2nd Test: New Zealand v Australia @ Hagley Oval Christchurch Mar 8-12, 2024

[AlwaysGreen]

Lunch is good for NZ, not so good for Aus.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Lunch is good for NZ, not so good for Aus.

Yeah i agree we were in a good rhythm.

Southee and Henry will start after lunch.

Get through the first 30 mins and i reckon the Kiwis will really start to panic.

How good is Test Cricket give me this over the T20 garbage.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Lunch is good for NZ, not so good for Aus.

And for Jonny Barstow, lunch is life.

 

[simmo1]

Henry is obviously the most likely, but I'd bowl Phillips ahead of the others. These two aren't great players of spin, and Phillips just has that knack of taking wickets.

 

[Mr Angry]

Donkey Kong has arrived, it is on Kiwis!

 

[Munky]

And for Jonny Barstow, lunch is life.

Visiting Hobbiton when on tour was a dream come true for him.

Second breakfast!

 

[Jackie Treehorn]

Interesting game. The aussies have had a lot of luck particularly Marsh who could have been out about 8 times. But think they have enough handy lower batsmen to scrape home from here.

 

[mave]

Henry is obviously the most likely, but I'd bowl Phillips ahead of the others. These two aren't great players of spin, and Phillips just has that knack of taking wickets.

Carey would sweep himself back to the pavilion in the first Phillips over.

 

[JJ]

Visiting Hobbiton when on tour was a dream come true for him.

I think that’s where they found Duckett

 

[King-Gutho94]

I think that’s where they found Duckett

Duckett inspired Hobbiton and wants the credit for it as well.

 

[Jackie Treehorn]

I hope for their sake the kiwis aren’t panicking as much as the kiwi commentators

 

[JJ]

Thanks for your service Tim

 

[Rod]

Apparently the tactic is now short and wide to Marsh at 125 ks.

Time for Southee to hang them up and it's totally absurd he's captain.

 

[yobbo84]

Why bowl medium-fast to Marsh with his eye in? Especially when he has looked shaky against spin.

NZ really losing the plot here.

I mean Marsh will probably do something stupid but that mighn't matter if there's only 40-50 runs to go.

 

[simmo1]

You'd think Wagner and a full-time spinner would be handy about now.

 

[Jackie Treehorn]

The spinner is definitely their best chance. Feels like a matter of time until one of these batsmen screws up

 

[JJ]

Got to like Phillips as a cricketer

 

[bazza]

A few more runs from Mitch Marsh could see him challenge Zack Crawley as the greatest ever batsman to average 31

 

[Twizzle]

getting interresting

 

[simmo1]

A few more runs from Mitch Marsh could see him challenge Zack Crawley as the greatest ever batsman to average 31

Is this the greatest ever partnership from two players averaging 31?