*Official* New Zealand in England 2015

[JediNudist]

Commentators just said first time NZ got over 300 three times in a row

 

[Moss]

Elliott may have batted like a chump to begin with, and prevented KW from going big. But by not getting during those powerplay overs he did manage to keep the lower-middle order from being exposed to Finn/Wood (which was probably England's best chance of restricting NZ). Gotta love how he's somehow pulled through for NZ here.

 

[Cabinet96]

Good call with the LHB out tbh.

 

[King Pietersen]

Wicket for Rashid. Gun death bowler.

 

[Cabinet96]

Commentators just said first time NZ got over 300 three times in a row

ECB tweeted that England have scored 300 in their last three innings for the first time ever as well.

 

[wpdavid]

Elliott may have batted like a chump to begin with, and prevented KW from going big. But by not getting during those powerplay overs he did manage to keep the lower-middle order from being exposed to Finn/Wood (which was probably England's best chance of restricting NZ). Gotta love how he's somehow pulled through for NZ here.

Which may well have been the plan. tbf we all knew that the rest of England's bowlers have been execrable today apart from Finn and Wood, so seeing them off wasn't the worst idea.

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

Dumb nz. Dumb. Why is Elliot not on strike? Dumb.

 

[JediNudist]

Is 349 enough hmmmmmmm

 

[King Pietersen]

Good final over TBF. Another massive chase ahead, but could have been way more!

 

[Antihippy]

Hey, tactic worked.

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

If santner had not flat batted Stokes, there were a lot more runs there. Oh well. Should be defendable.

 

[Cabinet96]

Just gonna say I don't mind the idea of Rashid at the death. Would've worked if the seamers had got Santner out.

 

[weldone]

If santner had not flat batted Stokes, there were a lot more runs there. Oh well. Should be defendable.

It might end up being a close match as you don't have Boult and Anderson.

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

Which may well have been the plan. tbf we all knew that the rest of England's bowlers have been execrable today apart from Finn and Wood, so seeing them off wasn't the worst idea.

Uhmm. Giving KW the strike is always a good idea. Always.

 

[Stace]

Would of been 400 if Jordan was bowling instead of Wood, makes a big difference.

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

It might end up being a close match as you don't have Boult and Anderson.

Milne and Boult are huge losses. Anderson would be hit for more than those 2.

 

[Antihippy]

Just gonna say I don't mind the idea of Rashid at the death. Would've worked if the seamers had got Santner out.

I really would not judge anything from getting southee out slogging in the last over.

 

[wpdavid]

Uhmm. Giving KW the strike is always a good idea. Always.

Yes, there is that.

 

[wpdavid]

Is 349 enough hmmmmmmm

It often swings at Trent bridge, so Southee may well be a handful.

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

A few dumb decisions by NZ batters in the last two overs annoy me. That 50th over should have been icing. Okay I can accept Santner risking his wicket to Stokes with a village shot, despite knowing that England was having to resort to Root. He is inexperienced and the adrenaline is pumping. But Elliot not sacrificing Wheeler's wicket and running two to be retain strike in the final over - what the heck? Get on strike Grunter. Then running two for Wheeler? What the heck? Dumb.

Wheeler's batting average is not as important as the team's score Grunter. If it was a chase, you'd run him out. No difference in setting a score.