***Official*** England in New Zealand 2018

[Bahnz]

What colour is the sight screen they're using? Given that it's a pink ball, you'd think a white screen wouldn't offer the right contrast.

 

[_Ed_]

What colour is the sight screen they're using? Given that it's a pink ball, you'd think a white screen wouldn't offer the right contrast.

Yeah, it is white. I also thought there was a bit of glare on it from the floodlights last night.

 

[_Ed_]

This has been a nice supporting hand by Nicholls. Good man.

 

[Bahnz]

Played KW. Kinda gutted Taylor couldn't be the one to pass Crowe's record first, but really it's only fitting that it's him.

 

[morgieb]

How does this KW innings compare to Root's at TB in 2015?

 

[_Ed_]

One of his better hundreds.

 

[Athlai]

Thank god he got his hundred before the rain break

 

[The Hutt Rec]

This has been a nice supporting hand by Nicholls. Good man.

My Nicholls faith has taken a knock over the last month, but consider it restored.

 

[Cabinet96]

The Agnew comments pissed me off. Teams like New Zealand have much more legitimacy to complain about the way modern cricket is going with regards to tests than England do. They lost their first nine wickets for under 30 runs ffs. Call it what it is, completely ****ing abject.

 

[straw man]

Very pleased for Williamson - WAG. Top NZ hundred scorer at just 27.

Pleased with how Nipples is playing too. His method might seem somewhat opener-like with the leaving and the awkwardness and nurdliness and a lot of patience, but I actually quite like having his style of batsman at 5 in this lineup.

 

[TheJediBrah]

So Eden Park is a superbly designed viewing ground with respectably sized boundaries? Agreed

Really though, I feel like you're right but I'm trying to think of other grounds around the world and why they'd feel further away. Traditionally Eden Park has been accused of not being well designed for spectators and if anything being too far from the action.

Try sitting on the top tier at the MCG

 

[straw man]

I know sentiments are in favour of Overton for hitting a few runs earlier, but I don't see much promise in his mid-120s mediums unless he can put on 10km/h. Maybe then his height and seam movement would provide a greater challenge.

 

[TheJediBrah]

What's the biggest percentage of an opposition team's 1st innings score that a batsman has made in their 1st innings of the match in Test cricket?

eg. if KW gets to 116 he'd be 200% of England's score

 

[Days of Grace]

Pretty sure Bradman scored plenty after Grimmett, O’Reilly, and Ironmonger knocked West Indies or South Africa over.

 

[straw man]

Matthew Hayden once outscored both Pakistan innings combined in a test.

 

[Cabinet96]

Arthur Morris got almost four times what England got in their first innings here: 5th Test, Australia tour of England at London, Aug 14-18 1948 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo

 

[Binkley]

Matthew Hayden once outscored both Pakistan innings combined in a test.

Inzamam ul-Haq scored 329 before Pakistan bowled NZ out for 73 and then 246.

Sorry to everybody who did not want to be reminded of that.

 

[Gnske]

How does this KW innings compare to Root's at TB in 2015?

Not even close, Brad Haddin had nothing to do with this innings.

 

[morgieb]

Not even close, Brad Haddin had nothing to do with this innings.

Pretty sure Nevill was keeping that game

 

[straw man]

Inzamam ul-Haq scored 329 before Pakistan bowled NZ out for 73 and then 246.

Sorry to everybody who did not want to be reminded of that.

booo