previously in the test

Australia

Couldn't handle the moving ball, redux.

Have Clarke to thank for having any total at all.

Yet to shake off the diddums of India.

New Zealand

Took the balls by the sack and sent Austraila in.

Did well with the ball, had a few times where they let the game drift, but with some luck against Clarke could have knockced Austrlia off for 150 at most.

Southee gave erections to a few Kiwis who thought only a little blue pill could do that these days.

Who is in front

New Zealand because no matter what you say, Australia has only made 214.

Ofcourse, if we look at the gabba results from this year, you will see Queensland have batted first twice, once for 236, a game they won, and once for 245, a game they lost.

So while New Zealand holds sway, they will know that there are 3 innings to go.

Play of the day

A fucking 8.

Not sure I have ever seen an 8 before, after Symonds slaped a pull shot a foot or so from the rope, he and Clarke hoofed 4 runs, and then Prince Brendan had a convulsion and tried to run out Symonds who was retty much behind the stumps as the ball went past them, and then the ball went past everyone for 4 overthrows.

Resulting in 8 runs in one ball.

What a way to get Roy feeling cocky as O'Brien picked him up straight afterward.

Brilliant play.

Testicular moment of the day

Tim Southee may only be slightly removed from being the gleam in his fathers eye, but he strode out onto the Gabba and gave the day to his country.

That takes real balls, regardless of the friendly conditions.

Working Class man of the day

Clarke worked himself into a lather today.

The anorexic (today he was) batsman really foight hard to give Australia a decent total.

And also shut up assholes like me, for a little while.

What the fuck moment of the day

There was a classic moment at one stage where O'brien was coming into Clarke and had to stop as part of the stand fell down from the overnight storms.

And it sort of made a loud farting noise.

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