key events
Game 14: Australia 34-2 (Khawaja 8, Lyon 24) Khawaja continued his calm and happy style with a single that kept Lyon in trouble and he pushed the ground well to take three runs.
Game 13: Australia 30-2 (Khawaja 7, Lyon 21) Lyon shook his gloves a few times but was happy to carry on. shooting! Southee delivered another short ball but Lyon was ready and did more – pulling a bouncing one over mid-wicket for four.
Game 12: Australia 26-2 (Khawaja 7, Lyon 17) Good and aggressive action from New Zealand, short leg is brought under cover and Henry hits the bowling ball to the ribs. Lyon has the ball to work with in the final over and it’s a nice shout to have him bouncing around the crease and thinking about protecting those magic fingers. Sure enough, he took a hit on his glove and looked in pain.
Round 11: Australia 23-2 (Khawaja 7, Lyon 14) Lyon flashed hard off the off-stumps outside off, with an edge flying over the slip for four, and he could have been a very dangerous batsman if his eyes were on him.
Game 10: Australia 18-2 (Khawaja 7, Lyon 9) Matt Henry starts at the other end. He was full and on the pads, Khawaja kept the bowler out just in time. Khawaja’s cable knit sweater looks like it could even be two sweaters a day. The three were left alone off off-stump before a quick single fell outside off. Lyon still had a ball to face and he flicked a single with his hip to keep the goal alive.
Round 9: Australia 16-2 (Khawaja 6, Lyon 8) Tim Southee started day three, completing three slides and a gully. Usman Khawaja got Australia excited with a single off the pads. closure! Lyon got a meaty advantage on a fairly long ball but it fell in the gap and the batsman got two runs.
The players are here, A crisp Wellington breeze rippled the white pigeons as they made their way to the pitch. Fingers crossed for some fireworks…let’s play!
Manus’ weight loss journey continues. Later in the day, an unnecessary flick of his had the wicketkeeper catching him down the leg side, exactly the kind of dismissal that happens when you’re on a bad run.
It’s a bit cloudy in Wellington this morning, with a slight breezeTim Southee and Matt Henry, who are only eight rounds old, pitched superbly last night. It’s a cliche, but the first hour is important and if Australia get through it unscathed, it could be the curtain call for New Zealand.
New Zealand need to take wickets early, In fact, they need to get through Australia’s batting card quickly in the next few hours to leave themselves with a target of around 350. This might give them an outside opportunity…
I’m nervous 😬 I just hope Tim Southee can toughen up and get some wickets soon! #NZvAUS
— Aaron 🇳🇿🦍 (@BlizzardKing_) March 1, 2024
Cameron Green Having to wait his turn for now, Usman Khawaja and nightwatchman Nathan Lyon will resume at the crease this morning.
when i make myself comfortable Resting my lower back in the well-worn grooves of the OBO armchair, why not continue what I was doing yesterday?
Preface
James Wallace
Hello everyone, welcome to the third day of OBO between New Zealand and Australia. From Wellington Basin Reserve. Yesterday was a day to forget for the home team, who found themselves eight wickets behind with a lot of work to do to get back into the game after being bowled out cheaply for 179 runs. A couple of quick wickets late last night – with Mr Smith and Labuschagne back in the cage on the cheap – would have given them some hope, but Pat Cummins’ side have eight in hand Leading by an astonishing 217 runs without a wicket.
The game starts at 11am local time, 9am AEDT and 10pm London.Jim is calling, please email or tweet me @Jimbo_Cricket. Let’s get to work.
