Black Caps in disarray after another poor showing

New Zealand's cricket tour of Australia lurched into further disarray today when the Black Caps were belted around Allan Border Field by Queensland's second-tier batsmen.

For the second time in as many weekends, the Black Caps' best bowlers were treated with contempt by batsmen who don't play regular first-class matches.

Lee Carseldine (200 not out from 188 balls) and Jerry Cassell (163) dished out this weekend's hiding as the Queensland Academy of Sport moved into an unbeatable position in the three-day tour match.

After two days, New Zealand was 2-44 in its first innings in reply to the QAS total of 6-477 declared.

New Zealand could score 1000 runs tomorrow but that won't lighten the desperate bowling problems just 11 days before it confronts an Australian team dripping with batting talent.

The Black Caps have conceded a combined score of 12-955 in their last two matches against the ACT Invitation XI and a QAS team - a long, long way from the Test punch of Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Mark Waugh and friends.

The New Zealanders bowled without luck at times today but otherwise they strayed like club bowlers against Carseldine and Cassell, who cannot command a spot in Queensland's top team.

But the Queenslanders looked like world-beaters as they slapped a combined 55 fours and five sixes against an attack with problems in its fast and slow bowling ranks.

Smoke was almost running out of the scorers' pens as off-spinners Glen Sulzberger and Paul Wiseman, battling for a Test spot, went for a combined 0-79 from seven overs.

Carseldine enjoyed Sulzberger, smashing a four and six from him in consecutive balls to bring up his double century.

But frontline quicks Chris Cairns (1-130) and Dion Nash (1-81) didn't escape punishment.

The pair is recovering from injury, but that wasn't an excuse, as Cairns went for 25 boundaries from 25 overs while Nash could be heard swearing from the grandstand.

New ball quick Daryl Tuffey (1-106) was no better, gift-wrapping runs for Carseldine when he wobbled down legside too often.

Captain Stephen Fleming even employed two gullies against Cassell as he tried to stop a partnership which eventually realised 205 runs in 231 balls.

No.8 batsman Scott O'Leary (17 not out) even joined in the feast, combining with Carseldine for an unbeaten stand of 91 before Cassell called his players in.

The problems began almost immediately for the Kiwi batsmen against an attack unknown by even ardent Queensland Bulls fans.

Matthew Richardson (seven) fell to Matthew Petrie (1-13) before his opening partner Matthew Bell (12) was removed by Mark George (1-4).

Emerging New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent managed a bright 25 not out while Fleming (zero not out) helped pull down the shutters as bad light forced an early end with five overs remaining.