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

[FBU]

506
Feel Stokes watching England thinks they are batting too slowly, don't think a declaration today.

 

[straw man]

All-time bad declaration impending.

but there's golf to play on day 4 and 5

 

[Bahnz]

Finally figured out that I can get the tvnz app to work if I use the live TV function instead of the dedicated match stream.

 

[slowfinger]

I know it's out of fashion but I kinda want someone from the BCs camp to come out and give everyone a bollocking, there is literally no way of putting a positive spin on this series. Can someone please display an actual identifiable negative emotion.

i've been saying that NZ reeks of fake positivity/gentlemanly BS for years. They need to be more c***y if they want to be a top top side

 

[Skyliner]

Why wouldn’t England come out and bat for at least an hour tomorrow, and grind the Black Caps into dust?

 

[grecian]

All-time bad declaration impending.

They're not declaring tonight, reckon it'll be overnight.

 

[Darwin Award]

Stokes should try and gun for the fastest test 50... With the rapid start he doesn't need to go crazy

 

[ankitj]

On one hand I'm glad that NZ who tormented India is getting thrashed. On the other hand I am sad that NZ who is getting so thrashed tormented India.

 

[FBU]

They're not declaring tonight, reckon it'll be overnight.

Maybe declare 9 down sometime tomorrow.

 

[King Kane]

I don't know how Stokes lives with himself, he used to be on our side.



He is the cricket version of Darth Vader.

 

[straw man]

i've been saying that NZ reeks of fake positivity/gentlemanly BS for years. They need to be more c***y if they want to be a top top side

Don't agree tbh, they weren't ****y when they won the WTC, unless you count Wagner's bouncer approach as that, which some do. Also as much as it's annoying to hear meaningless platitudes in press conferences, I don't think that matters a whole heap either. It's what they're doing in the camp, coaching, culture etc that matters.

A good reason not to bother watching press conferences tbh.

 

[Skyliner]

 

[slowfinger]

Don't agree tbh, they weren't ****y when they won the WTC, unless you count Wagner's bouncer approach as that, which some do. Also as much as it's annoying to hear meaningless platitudes in press conferences, I don't think that matters a whole heap either. It's what they're doing in the camp, coaching, culture etc that matters.

A good reason not to bother watching press conferences tbh.

maybe Latham as captain in that case just not showing enough initiative when the going is getting tough

 

[Skyliner]

If England bat for an hour tomorrow we’ll be chasing 600+

 

[trundler]

An overnight declaration would be silly. Just let Root get a ton tomorrow.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Don't agree tbh, they weren't ****y when they won the WTC, unless you count Wagner's bouncer approach as that, which some do. Also as much as it's annoying to hear meaningless platitudes in press conferences, I don't think that matters a whole heap either. It's what they're doing in the camp, coaching, culture etc that matters.

A good reason not to bother watching press conferences tbh.

Hard disagree here. I think an inability to express anything remotely negative is indicative of a toxic positivity type environment, which is very in line with the performances we're seeing.

 

[FBU]

Lead by 527
Think Stokes told Root to get a move on

 

[cricman]

Unless rain is in the forecast. England will set NZ 700+ target

 

[Johan]

hope Root gets his 100 tommorrow and they declare when the lead reaches 600

 

[straw man]

maybe Latham as captain in that case just not showing enough initiative when the going is getting tough

Maybe, though the decline in performance certainly pre-dates Latham by a long way. I was pretty sceptical of him becoming test captain, though there's not a heap of options and he has the India win on his record.

Hard disagree here. I think an inability to express anything remotely negative is indicative of a toxic positivity type environment, which is very in line with the performances we're seeing.

Could be. It's possible what a team projects externally is completely divorced from what they do internally. Though in our case eh it probably isn't.