New Zealand v Australia: men’s third T20 international cricket - live

As the rain falls and the cover are hauled on, we’ve got some nomenclature riffing in the OBO mailbag courtesy of Kandukuru Nagarjun.

“Hello James, I casually glanced at the OBO to see yet another Mitchell: Owen. To go with Starc, Marsh, Johnson, Swepson, McCleneghan, Santner and others I’m sure I’m forgetting.

But before the modern era, I can’t recall one single cricketing Mitchell. Is this a statistical quirk, or was the name really popular for Antipodean babies born a few decades ago? And, has said popularity endured?

Hope your very erudite readership are able to shed some light.”

We don’t get many Mitchell’s or Mitch’s here in the UK, not as a first name at least, I reckon…

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WICKET! Devon Conway c Marsh b Hazlewood 0 (New Zealand 7-1)

It’s an all action start as Seifert moves across his stumps and scoops Hazlewood audaciously, dare I say bodaciously for SIX off the third ball of the game. A wry smile on the bowler’s face after that shot. A leg bye brings Conway on strike.

GONE!

Conway tries a drive but plinks a toe ender to Mitch Marsh in the ring. He won’t be happy with that, eventful first over, both sides landing an early blow.

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Updated at 02.45 EDT

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James Wallace

Hello and welcome to the third T20I between New Zealand and Australia from the Bay Oval. After yesterday’s washout it is a case of fingers and toes crossed that the weather gods are kinder today and we get some sort of a game in.

The radar looks a bit dodgy but my sources at the ground tell me there is some blue sky knocking about, whether it is enough to make a sailor a pair of trousers remains to be seen.

We should have the toss and team news imminently. Please do get in touch if you are tuning in.

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Updated at 02.14 EDT

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