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

[SteveNZ]

Chaos.

 

[Darwin Award]

Yet another!!!

Southee joins Chris Gayle now with 98 sixes in his test career.

It'd be great if he could bag 2 more.

 

[Bahnz]

Serious goosebumps with that one.

 

[Prince EWS]

Duckett doing his part in Southee's benefit match.

 

[Dick Rockett]

Sumo is such an oaf

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Koff Southee

 

[Prince EWS]

Carse is arse.

 

[honestbharani]

All set for 6Thee to get his 100th six and then get out and retire in the 3rd innings then.

 

[Dick Rockett]

Lol

 

[ataraxia]

Lol.

 

[King Kane]

Classic Southee knock, just two sixes short of a hundred sixes but he should get another crack at it in the second innings.

Even if we are batting for a draw in the last session on Day 5 Southee will still be going for it, he knows no other way, hitting sixes is his natural game.

 

[Dick Rockett]

England out of reviews. Time for a lengthy, maddening tenth wicket partnership with a controversial not out decision

 

[King Kane]

Some good late Bazballing here from Santner, Henry and Southee, I'm not expecting O'Rourke to Bazball though,

 

[_Ed_]

Well, that's one way to deal with the final ball of the day.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Only 82 overs in the day.... Eng ensuring they don't quite bowl out NZ and have any awkward overs to face tonight.

 

[Dick Rockett]

Nice work Santa

 

[straw man]

One of Santner's best test innings already, given the continual loss of wickets at the other end. Well paced - crisp striking without rank slogging.

 

[King Kane]

Santtner with a six and a fifty off the last ball, he has paid his way and justified his selection regardless of how he bowls.

 

[Bahnz]

Well that's kinda rescued things a bit. Could've been a bit better if not for England's cheating slow over rates.

 

[straw man]

Overall feels a pretty similar innings to NZ's first innings in the first test in Christchurch - we were in a good position, but gifted a lot of our wickets. Ironically, given we were 100/0, I think there might be more for the new ball on this wicket than at Hagley. But after that it becomes very nice for batting.

Gotta wait for both sides to bat etc