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Australia v New Zealand | 3rd Test | Adelaide | Nov 27-1 Dec 2015 | Match Thread

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Oz AO wouldn't mind it I would reckon. Around 40 overs left in the day to have a good crack at the NZ line-up under lights.
 
dashing_man said:
what happened ? I missed that
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What do you mean what happened. Every thing happened. A dog came in and ran off with the pink ball. Then dropped it and started chasing the pigeons. Watching all that Nigel Llong hit the wrong button. And BMac started a hunger strike.
 
Aman said:
That decision literLly changed the whole complexion of the game.
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It did. And now your lot will bat under lights against a ball at most seven overs old, and still not in the lead.

Nigel Llong is MoM!
 
Don't give the credit to Llong, Lyon and Starc and Nevill played some fantastic knocks. If they had some luck along the way, it's no reason to discredit some fine tail end batting.

In addition McCullum's captaincy was woeful which helped inflate Australia's score.
 
Pink ball seems light and wobbles in the air a lot compared to the red ball. Fortunes may change for those who had struggled with the red ball.
 
Nigel Llong: There's a hot spot but it could be any thing :)))

Classic!
 
Kiwis got unlucky(although no snicko is truly odd) but jeez it was nathan freakin lyon they were still bowling to after that and a broken foot starc, the bowling was woeful.
 
Guptill's first target is the team score of 22. Looks like he might fall short.
 
That was one of the worst decision I have ever seen in DRS. These are examples that BCCI uses for not using DRS, but t was not a technological limitation.

Is Strack out of the match (with ball)? That might even out those 100 runs AUS got in bonus.
 
MMHS said:
That was one of the worst decision I have ever seen in DRS. These are examples that BCCI uses for not using DRS, but t was not a technological limitation.

Is Strack out of the match (with ball)? That might even out those 100 runs AUS got in bonus.
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Lyon made a hundred runs, wow.
 
Junaids said:
It did. And now your lot will bat under lights against a ball at most seven overs old, and still not in the lead.

Nigel Llong is MoM!
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Is that going to be a big issue? This morning (afternoon), NZ took 6/62 with a 23 overs old ball, while AUS batted 23 overs under light yesterday against new ball for the cost 2 wickets. I think, batting under light has some difficulty, but at the end, you have to bowl well (or bat poor). Next session should decide the match, but that's not for batting at night. NZ is not in that bad situation - I think they won't mind, if they end the day 122/3 with one of Will/Ross at the wicket.
 
On-field ump also gave it not out last time I checked. So not sure how it takes away from DRS. Just poor umpiring on the whole that's all.
 
From having the game almost wrapped up, to having to win it again... going to be tough mentally.

It will test this side.

If they can win it from here, it will be a special effort.
 
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Gilly said:
Lyon made a hundred runs, wow.
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Stupid argument - along with Lyon, you forgot to add Nevil's score; or do you think Umpires 'll allow Aussie batsmen to bat from one end.

It would have made 116/9, with Strack struggling, I gave another 10-20 for last pair - that's around 100.
 
They need to get rid of the umpire's call nonsense. When a decision is referred let the third ump make the final decision regardless of the on-field umpire's call. Atm they are just overcomplicating things.
 
Neesh is the best cricketer on twitter.

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MMHS said:
Stupid argument - along with Lyon, you forgot to add Nevil's score; or do you think Umpires 'll allow Aussie batsmen to bat from one end.

It would have made 116/9, with Strack struggling, I gave another 10-20 for last pair - that's around 100.
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So we just ignore the massive slice of luck nz have had in this match by having the opposition strike bowler go down injured?

The starc/neville last wicket runs certainly shouldn't count as somehow bad luck for nz, how is it bad luck that one of the hardest bowlers to face at night can't bowl and has to bat with a broken foot?

The runs starc made have nothing to do with lyon getting lucky and everything to do with poor bowling being unable to get out a bloke with a broken foot.

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trogger said:
So we just ignore the massive slice of luck nz have had in this match by having the opposition strike bowler go down injured?

The starc/neville last wicket runs certainly shouldn't count as somehow bad luck for nz, how is it bad luck that one of the hardest bowlers to face at night can't bowl and has to bat with a broken foot?

The runs starc made have nothing to do with lyon getting lucky and everything to do with poor bowling being unable to get out a bloke with a broken foot.

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There's no luck to it - your bowlers are built out of glass.
 
trogger said:
So we just ignore the massive slice of luck nz have had in this match by having the opposition strike bowler go down injured?

The starc/neville last wicket runs certainly shouldn't count as somehow bad luck for nz, how is it bad luck that one of the hardest bowlers to face at night can't bowl and has to bat with a broken foot?

The runs starc made have nothing to do with lyon getting lucky and everything to do with poor bowling being unable to get out a bloke with a broken foot.

S
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True, read my initial post.

