The First Orange Test

Australia vs New Zealand
Stumps - Day 1: Australia 294/6

Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 19:11:52 +1300
From: Mike (from NZ)
Subject: the cricket
To: Di and Steph

the 200 plus run opening partnership was, of course, just a ploy to lull you into a false sense of security :)

Mike

Date: Thursday, November 08, 2001 8:14 PM
From: Steph
To: Mike and Di
Subject: Re: the cricket

Conversely, so were the 6 wickets ;)

-steph

Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 20:23:32 +1300
From: Mike
To: Steph and Di
Subject: Re: the cricket

or apparently what could well have been 7 wickets if a non-aussie umpire had been adjudging lbw's :)

remember - the last side that scored over 200 for the first wicket against us was the West Indies. They went on the lose that test and lose the series 3-0!

Mike
(who is very aware that trash-talking over this series could be a one-sided conversation, so is getting in early)

Date: Thursday, November 08, 2001 9:00 PM
From: Steph
To: Mike
Subject: Re: the cricket

I'm tempted to stick all this in a journal entry, any objections, apart from the fact that it might bore you? :)

-steph

Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 21:17:29 +1300
From: Mike
To: Steph
Subject: Re: the cricket

make my day, aussie :)

Mike

Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 21:11:03 +1100
From: Steph
To: Mike
Subject: Re: the cricket

No worries mate ;) No sacrifice on my part seeing as I'm antipicating one of mine will be made in a few days, if this lasts that long. :P

-steph