England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

[Prince EWS]

Really soft from NZ. Five out of seven wickets caught either in front of square or on the boundary and one caught off the middle of the bat to leg gully off a spinner.

Henry:

 

[sayon basak]

Bashir gonna take a fifer?

 

[Immenso]

Zero sweeps or reverse-sweeps in a days play. Booo.

 

[Days of Grace]

Such a first day back at school vibe. The same lazy **** attitude that cost us a test against Bangladesh.

 

[Prince EWS]

Zero sweeps or reverse-sweeps in a days play. Booo.

Mitchell swept Bashir.

 

[sayon basak]

Henry:

Isn't it concerning that this kid's lips don't touch while saying Both?

 

[Prince EWS]

Isn't it concerning that this kid's lips don't touch while saying Both?

She's saying it in Spanish.

 

[sayon basak]

She's saying it in Spanish.

I'm actually too stupid to get that.

Apologies.

 

[King Kane]

Southee bringing up the 300 in true Southee style.

 

[ataraxia]

Solid strike-farming from Timmeh.

 

[sayon basak]

Bethel averages 25.4 in FC. Hope he can double it in tests.

 

[Prince EWS]

She's saying it in Spanish.

 

[Flem274*]

Phillips will be lucky to get to 50 before this lot all perish on the fence.

 

[Prince EWS]

Bethel averages 25.4 in FC. Hope he can double it in tests.

I hope he halves it.

 

[ataraxia]

How does England like their own taste of a NightHawk TM?

 

[sayon basak]

I hope he halves it.

(shhh, I'm actually jinxing it)

 

[Meridio]

Strange day. On a normal Hagley pitch you'd take 330-8 at the end of the day after being sent in. But this definitely hasn't done as much as usual, and the wickets we coughed up were almost universally garbage. Will be interesting if the pitch quickens up tomorrow, whether that will bring the ball onto the bat more easily or if it will make any seam movement more dangerous.

 

[King Kane]

An even first day, hard to know which team won it,, the crowd were the winners getting to see a great day of test cricket with lots of runs and wickets.

We will know more about which team won the first day when England bat on this pitch.

 

[straw man]

Phillips still there gives some hope we'll get to 350. 380 would be amazing.

England should be very happy though. Although NZ gifted a heap of wickets, will give Bashir credit for floating the ball up and bowling tempters. If he'd just bowled flat and defensive he wouldn't have had that success.

 

[smellcricketintheair]

An even first day, hard to know which team won it,, the crowd were the winners getting to see a great day of test cricket with lots of runs and wickets.

They were robbed 7 overs though..