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

[Burgey]

Pretty outrageous, really.

Pretty dumb to fall for it

 

[Mike5181]

That's like the most obvious trap ever

 

[Prince EWS]

That was probably even worse than the Phillips one because the plan was so obvious.

 

[SteveNZ]

Phillips batted 5 on Test debut in Australia and made a patient half century at a strike rate of 45. His Test strike rate is massively higher than his FC strike rate too, of course at a much lower average.

He has to take personal responsibility for some of this **** of course but he's been managed horribly and this role is a total waste of his batting talent.

Hundred thousand percent agree with this.

He's such an easily persuaded guy who will go with what the team wants him to do, and they've convinced him he's a balls to the wall 7 who has to score runs before the tail slogs out

 

[King Kane]

Right on cue Blundell throws his wicket away too, every time you praise one of our batsmen they go and do something stupid.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Under big pressure from who? Are we going to bring back Nicholls to bat 4, I guess we could shift Young down to bat 4 if Conway returns as an opener.

Mariu opening, Young 4, Ravindra 5

Chapman is also an option

 

[Jezroy]

**** me this is gross

 

[straw man]

A day of NZ hitting at catchable height through or straight to the infield.

 

[Prince EWS]

Hundred thousand percent agree with this.

He's such an easily persuaded guy who will go with what the team wants him to do, and they've convinced him he's a balls to the wall 7 who has to score runs before the tail slogs out

The fact that the tail always does slog out wouldn't be helping either.

 

[Bahnz]

When was the last time NZ lost a home series 3-0? Has it happened since Waugh's Australians toured here in 2000?

 

[Skyliner]

Southee should be allowed to bat in coloured clothing and if he hits it into the ‘Tim Southee Zone’ it should count as 12 not 6.

 

[Johan]

inning loss?

 

[Calm_profit]

When was the last time NZ lost a home series 3-0? Has it happened since Waugh's Australians toured here in 2000?

Pontings Australia in 2005
Edit: it was 2-0

 

[Bahnz]

Pontings Australia in 2005

Nah that was 2-0, middle test was rained out.

 

[SteveNZ]

Why do TV networks put people on to annoy me

I'd just recovered from the guy in the cowboy hat last year

 

[Calm_profit]

Nah that was 2-0, middle test was rained out.

Yeah but it was close to being getting whitewash.

 

[SteveNZ]

The fact that the tail always does slog out wouldn't be helping either.

No, quite right. Santner will bat properly here but the rest will smell the new ball looming

 

[ataraxia]

I hope Stokes realises that with Henry and Southee he is morally obligated to bring Bashir on.

 

[Skyliner]

Stokes was supposed to bring Bashir on when Blundell was batting. I’m sure that was the BC’s plan.

 

[Johan]

Wait is 300 a reachable score on this pitch?