NZ vs AUS | Twitter reacts to agonized Southee offering himself to the heavens after another dropped sitter

New Zealand valiantly attempted to fight their way back into the first Chappell-Hadlee Test at Basin Reserve on Saturday by whittling down Australia to 127/6 after conceding a first-innings lead of 204. However, the Kiwis still had a tall order at hand given a settled Cameron Green had managed to get going again after racking up an unbeaten 174 earlier in the game, despite having manufactured a golden opportunity to send the batter packing immediately after Lunch.

Tim Southee took the ball in hand to begin the second session on Day 3 and delivered a full delivery to his counterpart on the fourth ball of the over. The Kookaburra gripped the surface ever so slightly, causing it to balloon up off Green's willow and head straight towards the Kiwi skipper at a leisurely pace. However, Southee seemed to be completely caught off-guard by the ricochet and meekly raised his hands over his head with an expression of terror writ large on his face and the red cherry unsurprisingly burst through the fingers to let Green get away scot-free.

Agonizing scenes followed as Southee held his absurd bent-over position with both arms flayed to the side and stared at the heavens for a few moments as if hoping to be put out of his misery by some supernatural forces. On the last ball of Day 2, the veteran had also let drop Nathan Lyon for a single-digit score at slip that saw the spinner capitalize to end up with a crucial 41 runs to his name. Southee was painfully reminded of the moment as well and the stump mic caught a loud scream of, "Twice!" from the veteran, followed by a random shy at the stumps on the ensuing delivery to drive home the frustration he was experiencing. Twitterati was quick to sympathize with and troll the New Zealander in equal measure.

Missed it!

Costly one

Seems to be washed

Oppurtunity missed

2nd one

Sort of treat

Done

Drops Green

Another

Should retire