*Official* 2022 New Zealand Tour of England, Ireland, Scotland & Netherlands

[straw man]

oh my

 

[StephenZA]

Possibly a perfect morning for us. Got close to their score and get 2 bites with new ball in good conditions. Pressure on NZ as we see it often after 2 big scores the 3rd innings has more pressure and we know what pressure can do to a batting line up.

So you don't think it might have been better to bat until the end of today/hour before closing and try get 150 ahead where NZ would have been under huge pressure? As opposed to them now being 20 runs ahead and maybe putting England under huge pressure lunch time tomorrow?

 

[_Ed_]

Well, ****.

 

[kaetor]

What the actual f Tom

 

[91Jmay]

Bad captaincy not bowling him earlier yesterday when nothing was happening.

Was calling for him against Pope who is number 10 level against spin. Really poor plans for Kiwis

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

That's a bit random.

Seems to have worked.

 

[StephenZA]

Not withstanding NZ just playing terribly...

 

[91Jmay]

So you don't think it might have been better to bat until the end of today/hour before closing and try get 150 ahead where NZ would have been under huge pressure? As opposed to them now being 20 runs ahead and maybe putting England under huge pressure lunch time tomorrow?

I mean if we batted till nearly close and were only 150 ahead that would have been odd

 

[Woodster]

So you don't think it might have been better to bat until the end of today/hour before closing and try get 150 ahead where NZ would have been under huge pressure? As opposed to them now being 20 runs ahead and maybe putting England under huge pressure lunch time tomorrow?

Not sure that scenario was ever realistic given the length of our tail. Soon as we lost Root/Foakes this morning an end was opened.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Possibly a perfect morning for us. Got close to their score and get 2 bites with new ball in good conditions. Pressure on NZ as we see it often after 2 big scores the 3rd innings has more pressure and we know what pressure can do to a batting line up.

Okay, but not perfect. A lead of 100 was definitely on when Root was in.

 

[straw man]

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Latham!
Really disappointing vs SA and England

 

[Meridio]

Bad captaincy not bowling him earlier yesterday when nothing was happening.

Think we've played some very dumb cricket this tour and captaincy decisions has definitely contributed to that. Feel it might be a case of over-relying on preconceived plans and not reacting to what is actually happening in the game/condtions.

 

[91Jmay]

****ing hell that went miles. Just got to be trying to hit the stumps high % of the time here ain't you.

Snake out 2 more before lunch in these conditions

 

[Flametree]

Bracewell didn't turn one as far as Broad just got that one to go...

 

[91Jmay]

Reckon after new ball done will go dead again. Leach feel key still which is pretty worrying

 

[Meridio]

I'm beginning to lean towards the idea that this isn't really much of a road, it's just both teams bowled dross in the first innings and caught terribly. Boult and Anderson excepted (which kinda lends credibility to the theory)

 

[Flametree]

Anyone else pissed off to be paying for subscription viewing then have to put up with ads between every over?

 

[Meridio]

Anyone else pissed off to be paying for subscription viewing then have to put up with ads between every over?

yes this has annoyed me too, especially when they do a little analysis piece and we miss it

 

[jcas0167]

Anyone else pissed off to be paying for subscription viewing then have to put up with ads between every over?

Yeah, was just thinking that when they played an ad resulting in a missed replay of the Latham dismissal.