New Zealand's decision First to bowl in the opening Test against Australia Cameron Green continued his onslaught of counterpunches on the second day, scoring an impressive knockout of 174 not out. Green saved Australia from humiliation On the first day in Wellington, he scored his second Test century, defeating the Australians at the stumps by 279 for 9.
The all-rounder saved the tourists from being bowled out for less than 200 runs with 4 wins and 89 losses, and 6 wins and 176 losses. The Kiwis would have preferred to have still been sitting on the stumps after forcing Australia to bat first, but Green flared up. The away game will be even better on Friday morning.
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The 24-year-old made his first fifty in Test cricket, smashing a six over the deep midwicket boundary into the crowd. He combined for a record 10th wicket partnership of 116 with Josh Hazlewood, who scored the highest score (22 runs) from an Australian No. 11 in a Test match in New Zealand on Friday. This partnership was also his 10th wicket stand, the biggest in a Test at the Basin Reserve and the biggest for Australia in New Zealand, helping the tourists achieve an astonishing total of 383 all out. .
His average total while batting first at Basin Reserve is over 300 ticks, but Black Caps captain Tim Southea opted to bat first on the lush pitch again on Thursday. His decision paid dividends early on as the majority of the Australians languished in the standings, but Green's second Test century and highest score took the match away from the Kiwis.
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As many commentators pointed out, the Kiwis were hardly bowling enough to hit the stumps.outer offset stamp line Competed against Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, and Travis Head. It was Thursday, but Green and Mitch Marsh were in for a treat.
Speaking before the second day, michael clarke He said Australia was “really, really on top” and Thursday was “definitely Australia Day”. The former Australian captain told Sky Sports Radio: He was sent to bat. It kept moving all day. If New Zealand wins correctly, they will beat Australia by 200 and up to 220.
“I thought it was too short, especially in the first two hours before lunch. There's a little bit of a rule when you're playing, but certainly if it looks good on TV it's generally a foot too short. He regularly misses games, but when you watch from your couch, he looks so good that you think, “Oh, why didn't he hit that?''
“But generally when you're playing against a good opponent, that means you're a foot short. They have to learn to actually drive the ball on pitches like that while the ball is new. I want you to think about it.”
On Friday, Kiwi commentator Craig McMillan also criticized the Blackcaps' tactics after they bowled short with players on the boundary line. “I'm not that positive, I'm just waiting for the batter to make a mistake,” he said.
“Australia scored at a good rate… I think it's a bit negative against New Zealand. They had opportunities to do some positive things and be a little bit more attacking. That put them behind. “I'm concerned that it could affect the next inning.”
Tim South has a lot to answer for. Instead of coming out and attacking the last wicket, he sat back and defended, waiting for someone to make a mistake.
Absolute confusion from the captain.#NZvAUS
— Kent (@kent_hodder) March 1, 2024
The captain, as usual, gets a tap in the last few wickets when one tail and one batsman adds to these numbers, which is really bad from Southie. #NZvAUS
— Dharmik Sankavala (@dhaarmik) February 29, 2024
To be honest, Southie's captaincy is pretty bad. Expand the field from the beginning. Mitchell should have played his over earlier and Ravindra should have bowled more. #NZvAUS
— LachlanB_ 🌏✈️🏈🏏❤️💙 (@LachlanB_) March 1, 2024
#NZvAUS Some critical choices and captaincy issues are emerging.This test will end soon @BLACKCAPS
— Please call me Rosco (@roscobigfulla) February 29, 2024
Cameron Green silences critics with sensational century
Green's sensational knock The request to move him up to 4th place in the standings was justified.. While Smith hasn't set the world on fire as an opening pitcher, Green seems to have solidified his status. “It was a pretty tough wicket there. Someone needed to bat through it and I'm glad it was me,” he said at the stumps on day one.
“It's always satisfying to score for Australia. When you're not playing for Australia, it makes you stop and think about how special it is to play for Australia. I play too much. And sometimes you forget that. I'm glad to be back.”
Given the liveliness of the Basin Reserve pitch, Green said Australia could grab some momentum on the second day. “That's what's really exciting about tomorrow,” he said. “We have pretty competitive totals, especially when it comes to our bowling lineup.”
With AAP
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