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[brokenbat]

Have to say...living in the US is pretty awesome right now. Wake up early to watch eng vs pak.. then Ram Slam / WI-SL / Ind-SA.. and then NZ Aus in the evening.

[edge]

Just switched on and seen the teams, oh wow that Aussie batting lineup is in trouble facing Boult and Southee. Standard of pace bowling around the world is actually starting to get real good in tests atm, with a lot of top class batsmen calling it a day we could be in for a few years of low totals again. Here's to the quick bowlers.

[uknsaunders]

Anybody think if burns is out than Smith will come in? Ie. Keep the right/left combo?

Southee bowling beautifully.

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[edge]

Surely not?

mcCullum mindgames have started already, love it. Midwicket in, out, in, out, in

[Vitas Cricket]

Is it a recent thing for all the NZ players to be wearing whatever trousers they want? Brendan in Puma, Mark Craig GN, I think Southee had some Adidas ones

Have Canterbury not delivered their trousers?

[jezza39]

Safe to say Australia's session. Saw off a tough new ball attack and then cashed in. 0/100 at lunch sounds delicious

[brokenbat]

Safe to say Australia's session. Saw off a tough new ball attack and then cashed in. 0/100 at lunch sounds delicious

it really is unbelievable how no country is a global superpower in cricket...everyone is a master in their own backyard, but falls apart on tour (perhaps S.A proves to be the exception)

[Number4]

Just switched on and seen the teams, oh wow that Aussie batting lineup is in trouble facing Boult and Southee. Standard of pace bowling around the world is actually starting to get real good in tests atm, with a lot of top class batsmen calling it a day we could be in for a few years of low totals again. Here's to the quick bowlers.

Yeah real trouble... 1/297 haha

[smilley792]

Big davey Warner going for 200 in a day.

It's just not test cricket. Lol



His bat looks different, less edge, but still a massive spine, duckbill and some concaving. Looks good!

[jezza39]

Big davey Warner going for 200 in a day.

It's just not test cricket. Lol



His bat looks different, less edge, but still a massive spine, duckbill and some concaving. Looks good!

Does look very scalloped with regular edges. Looks like he got a Signature one off the shelf at a local store rather than his usual bat. Shame he's out now :/

[Aussie In England]

5 years in the making, throw in a serious knee injury as well, but Usman Khawaja finally belongs after making a quite sensational century at the Gabba. Quite fitting the captain of Queensland getting his first hundred on his own patch.

[skip1973]

Just switched on and seen the teams, oh wow that Aussie batting lineup is in trouble facing Boult and Southee. Standard of pace bowling around the world is actually starting to get real good in tests atm, with a lot of top class batsmen calling it a day we could be in for a few years of low totals again. Here's to the quick bowlers.

Problem is they're not quick, quite pop gun when it's not swinging and seaming. Test will be how well we bowl on a very good wicket and with 2 left armers that never seem to bowl well together.

[edge]

Problem is they're not quick, quite pop gun when it's not swinging and seaming. Test will be how well we bowl on a very good wicket and with 2 left armers that never seem to bowl well together.

Only watched the first session but didn't think they bowled very well after Southees initial burst. That said, I've thought for anfew years now that the Kookaburra ball should be done away with completely, test cricket should involve a ball that swings. Kookaburras load it too much in favour of the batsmen.

[Number4]

Haha yeah that's it.. It's the balls fault

[edge]

Haha yeah that's it.. It's the balls fault

Nothing to do with today really, but the game is poorer using it. Don't take my word for it, ask the West Indies, who've binned it in favour of the Dukes. Or Ricky Pointing, who think Australia should do the same. Or Botham, etc etc.