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

[CartyDurham]

34 lead with four wickets left. . We have a good game building nicely here

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Understatement, at best. There was never anything that suggested he'd offer anything at Test level, even if he got drawn to play golf with Stokes on Monday.

That's what I don't like about modern cricket. Jacob Bethall didnt earn test cricket and certainly not batting 3, which was borne out in how he played. But he was picked on some bizarre intent BS

He's only 21 sky's the limit at that age

 

[BazBall21]

Stokes seems to be grimacing and groaning in frustration every time there's a dot ball against him

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Brook is really going to retire with a 50+ average and a 80+ strike rate. He could potentially become the greatest English batsman of all time.

 

[mackembhoy]

Need Stokes to go big.

Yep easier said than done to score 500+ but with 3 very decent batsman to come we don't need to go gung ho.

As soon as the new ball came Stokes was charging down the pitch. It's the mindset thing we've talked about before they don't get grinding teams into the dirt is positive too, doesn't necessarily matter how fast you get the runs if you bat them out of the game.

 

[BazBall21]

Lucky man by the verve all time great song. NZ always have such good playlists.

 

[CartyDurham]

4.45 an over is all a bit slow for England

 

[CartyDurham]

Lucky man by the verve all time great song. NZ always have such good playlists.

Thankfully the trumpeter has gone silent for a while

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Are The Verve popular in New Zealand?

 

[mackembhoy]

Lucky man by the verve all time great song. NZ always have such good playlists.

Then every advert during this test has felt like it's been the one we just had there with Sonnet by them too

Heard bittersweet symphony yesterday too.

 

[CartyDurham]

Good catch and good night Woakes

good ball by Southee. Umpires review. Looked out to me

 

[BazBall21]

Don't trust Woakes with the bat nowadays. Should have been at 9 or 10.

 

[straw man]

Southee vs Woakes the true contest of this test series

 

[King Kane]

The umpire reviewing this catch, even he can't believe that Latham caught one.

 

[CartyDurham]

These are always so tight but live I thought he caught that

confirmed out. Looked like it from the off

 

[ashley bach]

4th time lucky for Latham

 

[Ali TT]

More time wasting by the umpires

 

[Molehill]

Further proof that Woakes is batting too high at 8. Get Potts in…

 

[CartyDurham]

This cloud cover could be handy for England if they run through the tail

 

[Skyliner]

Southee’s chances seem to get caught, not so much O’Rourke’s and Smith’s. O’Rourke had a heap dropped off his bowling in Sri Lanka.