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

[Zinzan]

*** off Raval, stop tentatively prodding at anything outside off. Just a matter of time at this rate....

 

[vandem]

**** I almost want NZ to get bowled out for 350 here, just so that the media and public will haul KW over the coals for his terrible reviews.

**** I almost want NZ to get bowled out for 350 here, just so that the top 5 look at their first innings scores (5, 0, 22, 2, 0) and realise they threw a test win away on day 2.

 

[Zinzan]

It was a good over Simon, but it was also awful batting. Don't leave that part out.

 

[Senile Sentry]

Staggering consistency from Root - out of the 123 innings he's played, he's got a 50+ score 52 times! He has the second best 50+ score to innings ratio in the history of cricket (min 5000 runs) - 42.28% (First is unsurprisingly Don Bradman with 52.5%)

He can become an ATG if he manages to overcome this mental issue and start converting those into big daddy hundreds.

 

[91Jmay]

Beat the bat a few times but too short of a length.

 

[Zinzan]

Staggering consistency from Root - out of the 123 innings he's played, he's got a 50+ score 52 times! He has the second best 50+ score to innings ratio in the history of cricket (min 5000 runs) - 42.28% (First is unsurprisingly Don Bradman with 52.5%)

He can become an ATG if he manages to overcome this mental issue and start converting those into big daddy hundreds.

Stephen Fleming had a pretty decent 50+ conversion (and infamously terrible conversion to 100s). How does he compare to those others at the top?

 

[Senile Sentry]

Stephen Fleming had a pretty decent 50+ conversion (and infamously terrible conversion to 100s). How does he compare to those others at the top?

Might be surprising considering your perception but his ratio is on the lower end - he ranks 65th (out of 94) with a 50+score ratio of 29.1%

A few names though are unsurprising - Marvan Atapattu is 92nd with a score of 21.15%, Vaughan is 86th with 24.49%.

 

[91Jmay]

Having to battle through here is Raval. Looks a bit at sea, but he played really nicely against SA so he can obviously play but at the moment looks like he has struggled as much as anyone has in this series so far.

 

[Zinzan]

Might be surprising considering your perception but his ratio is on the lower end - he ranks 65th (out of 94) with a 50+score ratio of 29.1%

A few names though are unsurprising - Marvan Atapattu is 92nd with a score of 21.15%, Vaughan is 86th with 24.49%.

Interesting, that is lower than I thought. Although thinking about it, he did score 3 double hundreds (including two 250+ scores) and 5 scores over 170, so generally went big when he did get to 3 figures, hence why he averaged over 40 at the end.

 

[Zinzan]

I don't mind Raval defending the line of his stumps, it's the fact he's prodding at it & following it that's concerning.

 

[91Jmay]

Was a good ball but Raval can't be trying to play with a closed face in these conditions, it's a recipe for disaster.

 

[Frost]

Spinner already good start from openers

 

[91Jmay]

Good first over that from Leach. He has done well in this Test so far, batted well twice and was decent in first innings.

Wood diabolical so far.

 

[Zinzan]

Good first over that from Leach. He has done well in this Test so far, batted well twice and was decent in first innings.

Wood diabolical so far.

Yup bowling nude half-volleys, although his 50 with the bat in the 1st innings was the difference between 307 and about 220 imo. Hugely important knock in the context.

 

[Zinzan]

Baby step 1 achieved. Made it to tea unscathed.

 

[SteveNZ]

Amazing Dilmah Tea Party footage. Ian Smith looking like a Topp Twin and Atherton wearing a business shirt, V Neck and slacks on a fishing trip.

 

[Zinzan]

Amazing Dilmah Tea Party footage. Ian Smith looking like a Topp Twin and Atherton wearing a business shirt, V Neck and slacks on a fishing trip.

Lol, couldn't help but notice that myself. Always been a bit stuffy has Athers.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Someone should record Broad saying I think it pitched outside leg, put it on a 24 hour loop, and give it to Southee to play to himself in his sleep.

 

[_Ed_]

Oooh. Lucky, Tom.

 

[Zinzan]

Take your catches England.