Aussies v. Black Caps - 3 Tests.

[K]

How can you claim this is all "counterfactual"?

And then you just wildly guess that if NZ batted first, they would have been bundled out for 150! The only way that would have happened is if it were too much of a shock batting on Oz soil without any warm-up match. (There should never be no warm-up matches for Test series that count towards the WTC. If the boards won't see to that, the ICC should force it upon them.)


It also sounds like you have promoted Marnus to an "all-time great". That was very quick, for someone who was parachuted into the Ashes with a first-class average of 38 and a bit.

[luvdids]

For crying out loud, can't you find another hobby?? This is boring now. Maybe start a thread about cricket pitches, you can post all of it in there.

[Pies4shaw]

Series victory for Australia in 2 games. In 4 goes, NZ made it past 200 just once. In Australia’s first innings in each game, they made 416 and 467. NZ could only manage a combined total of 337 and 388 in their two attempts to counter the Australian bowling lineup.

[Donny]

Oz Stats:

Batsmen.

Labu - 549 runs @ 92.5
Warner - 297 @ 59.4
Smith - 214 @ 42.8

Bowlers.

Lyon - 20 wickets @ 17.25
Starc - 15 @ 17.86
Cummins - 12 @ 18.75

[Pies4shaw]

And just an update on NZ - in 6 goes, they made it past 200 twice. They managed combined totals of 337, 388 and 392 across both innings of each Test. In Australia's 3 first innings, they made 416, 467 and 454. In the Third Test, Australia made a total of 671 for the loss of just 12 wickets. NZ were never in the hunt.

They were slightly better in the final Test as a consequence of the forced absence of Williamson but despite the upgrade to Raval (they passed 200 for the only time in a NZ first innings in this Test - their first innings were 166, 148 and an almost competent 256), they still couldn't post a genuinely competitive total.

[23 YIPPEE!!!]

Aussies are the new number 2 in the world in test cricket now to beat india and be 1 again soon

[23 YIPPEE!!!]

I can remember when aussies were number 1 in al forms of the game tests odi and 20/20 formats we need to get back to that again and stay there. India are our nemesis.

[K]

cricket.com.au's best 6 deliveries of the summer:

https://www.cricket.com.au/video/best-deliveries-balls-2019-20-test-summer-australia-new-zealand-pakistan-starc-cummins-boult/2020-01-07

Do you agree with their choices?

Some woeful defence there. e.g. Wade was criticised for leaving the ball that bowled him without even covering the stumps.

Boult's ball was good, maybe wasted on Burns.