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

[BeeGee]

Hindsight is easy, but maybe he should have retired hurt, got some treatment and come back tomorrow.

 

[Moss]

Feel for Root there. Had done so well up to that point, that's a bit of bad fortune.

Excellent aggression from Boult though at the end, continues to grow as a strike bowler..

 

[straw man]

Feel sorry for him. The pain and the wicket

I can imagine how he would be feeling and it would be mega-pissed off.

 

[robbypark]

That was still a great job by England under the lights. 7 wickets in hand. Some sensible batting and they should be able get a draw.

 

[wpdavid]

Some sensible batting and they should be able get a draw.

Two sessions of rain is the minimum requirement, you'd think.

 

[ImpatientLime]

joe root is an absolute wasteman

 

[Zinzan]

That was still a great job by England under the lights. 7 wickets in hand. Some sensible batting and they should be able get a draw.

Nah, that last wicket has swung it back to a NZ win being the favourite option.

 

[BeeGee]

Awesome day's cricket! Can't wait for tomorrow.

 

[Adders]

Another great hundred from Joe Root

I'll take Joe Roots honest 50's over Steve "The Cheat" Smiths hundreds mate. I like and respect our skip........can you say the same about yours?

 

[BeeGee]

lined up the best batsman, nailed him, then got him out. great bowling.

It may be even better than that. That was a nasty blow, he may be out for the second test also if there is a fracture.

 

[wpdavid]

I'll take Joe Roots honest 50's over Steve "The Cheat" Smiths hundreds mate. I like and respect our skip........can you say the same about yours?

To which you can add the injured hand and magnificent bowling from Boult. It wasn't as if Root gave it away.

 

[ImpatientLime]

honest 50s

 

[Flem274*]

game isn't over yet. stokes and bairstow are two guys who have done it all before.

 

[Flem274*]

It may be even better than that. That was a nasty blow, he may be out for the second test also if there is a fracture.

finger seemed to be moving without too much discomfort. obviously it'll cool down and stiffen up overnight but i'm optimistic he'll play the series.

 

[_Ed_]

That was a nasty blow, he may be out for the second test also if there is a fracture.

Really hope not - for his sake, and also for the series. We don't get to play as many tests against England as I'd like, and I want them all to be against their full-strength team.

 

[ImpatientLime]

game is 200% over

bairstows form in the past 12 months has fallen off and stokes is coming back into the side.

 

[vcs]

New Zealand should seal this tomorrow as long as they get Bairstow and Malan without too much delay. Ali has looked horribly out of form for a while and you'd expect Stokes to be rusty. But one of their annoying lower order batsmen will probably irritate them at some point.

 

[Prince EWS]

game is 200% over

That's a lot of over.

 

[Athlai]

That's a lot of over.

450% over is really when you're in trouble

 

[_Ed_]

But one of their annoying lower order batsmen will probably irritate them at some point.

Seems to happen almost every time we play them. Alex Tudor got 99*, ffs (admittedly as nightwatchman).

With all the talk about the selection, it'll probably be Overton.