3rd ODI: Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne on Dec 9, 2016

[Bazal]

I always think we bat Faulkner too low. Definitely he should bat ahead of Wade. Maybe even Marsh. He's a really good player when he has a little bit of time to get in

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Kiwi's should be shot if they don't chase this down

 

[Sphagnum]

Warners a shit finisher

 

[Meth]

good stuff from Boult.

Outstanding from Warner.

NZ are in this one, at least.

 

[Bazal]

264. Probably the lower end of par, the pitch wasn't anywhere near as quick as it looked at the toss and the useless drop ins tend to slow up a bit of an evening. No one but Warner got going, and tbh if he's going well the pitch is almost totally irrelevant.

Good finish coming up IMO

 

[jargan83]

Well batted Davy Oled

 

[Hutty1986]

What a magnificent hundred from Warner. Next best effort 37 off 70. Tricky pitch, but we need someone to take 4 or 5 for us to be a chance of defending this.

 

[Meth]

Good finish coming up IMO

Will depend almost entirely on Guptill and Williamson

 

[Meth]

NZ haven't scored 265 runs in either of the previous 2 games btw- different scenario of course, but worth noting.

 

[Bazal]

Bailey, Head and Wade scored 74 runs off 144 balls.

All that really shows is that the pitch is a fair bit slower than it looks, and probably that Williamson got the field much more right than Manuka

 

[Sphagnum]

Nz won't score 265 if we let them bat twice

 

[Meth]

A dead rubber is a dead rubber, but I would suggest it would be quite meaningful for NZ (to NZ) to win this one.

 

[Meth]

good leave

 

[God-King Dean]

What a man @God-King Dean

You bloody sheep might fall his exaggerated & undeserved god like status, but I wont

The arsiest innings I've ever seen. Was dropped, & nearly batted a ball into his own wicket. Just missed fielders several times. To my count, should have been out 4 times. Gee I'm sure it would easy for any of them to get 150 if granted 5 lives. If anything, his score was poor.

But go ahead, worship your god, your false idol. Your king of putrescence.

 

[Meth]

I feel like Latham is a real confidence player. He was great in South Africa and in India, but once he gets his head down, he ends up in a rut of sorts.

 

[Meth]

negotiated that spell well

 

[Pete Cash]

Melbourne sucks

 

[JJ]

Melbourne is great!!!

Clarke is geniused, why would this series change anything for Guptill???

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Starc's been useless this series

 

[East Coast Tiger]

That's Finchesque in its shitness, except at least he made it to the 20s before he did it.