However, I am not sure coming at 116/9, Strack & Nevil would have added 34 - it doesn't work like that. At the end of the day, Umpires call is final, therefore NZ can't complain - my last post was to explain that, bad luck for NZ wasn't only those 34 or so scored by Lyon.
 
MMHS said:
True, read my initial post.

However, I am not sure coming at 116/9, Strack & Nevil would have added 34 - it doesn't work like that. At the end of the day, Umpires call is final, therefore NZ can't complain - my last post was to explain that, bad luck for NZ wasn't only those 34 or so scored by Lyon.
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The runs starc got just aren't bad luck for nz, the only bad luck with regards to starc is that he couldn't bat in his normal position simple as that.

Yes the runs both lyon and nevill added in partnership after that dodgy drs are bad luck but not the runs added for the last wickets, that was just very poor bowling.
 
Aman said:
From having the game almost wrapped up, to having to win it again... going to be tough mentally.

It will test this side.

If they can win it from here, it will be a special effort.
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Game almost wrapped up and yet a number 10 batsman was too much to handle. You say the Australian bowlers are made of glass yet your team shatters from a bad decision for a number 10 batsman. Not a good look when your team goes to pieces from a bit of bad luck is it.
 
MMHS said:
Is that going to be a big issue? This morning (afternoon), NZ took 6/62 with a 23 overs old ball, while AUS batted 23 overs under light yesterday against new ball for the cost 2 wickets. I think, batting under light has some difficulty, but at the end, you have to bowl well (or bat poor). Next session should decide the match, but that's not for batting at night. NZ is not in that bad situation - I think they won't mind, if they end the day 122/3 with one of Will/Ross at the wicket.
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I respectfully disagree.

Batting under lights against a new ball is like playing against a Dukes ball in England. The problem is, NZ bowled too short on Day One.
 
Kiwis just need to bat the bulk of the first session, if we are chasing more than 180 i think they will win particularly as we would have to make some of them at night likely with our soft marshy middle being in.
 
Junaids said:
Batting under lights against a new ball is like playing against a Dukes ball in England.
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Sure, but I think some of the difficulty is mitigated ever so slightly by the fact that the fielders are not finding it easy to hold onto catches at night. It's not quite the same as playing in England on a muggy overcast morning. Given time if the fielders begin to improve in sighting the ball then so too should the batsmen and the night batting factor won't be nearly as decisive as it is in this debut test.
 
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Hopefully enzed can put on another 100 runs from here. A chase of around 200 with OZ batting under lights should be a good battle.
 
Well that looks unlikely now then :)) Watling goes Haze bowling really well.
 
SL_Fan said:
Hopefully enzed can put on another 100 runs from here. A chase of around 200 with OZ batting under lights should be a good battle.
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With Watling gone New Zealand will be lucky to get 50 more.

Chasing around 150 an hour in to the day will not be too hard.
 
Yeah not looking too good for the kiwis atm. But not impossible tho Craig and Santner pretty decent with the bat from what I have seen. Just need to see out Hazlewood. He's bowling very well.
 
This Santner is very impressive I have to say. Looks a real fighter. Vettori 2.0?
 
Australia on top, but they have pretty much worn out Hazlewood. If NZ last til lunch the lead is 200, and it would be game on, as Australia would have to bat into the night.
 
Craig goes. Fifer for Hazelwood brilliant bowling. First pink ball Test fifer.
 
87 innings it took Martin to reach 100 Test runs apparently. Whattay champion! :martin
 
Bracewell and Southee just needs to hang around for a bit. With the way Santner is middling it 200 is very much possible still.
 
OZ missing Starc big time. Would have cleaned em up in quick time.
 
Hazlewood out of the attack. That should make things a bit easier for enzed.
 
Around 250 tho would have been tough going but that's pretty much out of the equation now. KW wicket yesterday was massive.
 
200 chase means nearly half of them made at night though i would make the kiwis clear fav's then.
 
If Boult and Southee turn up yeah things could get interesting but they have been pretty disappointing this series thus far. I wonder what the Wiz is thinking :))
 
Brilliant comeback from Lyon. Santner goes top knock.
 
Lead 155. Looking at maybe 180/190 max now I would think.
 
Australia will go all guns blazing. Bolt and Southee needs to strike early to have some momentum
 
Need to hear more from [MENTION=132916]Junaids[/MENTION] about what a bad bowler Hazlewood is.

Quicker to 50 test wickets than Harris (in terms of tests played) and Lillee (in terms of balls bowled) despite playing on Australian highways.
 
Go Hobbitz, Go Hobbitz :nonstop:

In all seriousness. Been a great inaugural day-night Test match. More accessible viewing times for overseas fans as well!

No idea who is the favourite to win here. Chasing 180 under lights on this pitch will be tough.

Whatever happens - Cricket is the winner today.
 
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