Australia v New Zealand, 1st Test, Perth, 12-16 December, 2019.

Good 50 by Taylor.

Koo strangle removes Nicholls.

4-97.

And now he's on a hattrick.

NZ 5-109 after another top day of Test Cricket.

Jesus Taylor is a handy bloke to have in your side.

skully wrote:Shit, Purple gone.

I blame Skully

Who came up with "purple"? Original by the standards of this forum I spouse.

Don't remember, but it could have been me. I have always been fond of Hendrix' Purple Haze. Someone was calling him Haze and for me Purple was a natural extension.

I also like the old expression, "in the purple".

Oddly enough, yesterday I listened to the Kronos Quartet's version of Purple Haze. Kronos is not to everyone's taste, but for anyone who does like them look it up on ewetube and give it a crack.

Aus will be looking to knock over the Sheep by the 1st break and then bat to acquire a massive target and give themselves a day and a half to remove the Kiwis.

Ross Taylor, BJ Watling and Mitchell Santner will have a say in that, but with just 3 bowlers Australia can't possibly enforce the follow-on if they limit the Kiwis to 217 or less.

horace wrote:Don't remember, but it could have been me. I have always been fond of Hendrix' Purple Haze.  Someone was calling him Haze and for me Purple was a natural extension.

I also like the old expression, "in the purple".

Oddly enough, yesterday I listened to the Kronos Quartet's version of Purple Haze. Kronos is not to everyone's taste, but for anyone who does like them look it up on ewetube and give it a crack.

Pretty sure it was embee.

skully wrote:Aus will be looking to knock over the Sheep by the 1st break and then bat to acquire a massive target and give themselves a day and a half to remove the Kiwis.

Ross Taylor, BJ Watling and Mitchell Santner will have a say in that, but with just 3 bowlers Australia can't possibly enforce the follow-on if they limit the Kiwis to 217 or less.

Aye. Insane to want to bowl again before night falls.

For whatever reason that I cannot fathom, Starc is twice the bowler at night than during the day.

Too lazy to look it up but I was a bit disappointed in the size of the crowd last night. I really thought it would be jammed pack given day/night and the quality of the Opposition.

Thought you'd be at the golf.

Bradman wrote:Thought you'd be at the golf.

gave away my ticket... I am still not right enough to walk around all day in crazy crowds.... it is maddening as it is over the back fence.

Christ... that was a shocking miss by Paine ... Park cricket stuff

Never could understand watching golf as a spectator. Done it a few times and found it boring. The only sports not enhanced by TV are cricket and Aussie rules.

Taylor deserved a century.

Excellent working over if Taylor by Elmer.

Nice Michelle to Koo

Aye.

Christ. Michael Slater is a farkwit. And blind. If there was a feather on the glove I couldn't see it.

Decent effort by Aus with only 2 quicks

Bradman wrote:

skully wrote:Aus will be looking to knock over the Sheep by the 1st break and then bat to acquire a massive target and give themselves a day and a half to remove the Kiwis.

Ross Taylor, BJ Watling and Mitchell Santner will have a say in that, but with just 3 bowlers Australia can't possibly enforce the follow-on if they limit the Kiwis to 217 or less.

Aye.  Insane to want to bowl again before night falls.

You got the first break thing right.o

horace wrote:For whatever reason that I cannot fathom, Starc is twice the bowler at night than during the day.

Too lazy to look it up but I was a bit disappointed in the size of the crowd last night. I really thought it would be jammed pack given day/night and the quality of the Opposition.

It's beyond stinking hot in Perth

even at night

no one wants to sit in the heat when they can watch on tv in the air con

CGAF about crowd numbers

Bradman wrote:Christ. Michael Slater is a farkwit.  And blind.  If there was a feather on the glove I couldn't see it.

always has been

adds nothing as a n expert ....shit at ball by ball ...glorified cheerleader at best

You there or been mb?