Cricket Summer 2023-24

[The_Brown_Hornet]

It's a spicy run chase on a track that's starting to flatten out a bit. It will still take some getting though. I just looked up our highest run chases this century and apart from Edgbaston last year we're a bit thin on the ground for decent fourth innings totals.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ with the attacks you've had in recent decades maybe you're not chasing big targets all that often?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Carey the fifth keeper to effect 10 dismissals in a Test & second Aussie after Gilchrist, also v NZ.

Three keepers have effected 11 dismissals: Russell, de Villiers & Pant.

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[waiopehu oldboy]

Another review doused in lighter fluid & burned baby burned...

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Labs getting a full-noise feral Cantab send-off from the pre-teen boys at fine leg...

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Khawaja gawn! 3/30.

I doff's me cap to @The_Brown_Hornet who may well have called this as being on (or did I cunningly jinx them by suggesting it wasn't?)

 

[John S]

How was your prediction WOB? I reckon you guys got plenty and we are in trouble

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

We thoroughly deserve this. Weak batting line up has been protected by the Bowlers non stop. Marnus 90 will be like Smiths a couple games ago. “I’m good now right”

We also have the face the fact Khawaja is 37?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

How was your prediction WOB? I reckon you guys got plenty and we are in trouble

I've watched enough NZ v Aus cricket to never get my hopes up too high but, yes, right now you'd have to say NZ are favorites. That said both Marsh & Head are capable of turning things around with an hour or so of selective hitting tomorrow morning. It's my RDO so I'll be doing all my errands early the settling in for the ride.

P.S. regardless of the result of this Test, it's criminal there's not a third.

 

[Sword of Justice]

This will either be all over by the second over tomorrow or Head and Marsh smash run a ball centuries and we win by lunch.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

I've watched enough NZ v Aus cricket to never get my hopes up too high but, yes, right now you'd have to say NZ are favorites. That said both Marsh & Head are capable of turning things around with an hour or so of selective hitting tomorrow morning. It's my RDO so I'll be doing all my errands early the settling in for the ride.

P.S. regardless of the result of this Test, it's criminal there's not a third.

That sweet sweet IPL cash.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Whatever happens here there should totally be a third test. It's been absorbing stuff

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Play to get underway at midday local time. Rained pretty heavily overnight & this morning so outfield may be a touch slower than yesterday.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Marsh dropped first ball of second over. Fuck, that could cost us dearly...

Head caught next ball but on the whole I'd rather have Marsh back in the hutch.

 

[Sully]

So Smith, Laubuscagne and Head gone again

 

[Pfitzy]

So Smith, Laubuscagne and Head gone again

Too many Queenslanders.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Test Cricket rocks. This has swung so many ways.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

NZ badly need a wicket here - preferably Marsh bit I'll settle for Carey. Get Phillips on before the target gets into double digits.

 

[Pfitzy]

Test Cricket rocks. This has swung so many ways.

 

[Sully]

Too many Queenslanders.

That's not how that goes.