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

[Borges]

Woo, this is going to be a draw, isn't it?

The pitch, after standing up and barking during the first two mornings has now decided that it will curl up in a corner and sleep through the entire day.

 

[Flem274*]

Woo, this is going to be a draw, isn't it?

The pitch, after standing up and barking during the first two mornings has now decided that it will curl up in a corner and sleep through the entire day.

CdG is getting some movement. I wouldn't judge the deck just yet, nz did take their new ball just before lunch. Day 5 morning session looms ominously for NZ.

 

[TT Boy]

Has there been a series more dominated by the opening bowlers before? 8 guys have bowled in this series and taken no wickets for close to 500 runs.

 

[Bahnz]

Surely Stoneman has to go. Had 3 or 4 innings there and still only managed 60

 

[The Hutt Rec]

CdG is getting some movement. I wouldn't judge the deck just yet, nz did take their new ball just before lunch. Day 5 morning session looms ominously for NZ.

Although England didn't really dominate this morning with a new ball against our tail.

Of course we could easily collapse though, but I'd back us to make it through.

 

[91Jmay]

Has there been a series more dominated by the opening bowlers before? 8 guys have bowled in this series and taken no wickets for close to 500 runs.

To be fair aside from Wagner the rest of the bowlers are absolute bobbins.

That was coming, Stoneman was desperate to get himself out for some reason.

 

[Flem274*]

so toby roland-jones is injured or something right? will he slot straight back in? i don't know too much about him since i missed the west indies series

 

[Prince EWS]

so toby roland-jones is injured or something right? will he slot straight back in? i don't know too much about him since i missed the west indies series

He's fit now; he played the England A series against the West Indies and he was basically meh (to be fair, the quicks didn't get much of a workout because the pitches ragged square). I think he's (probably rightly) thought more of as a home conditions bowler.

 

[91Jmay]

Frank Foster who was just mentioned on comms then was a seriously good player by all accounts. Bears legend, arguably our best player ever.

A great but sad read

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...ster-ashes-hero-that-time-forgot-2283798.html

 

[91Jmay]

He'll never get a better chance, shocking not to go on and convert there. Another wicket here and NZ can really put us under pressure. All that talk of declaring is premature.

 

[Flem274*]

He'll never get a better chance, shocking not to go on and convert there. Another wicket here and NZ can really put us under pressure. All that talk of declaring is premature.

nah this is the real game here against root and his middle order mates and the guys who were struggling have contributed 170 odd bonus runs. NZ would have been hoping to keep the top three down where they wanted them.

 

[straw man]

It's that time, declaration talk.

Reckon England could do themselves a favour by getting themselves bowled out for a 330ish lead, with a full five sessions to play.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

It's that time, declaration talk.

Reckon England could do themselves a favour by getting themselves bowled out for a 330ish lead, with a full five sessions to play.

Mmm, I was just wondering if defensively-minded Williamson is thinking: I'm not too bothered if we don't take wickets, here.

 

[Jarquis]

Vince can get in the bin

 

[Flem274*]

don't look at that ffs

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Everyone say no, so they review it.

They really need to set up some processes around reviews, this is extremely amateur.

 

[Flem274*]

you morons

which idiot was behind that? most of the team was saying no

 

[91Jmay]

0 reviews for the rest of the innings then? 2 absolute punts into nothing. It's a real vindication of the system that teams don't get it back after 80 when you see them using it like this.

 

[91Jmay]

NZ have done well to dry up the scoring last few hours though, we are in a great position but I can't see us taking 10 more wickets on this surface.

 

[Flem274*]

lovely trenty has bowled very well today imo

NZ have done well to dry up the scoring last few hours though, we are in a great position but I can't see us taking 10 more wickets on this surface.

i can. did you not see that ripper from anderson this morning? unplayable.