*Official* England in New Zealand 2019

[Howsie]

Eh, Henry isn’t a good enough test bowler, he is what he is at this point. Only Stead and co would choose the 135k straight up and down bowler over a 150k swing bowler

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Just seen the team. Please tell me Leach is ill or injured.

 

[SteveNZ]

Eh, Henry isn’t a good enough test bowler, he is what he is at this point. Only Stead and co would choose the 135k straight up and down bowler over a 150k swing bowler

This is fake news, Henry swings it more than Ferguson ever will. I dont necessarily agree with the selection but you're making stuff up

 

[Starfighter]

Tbf, I don't think one game on a classic NZ seamy road is going to be great preparation for a trip to Aus

If Henry takes 6-8 wickets in this match it would be hard to pick Ferguson over him regardless of his unsuitability for Aus conditions. You can paint yourself in a corner with conservative selections. Plus I think debuting Ferguson in Aus increases the chance of something going badly wrong. Can't help but think back to the torrid time he had in the ODIs here.

 

[Howsie]

This is fake news, Henry swings it more than Ferguson ever will. I dont necessarily agree with the selection but you're making stuff up

I’ve seen plenty of Ferguson with the red ball and he swings it

 

[ataraxia]

Urgh.

 

[ataraxia]

Guess Root and Denly will be fulfilling the spinner's role for England.

 

[Starfighter]

This one of the most interesting England teams I've ever seen. Does Pope even keep these days? Plenty of tailend batting as usual. At least they don't have five right armers.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Zak brought in to bat deep.

 

[Pothas]

Haha this England team is hilarious

It looks like one of those teams that play the last series of a horrible away ashes but it comes just a game after we played our most normal looking side for ages. Leah missing out came out of nowhere?

Oh well could be fun.

 

[mr_mister]

It wouldn't be that bad if he was unproven internationally just hyped coz of his speed

But he was clearly one of the top 5 bowlers of the world cup and it feels like he's barely bowled for his country since

 

[straw man]

If Henry takes 6-8 wickets in this match it would be hard to pick Ferguson over him regardless of his unsuitability for Aus conditions. You can paint yourself in a corner with conservative selections. Plus I think debuting Ferguson in Aus increases the chance of something going badly wrong. Can't help but think back to the torrid time he had in the ODIs here.

Yes, there's the risk that way round, that Ferguson sits on the sidelines in Australia because Henry took wickets here.

And there's the missed opportunity the other way round too, that Ferguson taking a bagful here would pose good and difficult questions to the selectors as to whether he should be in the first 3 seamers for the Oz series, even if Boult is fit.

 

[straw man]

Anyway, big morning for Jeet Raval who desperately needs runs and confidence.

 

[Athlai]

Poor game from Henry and thats probably it for his test career right?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Reckon NZ will be 500/1 at the end of the day

 

[theegyptian]

Root picking 5 seamers so that he can be banned for the next test.

 

[fredfertang]

Reckon NZ will be 500/1 at the end of the day

Doesn't look like too many of them will be byes

 

[straw man]

Raval would also be one guy happy to see England have left out Leach. I would have selected him.

This is bound to be yet another NZ green-looking road, so England extremely reliant on early wickets here.

 

[ataraxia]

Reckon NZ will be 500/1 at the end of the day

After Raval gets out for 15, of course.

 

[NZTailender]

Poor game from Henry and thats probably it for his test career right?

Probs. Would be an injury only option, if that.