Australia vs New Zealand, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: New Zealand tour of Australia, 2019-20 Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Date & Time: Dec 26-Dec 30, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Mitchell Santner 3(32)
47.6
Pattinson to Santner, out Caught by Paine!! There is the edge and another dolly for Paine. Oh, New Zealand are crumbling. Third wicket for Pattinson, who's been relentless too. It's that iffy length, probing it in that line just outside off. Santner could've left it alone. Instead, pushes his bat across and nicks it behind. Australia need two more to clean up the innings. Santner c Paine b Pattinson 3(32)
47.5
Pattinson to Santner, no run, there comes the bouncer, it's too high though and Santner has no issues dealing with it
47.4
Pattinson to Santner, no run, arrowed in from wide of the crease, defended from the crease without much footwork
47.3
Pattinson to Santner, no run, fuller length just outside off at 138.3kph. Balance and hand-eye-coordination in sync as Santner blocks
47.2
Pattinson to Santner, no run, ripping bouncer, slanting in and Santner avoids it
47.1
Pattinson to Santner, no run, yorker just outside off, Santner jams it into the off-side
46.6
Pat Cummins to Southee, FOUR, "Catch" is the shout and Southee has placed it in the gap behind square. A mini-shuffle across his stumps, making his wrists work overtime and flicks it uppishly. Just wide of fine leg and Southee is off the mark
45.5
Pattinson to Santner, no run, effort ball. Bending his back and slips in a bouncer. Santner quietly ducks
45.4
Pattinson to Santner, no run, shortish, tucked to mid-on
45.3
Pattinson to Santner, no run, beauty. Lovely presentation of the seam as this length delivery goes straight on just outside off. Santner sticks his bat at it nervously and it's past the outside edge
45.2
Pattinson to Santner, no run, nips back in after hitting the pitch, Santner was rooted to the crease without bothering to come fully forward. It clicks the inside edge and deflects onto his pad
45.1
Pattinson to Santner, no run, very full at --> 141.8kph. Santner gets his bat down quickly and toe-ends the push to point
44.6
Pat Cummins to Latham, no run, good length ball which held its direction just outside off, ignored..
43.5
Pattinson to Santner, no run, pitched up outside off, Santner goes for the drive and mistimes it to mid-on
43.4
Pattinson to Santner, no run, sits back and quells it stoutly
43.3
Pattinson to Latham, 3 runs, fifty for Latham. It's been a fighting knock from him and it's his 16th half-century in Tests. The New Zealand fans in the stands give him a standing oviation along with cheers and applauses to which Latham responds by lifting his bat. This was a loose short delivery from Pattinson, Latham rides the bounce and slashes it square past point and picks up three
42.5
Pat Cummins to Latham, 1 run, 135.8kph, this spat up at Latham's arm-pit. Fended away to fine leg
40.5
Starc to Santner, no run, 140.7km/h, angling down the leg-side, and that's rubbish
40.4
Starc to Santner, no run, 140.3km/h, steam, once again, rears off a short of length, Santner drops his wrists on the shuffle across and gets out oif the way
40.3
Starc to Santner, no run, 139.7km/h, short of length delivery on middle, Santner gets across and defends off the backfoot
40.2
Starc to Latham, leg byes, 1 run, 138.1km/h, short of a length and on the thigh, misses the glance, deflects off the thigh guard towards fine leg for a leg-bye
39.5
Lyon to Santner, no run, another teaser of a toss-up just outside off, Santner gets forward and defends to silly point
39.4
Lyon to Santner, no run, perfect length, goes forward, goes back, pushes at it, beaten on the outside edge
39.3
Lyon to Santner, no run, good bounce on middle-stump, Santner defence with a loose grip, right into the pitch
39.2
Lyon to Santner, no run, loops up just outside off, Santner gets forward to defend it towards silly point
39.1
Lyon to Santner, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, Santner gets forward and stonewalls
38.6
Starc to Latham, no run, 142.1km/h, short of length on off-stump, Latham shuffles across towards off-stump whilst on the backfoot to offer a deadbat
37.6
Lyon to Latham, no run, a tad fuller, nice length, but a little too wide, and Latham leaves that be
36.5
Starc to Santner, no run, another short one, 144.6km/h, and Santner ducks right underneath it
36.4
Starc to Santner, no run, short ball, Santner gets out of the way once again
36.3
Starc to Santner, no run, Australia Review: An absolute snorter (138.9km/h), short ball, and Santner is visibly intimidated. He's failed to get on top of the bounce. A catch at short fine leg by Head. There seems to be a spike on Snicko when it goes past the glove. Nothing on Hotspot though. Not conclusive enough, and the third umpire says that Erasmus must stay with the original decision. Slow-mo replays now show the wrist-grip part of the glove moving as the ball hits it. Well, Australia should be disappointed with this.
36.2
Starc to Santner, no run, 144.1km/h, Santner shoulders arms after shuffling across to a short of length ball, which he does easily given the marginal width
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