Australia Vs Kiwis First test

[RoosterMarty]

****

Great delivery. Clarke bowled for 98. Great knock anyway.

[locky801]

Pup knocked over for 98

Aussies all out for 214

Great knock Pup, pretty good cherry that knocked him over

[FD88]

Man that's disappointing, one of the worst feelings in cricket.

[NFC]

I'm shattered, I sat there in shock for a good minute.

Great knock pup, everyone else pathetic, especially Haddin, far out get it together.

[FD88]

Lee and Clark back in form = NZ gone for 50. >_>

[RoosterMarty]

Lee and Clark back in form = NZ gone for 50. >_>

The Kiwis will be praising the Gods that Tait isn't bowling.

[locky801]

All of a sudden no swing, no movement off of the pitch


NZ 0/7

[locky801]

All over for the day, bad light

[stampy]

been at work and only got score updates, some have said that the pitch helped the sheeplovers and they will be lucky to get anywhere near our score, whats the thoughts on this?

[locky801]

been at work and only got score updates, some have said that the pitch helped the sheeplovers and they will be lucky to get anywhere near our score, whats the thoughts on this?

Time will tell, they only faced I think it was 5 overs from our guys and didn't seem in much trouble at all

[hearts on fire]

Firstly i would like to say great knock to Michael Clarke, unlucky not too get the ton, but we needed a decent knock and he was up to it and last but not least i would like to say that Australia will just get over the line in this test.

P.S finally we have a pitch that suits bowlers!

[spell_check]

Actually good to see a lot of smiles and laughter out there today instead of the crap that was served up in India

Last season I got a bit put off of the cricket due to that crap. Whilst NZ may not be the best team going around, they always put in a full capacity effort against their Tasman rivals. We should be getting three Tests against them and not two.

[spell_check]

Another thing, I love the Gabba ground because it is huge - it gives the batsmen and fielders a real "Test" of running 3s and 4s, as well as fielders chasing the ball, instead of watching it hit the rope three seconds after willow contact.

That's a far cry from the dog track days when it was the smallest Test venue in Australia.

[hearts on fire]

how many people were there today? I know it's a work/school day and that, but it didn't look like to many people showed up.

[spell_check]

Stupid Qld weather, every year they play the 1st Test at the Gabba and every year we have weather problems!!

Remember the 1992 Test vs the Windies when the ground staff were given batting helmets to lay down the covers due to the hail? Then you had the last day of the 1999 Test vs England when a storm ended that match. Then in 2001 when rain cut short that match. As well as 2003.

[spell_check]

how many people were there today? I know it's a work/school day and that, but it didn't look like to many people showed up.

12,498. That is in the pop-up box when clicking on "view all" in here http://ls.cricket.com.au/HomeFullScorec ... 345_1.html

[FD88]

No offense to India as a country, but how much more relaxing/entertaining is the vibe you get from a cricket match played in Australia (or nearly anywhere but India for that matter)? The life in the pitches, the sunshine (for the most part), people are chillaxing with beers; there's none of that energy-sapping feeling in the air that often suffocates the atmosphere of a test played in India.

[Adelaide Hawk]

No offense to India as a country, but how much more relaxing/entertaining is the vibe you get from a cricket match played in Australia (or nearly anywhere but India for that matter)? The life in the pitches, the sunshine (for the most part), people are chillaxing with beers; there's none of that energy-sapping feeling in the air that often suffocates the atmosphere of a test played in India.

... and no Harbhajan Singh.

[shoe boy]

We are in poor shape when Watson keeps getting a game for us! cant bowl cant bat!!!!

[Rik E Boy]

We are in poor shape when Watson keeps getting a game for us! cant bowl cant bat!!!!

or bowl
or field
or sing
or dance

etc

regards,

REB