Cricket
New Zealand v Australia - 1st Test at Wellington
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*take
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In BJ we trust
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Can N.Z do a Flock of Seagulls and run so far away. Only some of us can hope.
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Draw is holding up very well imo
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seriously think nz would be better off declaring at lunch
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Steve smith batted no.8 on his test debut
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Dont think so DStyle.
Pitch looks fairly decent. NZ have given away 4 wickets. These two appear in no trouble at all and Hazlewood has bowled a long spell. NA need to bat most of the day and get as close to 300 as possible. They would still need to bat 5 sessions in the second innings to have a remote chance of saving this. I keep saying this, Bird is running down the pitch. NZ have an offie and Aus a few left hookers. I think thatr is more than a crumb of comfort and feel the prices are quite conservative at the moment. draw and NZ should be bigger IMHO |
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For the record I am 6.5 the draw and 1.53 Aus lay. Not really in as bad a position as I should be. Might be into miniscule loss territory after lunch
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Don't know what I was thinking about this morning. 5.25 on the draw on a grassy wicket but in my defence I expected some stouter stuff from NZ batsmen. They are all getting better as Test Match players. Aus attack did not look partucularly hairy arrsed and I the after the first 6 overs everything looked rosy.
I think NZ vould well get 250+ from here. 300 brings all results back in although Aus are obviously strong now. Aus bring on their fast bowler  ! |
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To be fair I was really perplexed when after the toss the money seemed to come for NZ. That was really weird. Need these 2 to bat for a good hour more though to make a game of it I feel
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As I always say, you can't legislate for sh1t batting
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impact outside off? amazing
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why is that amazing? Thats where it hit him or are you suggesting that the tracking is off?
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by the way Jucel, never got back to you about your synopsis about NZ middle order in ODI's.... tend to agree it is more brittle than it was a year ago.
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Looked in line to me also.Just rewound to watch it again and looks like more than half the ball was in line!
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Before they would show you close up the percentage of the ball hitting in/outside the line
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I'll double down on that. Could be the difference between a calculated retreat and a rout!
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Hitting inside the line was my first thought(and the first thought is normally correct).
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Looked in line to me. I was bricking it some more once confirmed pad first. I thought you could see off stump pretty clearly so very hard for it to be hitting outside it.
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Aaron: "Right there is the biggest problem with the review system. The umpire has seemingly given that not out, based on his thinking that it was bat first. However, when this was proven false it was still given umpire's call, based on the line. The umpire never made a call on the line. When these things happen, the umpire needs to specify what his call is on the line, otherwise "umpire's call" is pointless." ---- But shouldn't the correct decision be made in the end, whatever the original doubt was? Then again, to me, with Watling batting on leg stump, I wasn't entirely sure he got outside the line. Strictly personal opinion, mind you To be fair how can an Umpire call bat or pad first? It was pretty close and not out was the right call from the Umpire. |
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Good Lord Maud
I am +1 NZ -1 Aus +3 Draw Can escape with almost no loss and perhaps I should. Infact I will! |
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Have cleared the draw red as it's time for bed. Looks like a lot of squaring up going on now these two have settled in. Perhaps BJT is right after all.
NZ position still precarious but their price not running away yet. |
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you are right and that is what they said on cricinfo.
My own illogical view is that it was such a close call for the human eye. The review is there for the howler. I'll make a tactical withdrawl at this point. there is no logic in my argument. |
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Perhaps BJT is right after all
Sorry, meant pxb. |
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88/6
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NZ lost a wicket and price has shortened
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These odds are going to be bouncing around like a big pair of t!ts
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I was hoping to see the draw at 4 today, but that now looks unlikely.
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not today but maybe tomorrow pxb
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Dont understand why NZ price isnt moving
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