New Zealand's Ross Taylor raises his bat after scoring a double century against Australia during their cricket test match in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Theron Kirkman)
New Zealand's Ross Taylor raises his bat after scoring a double century against Australia during their cricket test match in Perth, Australia, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Theron Kirkman)
The shift in cricket judgement across the ditch has been an absorbing strand to the test series.
As Australia rode roughshod over the shoddy Kiwis in Brisbane, most of their former stars doing TV commentary ramped up their jingoistic slathering as they drooled over their local heroes.
They spared someadulation for Kane Williamson as he exhibited his pure NZ batting skills but regular wickets down the other end increased the drool content over the microphones. Ian Chappell was an exception however he's old school.
All the Aussie batsmen received sunny testimonies as the talk turned to the destruction they would reap in Perth.
It looked that way after Brendon McCullum lost his 413rd toss in succession and Davey Warner and his mates pounded their way past 400 on the opening day. It was most impressive.
The Channel Nine crew were in overdrive but lost much of that chirp by stumps yesterday as Williamson claimed another elegant century then Ross Taylor went big.
It was a massive effort from the middle-order pair and has gone some way to redress the cyclopsian observations from those who give cricket commentary a reputation the great game does not deserve.
