1st test selections

[Harsha_12]

Pattinson, Starc and Warner making their debut and Cutting 12th Man.

 

[theflyinggerco]

Pattinson, Starc and Warner making their debut and Cutting 12th Man.

I find the omission of first Copeland from the XII and now Cutting from the XI very odd; its Cutting's home ground and the conditions would suit Copeland.

Fingers crossed Siddle, Patto and Starc can make me look silly.

 

[Dalbs]

1/44 after 11. Need to work harder.

 

[sharkies4eva]

starc's troubling mccullum

he's got him, starc's first test wicket, mccullum gone for 34

 

[theflyinggerco]

And now he's got him caught at point by Warner

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and now Williamson is caught around the bat by Usman Khawaja off Lyon.

NZ 3-78

 

[gaz876]

hope to see an exciting partnership from taylor & ryder!!!

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hope to see an exciting partnership from taylor & ryder!!!

... there go's that idea out the window

 

[theflyinggerco]

hope to see an exciting partnership from taylor & ryder!!!

Well its over now, LRPL Taylor gone for 14, bowled by Pattinson.

All the bowlers have a wicket and with Warner catching McCullum, all the debutants have had a hand in a wicket too.

 

[Harsha_12]

New Zealand are in trouble at 4/94 at Lunch.
James Pattinson - 1/40 from 7 Overs
Mitchell Starc - 1/18 from 6 Overs
Peter Siddle - 1/16 from 7 Overs
Nathan Lyon - 1/15 from 5 Overs

Batsman Runs Balls 4's 6's
Brendon McCullum c Warner b Starc 34 51 7 0
Martin Guptill c Haddin b Siddle 13 34 1 0
Kane Williamson c Khawaja b Lyon 19 33 3 0
Ross Taylor b Pattinson 14 15 3 0

 

[theflyinggerco]

Warner catches Ryder off Starc, carbon copy of the McCullum dismissal apart from Ryder smashing it harder.

New Zealand 5-96, Starc 2-20

 

[Harsha_12]

Mitchell Starc has got his 2nd Wicket.
Jesse Ryder out for 6, c Warner b Starc.

 

[theflyinggerco]

The Kiwis are back in the luck now; Warner and Clarke dropping catches and a few mi****s falling softly.

 

[Harsha_12]

Looks Like Plays Done for the Day because of the Rain.
At Stumps

New Zealand 5/176
Daniel Vettori 45 Not Out From 66 Balls.
Dean Brownlie 32 Not Out From 89 Balls.
Partnership 80 Runs From 150 Balls.

James Pattinson 11 50 1 4.54
Peter Siddle 15 29 1 1.93
Mitchell Starc 13 52 2 4.00
Nathan Lyon 10 31 1 3.10
Michael Hussey 2 5 0 2.50

New Zealand Have 2 Review's Left (0 Successful and 0 Unsuccessful)
Australia Has 1 Review Left (0 Successful and 1 Unsuccessful)

Play to Start at 9:30am Local Time.

Whats your take so Far?

 

[Dalbs]

Vettori has been annoying for years, just won't go away.

 

[theflyinggerco]

Debutants Pattinson and Starc bowled well, taking wickets but also going for runs. I felt Copeland should of played and nothing that happened today makes me feel any differently.

Vettori is clearly New Zealand's most reliable and consistent batsman, so getting him out quickly tomorrow morning is a priority.

Australia won the day, but not by as much as they could have after Clarke dropped a sitter and Warner missed a chance too.

 

[Matty76]

Bloody work got in the way today

Just re: Dan Vettori - how did our blokes bowl to him today? Unless I have long-term memory loss, I seem to remember Brett Lee attacking him on leg stump in 2001-ish in New Zealand, really tested him with bouncers and then the fuller one looking to hit leg peg.

Did we bounce him much today?