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

[hineyrulz]

After this fantastic and hard fought latest series I think a name change for the Trans Tasman trophy is in order. It is a pretty boring name and with such exceptional cricketers on show I think it Apt.


How about the Darsh- Derptill trophy???

Or the Southee - Siddle plodfest series????

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Correct decision to not have NZ play on Boxing Day,Cricket Australia got dis.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Starc would have destroyed the Kiwi's in this Test series,we had donkeys swinging the ball all over the place,he would have been a nightmare,both tests over in 2 days with Starc.

 

[JJ]

Correct decision to not have NZ play on Boxing Day,Cricket Australia got dis.

Consistency eh? :lol:

 

[JJ]

Smith charged with dissent too. Shows some class in admitting it was poor form from him

Think Baz is a good role model for him

 

[8Ball]

NZ 2-0 in the role model stakes.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

How to beat NZ in NZ

Send over donkey bowlers like Doug Bollinger and Jackson Bird

 

[JJ]

How to beat NZ in NZ

Send over donkey bowlers like Doug Bollinger and Jackson Bird

:lol:

You didn't even need Sayers :lol:

 

[Twizzle]

Williamson really needs to develop his front foot game in terms of rotating the strike. He has a beautiful cover drive but he's seemingly been struggling to just get off strike with a fuller length bowling plan.

He looked a lot better in the second innings here so I don't think he'll be too far off top form again

I tend to agree although I wouldn't say he's struggling.

HE does get caught on the front foot a bit and his method is soft hands and keep it down as a lot of his edges dont carry. I think he would do better by playing late under his eyes which may result in less edges. Great batsman though and deserved a ton in this test.

Anyway

Good series win, tbh I was a bit disappointed by the Kiwis as I expected the games to be similar to the ODI series but unfortunately the Kiwis cant seem to get a grip on the 5 day game atm. They are very good at the shorter versions but can only compete for about 3 or 4 days in a test match.

Have to congratulate BMac on a great career, typical Kiwi, never say die

Its been a great summer, shame its over.

 

[mozza91]

Smith charged with dissent too. Shows some class in admitting it was poor form from him

Think Baz is a good role model for him

He is and as a sign of Smudger trying to be a nicer guy he's going to give the entire New Zealand side a cricket coaching lesson this arvo. Just giving back to the less fortunate.

 

[Rod]

Despite the hissy fits and other embarrassing crap the Aussies won the battles that matter, and convincingly too. We were outclassed in basically every area which is disappointing given how much progress we've made in the last couple of years. 6 months ago I (along with most other NZers I think) thought we'd give this series a real shake (both home and away) and as it turned out we just weren't up to scratch bar a few good individual performances.

The fact the only 100 we scored in this series came from a once in a blue moon knock while the Aussies compiled 4 big tons really sums up the gulf in the batting, especially without Taylor. Some serious tinkering needs to be done with our top 6 or 7, everyone bar Williamson and Watling should be on thin ice IMO.

Shame we haven't seen the best of Southee or Boult in at least 6 months also, we pretty much need them to be at full throttle even we're going to think about winning a series against the likes of Australia.

 

[Twizzle]

Australia captain Steve Smith pleaded guilty Wednesday to a dissent charge following an angry outburst during the second cricket Test against New Zealand.

Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, who unleashed a profanity-laden barrage at the umpires after an lbw appeal was turned down, pleaded guilty to a similar charge Tuesday and was fined 15 percent of his match fee.

The International Cricket Council was expected to announced Smith's penalty later Wednesday.

"I need to be better as a leader. That was not acceptable behaviour," Smith said.

He added that he believed his charge related to questioning the umpires about the technology used when checking the lbw appeal against New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson.

Australia won the Test by seven wickets to sweep the series 2-0 and go to the top of the world rankings.

http://tenplay.com.au/news/2016/02/24/australia-skipper-smith-charged-with-dissent

 

[WaznTheGreat]

lol world rankings are a joke,until we win another series in India or England we ain't shit or number 1 in the world

 

[hineyrulz]

lol world rankings are a joke,until we win another series in India or England we ain't shit or number 1 in the world

Problem is they can't win out here either, South Africa up until recently have been the only side who continually wins away.

 

[hineyrulz]

Smith charged with dissent too. Shows some class in admitting it was poor form from him

Think Baz is a good role model for him

As long as it's not batting or captaincy, but yes Smiffy can learn plenty him in the nice guys stakes.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

McCullum is still going to be with the Heat, yeah?

So good for the BBL.

 

[_snafu_]

At least the Kiwi's are first in the nice stakes, and in the end that's all that really matters. Our foul mouth uncouth cricketers are dead last in that respect

Yes. I think we should refrain from swearing in this thread henceforth so as to not offend our Kiwi friends' sensitivities.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Isn't a 'Hazlewood' a euphemism for anal sex?

That's pretty rude in itself. Surprised Sky wasn't beeping it out in the broadcast. Maybe they were in NZ?

 

[ANTiLAG]

Hazelwood, Patto and Lyon just brilliant. Outstanding. Simply oustanding bowling.

The Aussie batsman get the credit, but I think your bowlers were outstanding.

I think the New Zealand bowling, bar Wagner, was pathetic, ill disciplined and a genuine concern moving forward. Southee and Henry cannot keep discipline, Boult has no (effective) swing and is regularly losing his aim even, Bracewell is not test standard.

The New Zealand batsmen struggled to score and keep their wicket (some fought hard and effectively at times, and not at other times) against excellent discipline, seam presentation, reverse swing and not giving Lyon the due respect that he deserves.

New Zealand bowlers and bowling coach - wake your ideas up. Ed Nuttall and even Scotty Kuggelijn must fancy their chances of a Zimbabwe tour after this pathetic summer of NZ bowling.

NZ batting - openers a problem. Nicholls is not test standard until he can competently drive. It is test cricket ffs. Driving in the V, or even cover driving for that matter, competently is a requirement for a specialist batsman. Not a real concern for mine - Jeet Raval is scoring runs again this year as an opener. So is Ben Smith. There is even Dean Brownlie - but I would not go back there just yet unless he has a stellar finish to the summer.So we have options to trial once the selectors tire of Guptill failures and Latham starts. For the middle order, Ryder, Bharat Popli (KW's school friend), Munro and Will Young are all emerging options with many other players. Just not George Worker please. He is another Nicholls type so far from what I've seen.

Thought this was good on Steve Smith and Josh Hazelwood both pleading guilty to dissent:

...that's deemed to be dissent and I'll cop that on the chin....

I need to be better as a leader; I need to set the example, and that wasn't good enough, I guess. We want to play a tough, aggressive brand of cricket and we know there's a line that we shouldn't cross and Josh (Hazlewood) probably crossed that line yesterday...

I've been fined and I've got to set a better example as the leader of this team.

Steve Smith understands the message better than many Australian fans and former players. Good on him. Hope we see an improvement.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Good to see Smith understand this.

On another note, how come Kiwis can't understand that bowling underarm was well within the rules when it happened in 1981?