Australia vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Australia, 2019-20 - CommentaryAUS vs NZ, 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Australia, 2019-20 - Commentary

Jayshankar Naik: Very disappointed with the performances of senior pros of NZ. When you travel, you expect your best batsmen to step up and deliver for your team. But here one or two batsmen are performing well in each innings which is not enough to win Test matches! Expected a better fight from the no.2 ranked team

Yagyansh: So uncharacteristic from NZ. A lot of hype around this series and it has turned out to be another one sided series so far. In fact the scorecard for England vs SA is something we would have expected in Aus vs NZ. It would be really good for Test Cricket if these two can take the game to the 5th day.

Subham Kundu: James Pattinson's debut was before Mitchell Starc, but injuries slowed down his progress. He is the Umesh Yadav of the Australian setup, the 4th fast bowler

Abinash Das: "NZ star batsmen need to take more responsibility to at least infuse some life in the contest. This seems like an Aussie domination barring some fight from Wagner." - Mr. Blundell, minus the beard, has brought about some changes other than his grooming.

Abinash Das: "It will be unfair for James Pattinson after this spectacular performance to sit out once Hazlewood returns. It's a happy headache for Australia, however, I feel he deserves more opportunities."

SJ: "The double-failure of Kane and Taylor meant NZ were never in this game. Doubt if they can make it to 150. Massive win for Australia on the cards!"

Kaushal: Don't understand that when Australia bats, the pitch looks like a road but when the opponents bats, it looks like there are demons in the pitch

Abheesht: Bowlers across the world would gave started taking note. The invincible batsman not so invincible against the short ball. Expect Smith to be greeted with a barrage of short ones every time he comes in to bat now.

Sowmya: Apart from the first session on Day 1, NZ has been thoroughly dominated by the Aussies, being constantly wounded right through this Test.

Kartik: Pattinson has performed beautifully everytime he has been given a chance. I wonder who will sit out when Hazlewood recovers from injury.......Well this headache is a blessing for Australia.

Devesh: Kane really has some low returns in recent tests. His form with the bat is important for NZ batting line up.

Nikhil: Consistency is the key. Thats what the great and best bowlers do. Cummins and Wagner are following that rule.

Dilip Thapa: Starc is steaming in but with no result. Pace is something but not all, you need to have good line and length.

Pratik: People always go hard on Mitch Marsh I feel.To be fair he was always overlooked as soon as there was a rough patch in his career. Never really got backed by anyone. Check his stats in Ashes 2017 and then see the chances he got thereafter. He can be a real handy player like CDG in tests with ball

Ankan Dutta: @Russell--Not many better allrounders in Australia at the moment. Langer and Trevor Hohns have been saying that time and again. So it has to be Mitchell Marsh

Russell: Mitch Marsh has had is chance, over and over again. Ridiculous to suggest he is even to be considered! Plenty of other allrounders out there who should be groomed for the future. He's had too many chances and is gone !

Bharath: Aus need to consider mitchel march in place of Wade. If any bowler goes down with injury he will be handy and will be helpful in these situation with bat also.

Adith: Happy for Travis Head. Not sure why he is batting below Wade despite the latter being a wicket keeper and former having better conversion rate.

Dilip Thapa: How is the track?? Is there some life in it or just flat like Indian pitch -- Not flat as yet. Boult is getting set batsmen to jump.

Nurul Amin: Just woke up and opened cricbuzz. Smith has been dismissed by a wagner bouncer again! Dear smith, You have failed Bharat Sundaresan. If you know what i mean!

Brahma Prakash: I really like the attitude of Grandhomme here. Consistently bowling the tight lines, missing the edges, still keeping a smile on his face

Soumya Jyoti: Nobody has scored century, but still Aussies are well on course to 450, virtue of 50+ partnership for every wicket. That clearly shows the depth of their batting and non dependence on just few top order batsmen. Something India should watchout for.

Vinay Balla: Wagner always creates something when he bowls...treat to watch

Adarsh Shetty: Considering Santner bowled only 7 overs this is pretty good overrate from New Zealand fast bowlers!

Mustafa Moudi: Fails when the Team is cruising but is always there when the team is in the Danger - That's Steven Smith For You... That's why he is considered the Best !!

Shubham: CDG seems to be like CHRIS CAIRNS. Kudos to his all round abilities. . He has been very very good allrounder for NZ this year

Anup Vijay: "What a Coincidence. Both Smith and Labuschagne were at 63 in 149 balls with 1 six and 6 fours." - Well spotted!

karthik: Wagner uses the short ball ploy better than other bowlers in the current era.

karthik: CDG is a great asset for Newzealand.

Harsha Bhogle: Elder brother and younger brother batting together again. What a year for Smith and Labuschagne! Think Labuschagne batting at 3 is letting Smith bat at the best position for him.

Swaroop Veesam: Good to see a batsman like SS giving answers with his bat to every ploy of the bowler. Had an issue playing left-arm off spin in the Ashes. Solved it and now this on-going legside short ball ploy is being answered very well. A batsman can't be the best until he has overcome every challenge he's been facing.

Surya: Its a SE-NA boxing day this year ... lot of exciting sessions in the day to look forward to ... Wagner vs smith & Rabada vs Root ...

Vaibhav Mishra: When Labuschagne bats with Smith, it looks like two brothers are batting together and the younger one is trying to copy the elder brother.

Sayee Narayanaa: "What is the attendance today?" - More than 74000 and counting.

Sayee Narayanaa: Is Labuschagne copying Steve Smith ? I feel some shots and the balls left alone by him are similar

Sudhanva: It'll be interesting to see Wagner's approach. He is known for that short ball theory, but this pitch has plenty in it for the seamers and Williamson wouldn't want him to waste the new ball.

Suresh: A good start from Kiwis. Can't wait to see both sides, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson

@Shamik_Trivedi tweets: "The slightly overcast, windy conditions are helping the Kiwis' call to field first, but Southee needs to be more consistent."

Sandy: "Woke up by 4:30 AM here in India for this Boxing Day Test. Hoping to see a Steve Smith masterclass.Things getting perfectly poised though, with both Boult and Southee swinging the red cherry!"

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