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FMD where have I ever posted I was a Langer lover Freeze???
You are the one assuming this, as I bag the completely incompetent McDonald every Test because there is not one iota of improvement from any of them, which I thought your job as a coach was to do, improve every players skill level.
And you always seem to conveniently forget when Langer took over as coach he was missing the best batsman in the world (Smith) and another in the top 5 in the world (Warner) but saw something in Labuschagne that had many of us shaking our heads in disbelief but he did prove us wrong with Labuschagne averaging in the 60s during his coaching tenure. 
Now since the Fast Food Clown has taken over his average (along with Smith, Head etc) continues to plummet down!

BH where lucky our bowling is so good.

GTR and when the bowlers are off like they were today we really are a bog ordinary cricket side with this continually underperforming batting line up under wonder coach!
Interestingly our supposed super fast bowling trio have not taken a wicket this innings and only took 4 between them for the Test on this green top at Wellington!

And just for the Shaky Isle Brigade I would have any of the following in the Test side ahead of the current out of form Labuschagne, Marsh, Carey etc-

Beau Webster (TAS)
Will Pucovski (VIC)
Aaron Hardie (WA)
Daniel Hughes (NSW)
Josh Inglis (WA) w/k for Carey

BH i was listening on SEN.At stumps they interviewed Steve Smith.
Steve said he didn't want Cam Green to open.So he put his hand up to open.Putting Cam at no4..
Where not renewing players quick enough.Mass retirements in two years time.Could be another 1984.
Ronald will walk with Pat.And someone's going to have to clean up the mess.

Batting figures for the top 7 in the Australian order since the start of the Australian summer ( 6 tests with one to play)

Khawaja 420 runs at 38.2 - two fifties
Labuschagne 228 at 22.8 - two fifties
Smith  335 at 39.4 - two fifties
Head  230 at 23.0 - 1 century
Green 242 at 68.0 -  1 century
Marsh 420 at 46.6  four fifties
Carey 224 at 24.8 two fifties
Apart from Green and Marsh these figures are all below the the standards these guys have set in the past. 

BH I think you are being a bit hard on Mitch Marsh given those figures, his 40 on day 1 changed the momentum of the game when Australia were staggering along and had the impact of freeing up Cam Green as well.

Australias bowlers should be able to wrap it up sometime in the next few days ( weather permitting). NZ have not got much batting beyond number 7 so another 3 wickets will open up an end

BH for an incompetent coach Ronald has a WTC and ODI WC on his coaching CV don't forget....but let me guess.... the players won those accolades not Ronald....yet when the players fark up....its Ronald to blame for not developing them....interesting logic mate.

So you are putting forward Daniel Hughes as a budding test replacement for Aust current fragile top 7.....a fella who is 35 yrs old with a FC ave of 36....interesting logic mate

Agree with you on Pucovski, Webster and Hardie......but TBH the Sheffield Shield well ain't very deep and that is why Aust top 7 keep getting opportunity after opportunity sadly.

Yes JL did well giving Labuschagne a chance.....but dont forget not so well consigning Uzzie to the scrap bin.....pretty sure Uzzie has been Aust most prolific run scorer under Ronald's tenure.....but hey Ronald had nothing to do with that, but everything to do with Labuschagne demise since JL's shafting......interesting  logic mate.

Weather will be fine tomorrow......couple of early wickets and the game will be done. Though if these two NZ batsmen get going, it will be interesting to see how deep NZ can go....

Didnt Langer win a T20 WC in his time as coach as well Freeze???
As for Khawaja I am pretty sure he scored heavily in an Ashes series here 2021/22 with Langer as coach (his last as it turned out)....so much for consigning him to the scrap heap!!! 
Hughes may be 35 but he is in the form of his life and must be considered at least for a spot. Pretty sure Adam Voges was 35/36 when he was first selected to play Test cricket and that worked out alright with him averaging over 60 in about 20 Tests! The fact Labuschagne, Head, Carey etc keep failing with the bat and their places are seemingly never in jeopardy is mind blowing to me. Test Cricketers should be selected on performance, lets face it none of them listed above are world beaters as Test batsmen.

Mike I hear what you are saying about Marsh but to be honest he is a bit of a one trick pony with the bat its all out attack and really struggles when he has to come in at 4/40 and resurrect the innings. Both Green and Hardie have shown they have the ability to play a sheet anchor type role as well as an attacking one, I also think Hardie is a slightly better bowler than Marsh and more agile in the field.

If Ravindra and Mitchell are still at the crease by lunchtime tomorrow, I reckon it will be game on. They will be only around 150 in arrears if this happens.
Australia wasted a golden opportunity to completely bat NZ out of the game and hopefully it doesn't come back to bite them on the bum.