Updates from the first day of play in SydneyAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 1.45am GMT “G’day Adam.” Hi Murray Henman. “Has anyone (ICC / CA / SCG) issued any standards for whether / when the players should come off for smoke?”Good question. I heard Kevin Roberts before play making it clear that the players will come off as and when they need to with smoke – that’s been clear all week. I’ll take a look through the public comments if they’ve specified when that’d be. 1.35am GMT Australia’s session. It was always destined to be so after they won the chance to bat first at the toss. As I mentioned a couple of overs ago, the Black Caps bowled really well in the second half an hour to build pressure – a period that culiminated in de Grandhomme winning Burns’ outside edge to Taylor. As usual, Wagner was the catalyst of that tightening, Henry bowling nicely too. However, it fell away from the moment Labuschagne walked out to the middle, timing the ball immaculately from the outset. He and Warner have added 56 in 78 balls. Continue reading…
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