*Official* England in NZ 2023

[Fuller Pilch]

Is Boult a realistic option to come back into the test team? I believe he hasn't accepted a contract (presumably to maximise his earning potential before he retires) but with Jamieson injured he'd be a handy inclusion for NZ right now.

No, and I'd prefer if we debuted a mid 20s bowler v Sri Lanka rather than pick a 33 year-old stopgap who won't play against Aus & SA next summer.

 

[Howe_zat]

Very, very nervy.

 

[Brook's side]

these 2'll knock em off ?

 

[trundler]

That wicket fell exactly as I acknowledged the sedateness of this start. Just a nothing heave. Think there's a much better batsman in Robinson.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Good. Robinson has done extremely well with the bat against NZ.

 

[nzfan]

Big day for a lot of players today re the SL series:
Bracewell obviously, and Wagner (if he doesn't plan to retire/if the selectors haven't already decided not to pick him). Hopefully commonsense prevails with Wags and he's gone.

Nathan Smith and Ravindra with the ball, and G Philips with the bat in Ot - Well.

Perhaps Shipley and Sodhi if they have to win the game for Canterbury with the bat.

One game is not going to make any difference to Phillips, Ravindra or Nathan Smith. If BCs wanted them they would have had them there already. You won't see any changes to the SL series squad. Changes can be expected in a year's time.

 

[trundler]

What a fun over that was.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

One game is not going to make any difference to Phillips, Ravindra or Nathan Smith. If BCs wanted them they would have had them there already. You won't see any changes to the SL series squad. Changes can be expected in a year's time.

Well that's crazy and not fair for them or the next coach. Far better to give them experience against Sri Lanka than coming in cold against the Australian and South African pace attacks.

 

[Brook's side]

Playing and missing to a medium pacer a foot outside off stump. think we can park the Pope to open idea.

 

[NZTailender]

#daretodream




#preparetocry

 

[nzfan]

Well that's crazy and not fair for them or the next coach. Far better to give them experience against Sri Lanka than coming in cold against the Australian and South African pace attacks.

Stead will not take any risk vs SL. He has not had much success in tests over the last year or so. He will stick with the same squad and hope to win two test matches to finish his test coaching. He wouldn't give a damn about who the next coach is or what he's left with to work.

 

[wpdavid]

Oh dear. And Duckett was the one looking reasonably good. Sounds like the ball was there to be hit but the execution left plenty to be desired.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Add 2 wickets to the score... ?

 

[Jezroy]

4 more quick wickets and I reckon we've got this ?‍

 

[Howe_zat]

Quite sad now

 

[trundler]

Loose. Now the real work begins.

 

[nzfan]

Here we go..... Get Root and we are on our way No matter who you are and what the results in the past have been like but the first hour of any day in a test match is challenging.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

I'd grade this as "disappointing" so far today.

 

[ataraxia]

Need Root very soon

 

[NZTailender]

I'd grade this as "disappointing" so far today.

Oh I don't know. You've lost a nightwatchman and an opener who will probably be dropped after the Ashes anyway. Now you're into the real batsmen.