New Zealand v Australia, 1st Test, Wellington, Mar 19-23

Aye, Dan Vettori is all class.

But Australia's day on the back of Pup and Ollie's heroics and some good bowling by Bolly and Rhino and some good footwork by Midge.

Well done to Pup...amazing what happens when he dumps Bingle.
And kuds ot Ollie for finally getting some runs.

How's that Shield Final going, Mick?

We're there skully, whereas ..........

WideWally wrote:I don't understand why Katich ran Ponting out. That seemed like a really stoopid thing to do.

Sprayed with the spiv running retard mist.

What's that?


Another top order collapse from New Zealand? Jeez, gotta be the worst top order in world cricket today.

Mick Sawyer wrote:

How's that Shield Final going, Mick?

We're there skully, whereas ..........

Hehehe. 2nd in the Shield is no more valuable in the record books than 3rd, mate.

Mick Sawyer wrote:

WideWally wrote:I don't understand why Katich ran Ponting out. That seemed like a really stoopid thing to do.

Sprayed with the spiv running retard mist.

Now now Mick. Stop clogging up the Test thread with your bitter interstate bile.

DJ_Smerk wrote:What's that?


Another top order collapse from New Zealand? Jeez, gotta be the worst top order in world cricket today.

But they've got Dan Vettori to patch up the damage, Smerkle. What a great player. I wish he was born in Bondi.

North...scores on debut:

Yarps - 117, 5
Poms - 125*
Windies - 79
Stanis - 8
New Zealand - 112*

Is the Snoozer top order actually as weak as Bangladesh's these days? Pakistan's minus Younis and MoYo will probably give both a run for their money... at least the West Indies have some quality mixed in with the dross.

There's a lot of cheap top order wickets there for the taking at the moment - and still only one fast bowler in worldwide Test cricket is consistently looking like genuine world class. Strange really...

Invader Zim wrote:North...scores on debut:

Yarps - 117, 5
Poms - 125*
Windies - 79
Stanis - 8
New Zealand - 112*

Good starter ...

DJ_Smerk wrote:What's that?


Another top order collapse from New Zealand? Jeez, gotta be the worst top order in world cricket today.

Yeah, the Kiwi top order is worse than Bangladesh's these days.

Invader Zim wrote:North...scores on debut:

Yarps - 117, 5
Poms - 125*
Windies - 79
Stanis - 8
New Zealand - 112*

AFAIK only Strauss has matched Ollie's 3 debuts tons v 3 nations record.

Vettori gawn early to Rhino, then the same bowler has Macca plumb lbw but gets reprieved on referral. Rhino had just overstepped.

Macca now going apesh!t. Snoozers 5-143

Bolly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Farkin Dubber legend!!

Gets rid of the last two Snoozer top order bats in the one over.

Bounced out Macca, who fell to a great sliding catch by Rhino, then had Guptill caught behind. He may also have had Southee caught behind as well but was no-balled.

Snoozers 7-148.