his old xfm show (so take it with a grain of salt) said it comes from back in the day when the executioners would sell bits of the noose to the crowd as a bit of a souvenir

 

[Iafeta]

That sounds feasible.

 

[The Charlatan]

Would have been over 400 if Craig played. ;-)

 

[Pete Cash]

Pretty even I reckon. I would always rather have the runs on the board than not so that is good for NZ. Still the pitch looked like it wasnt so tricky to bat on. Warner just played down the wrong line the f**king oaf.

 

[JJ]

Fun day - spectacular from McCullum

Overall relatively evenly poised - given any assistance whatsoever Boult >> Warner