It appears I was being generousYou wont get 200
It appears I was being generousYou wont get 200
I expected a quality top 6 sans Nicholls to put up a fightTo be fair, did any NZ fan expect a different result with the team we have against a red-hot England?
Yep, expected a lot more from our batting which still looks pretty strong aside from Nicholls.To be fair, did any NZ fan expect a different result with the team we have against a red-hot England?
Yup did expect to chase 350 on this deckTo be fair, did any NZ fan expect a different result with the team we have against a red-hot England?
3I want 5 changes for the next test match. **** this bull****
Thanks, when I went to post that I was meaning to specify for England but it got omitted (have had a few beers). Other than Boult's effort I suspect it would be pretty rare for NZ and other sides too. Top order players in theory shouldn't be getting bowled that often.That's just for England. Boult did it in the return series last summer.
It tells you how much England usually rely on slip catches for their new ball wickets more than other sides, probably
If anything we exceeded my expectations with the ball.To be fair, did any NZ fan expect a different result with the team we have against a red-hot England?
Sri Lanka are coming soon and Tom Latham is counting down the daysWe will never win a test series again
RavalI want 5 changes for the next test match. **** this bull****
some things just never ever ever everrrrrr changeSri Lanka are coming soon and Tom Latham is counting down the days
I'd love to see a top five of3
Nicholls, Kuggleijn, Wagner (asked to announce retirement) out
Ravindra
Latham
Conway
Williamson
Mitchell
Blundell
Bracewell
Shipley
Henry
Southee
Tickner
Yep, expected a lot more from our batting which still looks pretty strong aside from Nicholls.
I expected a quality top 6 sans Nicholls to put up a fight
I'll get back in my box - looks like I was the only one that isn't surprised by what is happening. It's a shame we didn't have the Sri Lanka series first, might have helped get our batsmen in form.Yup did expect to chase 350 on this deck
I think we’ve all gotten used to Southee-Boult taking the game away from the opposition at home, and Wagner/Jaimeson doing the business when they have an off day. This is our first real look at what happens when that combination has broken up, plus an opposition attack made for the pink ball under lights.I'll get back in my box - looks like I was the only one that isn't surprised by what is happening. It's a shame we didn't have the Sri Lanka series first, might have helped get our batsmen in form.
As others have said, hope to see Phillips in the next Test as well.
Exactly, no surprise. Even if some dismissals can look ugly, this English Test side is great to watch. Bat & ball.To be fair, did any NZ fan expect a different result with the team we have against a red-hot England?
Side?I want 5 changes for the next test match. **** this bull****
Whoa, you brutally owned all the people that are saying this.I do hope 'trolls' are not bagging our team. Sure things look dire at the moment - shades of the capitulation against Bangladesh at Bay Oval that didn't overly concern anyone - but some doughty fighting by Mitch and Mace should right the ship. Whatever happens, Stead and Larsen and the current coaching group must be allowed to stay on from as long as they like. What we don't need is an injection of fresh thinking and new ideas spreading through the playing group like some sort of uncontrollable virus. Stay calm, stay conservative, don't rock the boat - that's the NZ way.