*Official* England in NZ 2023

[ataraxia]

We really are useless when it matters

 

[ataraxia]

We really are useless when it matters

useless

 

[Skyliner]

Oh goodness me, that is soft. Oh well, flush the dunny and move on I guess. We'll bounce back, just need to keep the faith in the status quo.

 

[straw man]

cUrENt stAtE oF NEw zEaLnd cRoKET

 

[Moss]

Stack the batting and then end up 103 for 7, total comedy gold.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Why is Southee ahead of Henry?

And Bracewell has a worse batting average than Sodhi (and Henry)

 

[Bahnz]

Yeah there's much more to this than selections. Even the dudes being picked that ARE good are bad now. Are they quaking in their boots from the bazball thing?

Nah this is just a really tough batting pitch against a quality attack. Like I said, 200 isn’t a bad score here. Batting has been bad, but the real shambles was the bowling.

 

[FBU]

Another 77 coming....

 

[ataraxia]

Why is Southee ahead of Henry?

Because.

Anyway that was Tim's quota of one six for the innings there.

 

[ataraxia]

It's immensely funny Boult's batting average is above Southee's now.

 

[Moss]

Not quite 45 ao in sa in 2013 level but this is still pretty embarrassing. Peppered in with the usual losing of tests in india and aus. Just no fight being shown.

That was a crap batting lineup with Flynn and Franklin in the top IIRC, and did lead to some proper reflection. Different story here - the losses against Bangladesh and South Africa at home last year were warning signs for a batting unit that’s often accused of dining out in home conditions. Too bad McCullum is with the other team now.

 

[straw man]

Nah this is just a really tough batting pitch against a quality attack. Like I said, 200 isn’t a bad score here. Batting has been bad, but the real shambles was the bowling.

While it is a good pitch for new ball bowling and NZ's primary problem is indeed the bowling attack, none of the latter 4 wickets NZ have lost here could be put down to the pitch.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Abbas on 55*

 

[thundaboult]

Nah this is just a really tough batting pitch against a quality attack. Like I said, 200 isn’t a bad score here. Batting has been bad, but the real shambles was the bowling.

Nah they're just not in this mentally. They're thinking about padding up to SL soon and boosting those averages again. Aside a few stuff articles, this will be forgotten soon and stead will continue being in charge after we get dumped out of the odi wc before a semi can even happen.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

138/7*
Mr. Dependable need Pramotion in batting order vs Sri lanka if Latham keep wicket.


Rain stops play
Southee on Fire handy not out innings with 2 sixes.

Nz Trail by 297 runs

Eng will bats again

 

[Fuller Pilch]

If it rains for a day and the tail score another 100 runs to avoid the follow on (two big ifs), it might be an interesting test match.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

2015/16 Two match series vs SL mr. Ken Williamson hits 396 runs
I wish him same firework soon

 

[Howsie]

Abbas on 55*

Why are you posting about a kid we won’t see for at least a decade

 

[G. S. Kohli]

If it rains for a day and the tail score another 100 runs to avoid the follow on (two big ifs), it might be an interesting test match.

Eng will not enforce follow -on koz their Aged Bowlers need rest plus batting later is more difficult on 4Th innings at Basin.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Why are you posting about a kid we won’t see for at least a decade

Sadly true. On 71 now with Smith on 29.
If Smith gets a 50 and some poles hopefully we'll see him in the SL tests.