2nd Test: Australia v New Zealand at Hobart, Dec 9-13

[QF WP]

Cricinfo on fire:

Warner immediately walks down to the other end to have a word with his partner
58.2	Southee to Lyon, no run, beaten, Lyon prods at that one outside off as it moves away
58.1	Southee to Warner, 1 run, run-out attempt but safe, Warner punches that to deep point and the throw to the non-striker's end is accurate as he tries for a second, changes course at the right time and dives to get back

Who's doing work??

 

[QF WP]

Lyons' top score is 14. He'll need to emulate that again...

C'mon Dave Warner. Blaze away, you have nothing to lose (other than a Test )

See, he listened to me:

59.1	Bracewell to Warner, FOUR, Warner fights on, banged in short outside off and he pulls it hard past mid-on for a boundary

59.2	Bracewell to Warner, 2 runs, two more, short outside off, guides it wide of deep point for a couple more to keep strike

59.3	Bracewell to Warner, 1 run, 1 run, lands safe, a mistimed pull, dragged it from outside off and got a top-edge and it landed in no man's land, in the vacant midwicket area, just a single this time, that was in the air for quite some time

Australia require another 30 runs with 1 wicket remaining

 

[david870mdg]

What a finish! Right down to the wire.. 26 runs required with one wicket in hand..
Reminds me of that test match against NZ at the MCG they showed yesterday during the rain delay on Ch.9 with Mike Whitney blocking every ball to hang on for the draw...

 

[david870mdg]

Challenge! Could be all over...

 

[QF WP]

Yes Dave!

60.2	Southee to Warner, 1 run, good length and he backs Lyon to defend the rest of the over, pushed towards deep point for a single
60.1	Southee to Warner, FOUR, Warner's chancing his arm here, fetched that from a length outside off and smacked it over the bowler's head for a boundary, audacious stuff

That's the way. Defending won't win us the Test.

 

[TonyHancock]

eeek! Referral......Listening to the ABC...Not Out!

 

[QF WP]

Challenge! Could be all over...

60.03, yorker length on middle and Lyon tried to turn the face on that one, big appeal and it's given but did he nick it? Llong gave it out, and the batsman's called for a review. Replays show the ball makes contact with the back leg. Did it hit leg? Was it missing it? Will it be the umpire's call? All down to ball-tracking now. Incredible tension here, ball-tracking shows the ball would have been missing leg stump. The match will continue. It will go on. Just missing leg according to ball-tracking, hit the back leg.

 

[david870mdg]

Survives! 25 runs needed.. B.Waddle (NZ commentator) not happy about the decision - on ABC radio.

 

[QF WP]

Don't care how they come:

60.5	Southee to Lyon, 4 leg byes

Australia require another 21 runs with 1 wicket remaining

 

[QF WP]

Survives! 25 runs needed.. B.Waddle (NZ commentator) not happy about the decision - on ABC radio.

Having heard how many pictures it takes to get the ball trajectory right, he can go jump

 

[QF WP]

That's the way boys!

61.3	Bracewell to Warner, 1 run
61.2	Bracewell to Warner, 2 runs, superb fielding in the deep, there are two fielders in the off side there, smashed through the covers and Bracewell slides to his right to keep them down to a couple

Australia require another 18 runs with 1 wicket remaining

 

[david870mdg]

Another referal!! Oh the tension
Test Match Cricket

 

[david870mdg]

Not Out!!! ohhhhhh

 

[QF WP]

61.4	Bracewell to Lyon, no run
appeal for lbw, the umpire rules it not out and Taylor has called for a review, angling in towards middle and leg, Lyon moves across, turns the face, missed, that was missing leg stump as ball-tracking indicates

He'd better hope that it works, his last chance: New Zealand 1 (1 successful, 1 unsuccessful)

 

[JohnK]

Many twists and turns and Australia have survived 2 challenges.

 

[QF WP]

61.5	Bracewell to Lyon, 2 runs, Lyon connects well, pitched up on the off, driven down the ground past mid-off for a couple of runs, narrowing the deficit here

End of over 62 (5 runs) Australia 225/9

Australia require another 16 runs with 1 wicket remaining

Current partnership 26 runs, 6.0 overs

 

[QF WP]

Go you good thing!

62.2	Southee to Lyon, FOUR
62.1	Southee to Warner, 1 run, Short and wide from Southee and that's cut hard to deep point for a single

Australia require another 11 runs with 1 wicket remaining

Hope we don't have another tied Test...

My blood pressure (and that of my NZ friends) is through the roof...

 

[QF WP]

62.4	Southee to Warner, 1 run
62.3	Southee to Lyon, 1 run, more runs, opens the face and guides that past point for a single

Lyon's hung on and scored runs, eased the pressure on Warner with some relatively assured batting at one end


Australia require another 9 runs with 1 wicket remaining

 

[david870mdg]

Dare we mention the concept of a Tie?

 

[QF WP]

Nine to win, how will Warner go about this. The field is spread out for this man. No slips. All back...

63.1	Bracewell to Warner, 1 run, pitched up and it's driven towards deep extra cover for a single

Better make that 8