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

[hendrix]

Pope just watching the gentle swing out of the hand and hitting on the up as he pleases.

Can't have this.

Santner or Phillips please.

 

[Meridio]

It must be really hot there in Hamilton, Southee looks cooked.

Can confirm it is roasting. Air temperature probably not that high but the sun is very strong and there's very little breeze. Not that any of that is an excuse for Southee

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Did Richardson just say "the great Steve Buckner"

 

[King Kane]

Well what do you expect?

Think they're generally fine and give a good atmosphere.

Unfortunate that they support a cheating team but that's not really their fault.

In all honesty they are good value both at the ground and in the pubs after the game and they don't cause trouble like their football supporters.

If I was a Pom I would be joining them, they always look they are having the most fun at the ground regardless of how England are performing.

It's also a bit earlier in the day so they aren't as drunk yet tbf

Yeah they usually don't fire up until the last session when the beers have kicked in.

 

[Days of Grace]

England will still get 450.

 

[hendrix]

Can confirm it is roasting. Air temperature probably not that high but the sun is very strong and there's very little breeze. Not that any of that is an excuse for Southee

New Zealand is so weird like that.

28 genuinely equivalent to 36 in the rest of the world.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

NZesque score (123/5)

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Numbers don't even tell the story
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I'm the scale on the speed graph

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

We have to somehow pinch one more wicket and get into the tail, so we still have a chance of a good lead and setting England the 500+ target later which we will need to survive the Bazball vs Southee chase on day 4.

 

[Meridio]

Interested to see how Santner goes here, you'd think Stokes at least will go after him

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

There we are! Why didn't he bowl a bit earlier?

 

[anonymouskefe]

yes slinky

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Especially as apart from the already dismissed Duckett and Root, England are poor against spin. Pope in particular has really struggled.

Hmmm...

 

[Bahnz]

Yesssss Mitch!!!

 

[King Kane]

Slinky strikes.

 

[Skyliner]

Daryl Mitchell, big hands like buckets etc.

 

[_Ed_]

What a beauty!

I'm starting to think/hope that rather than being a fluke, Santner's Indian heroics were a sign of him turning a corner.

 

[Prince EWS]

Pope looking great and then out literally first ball to spin is such a meme, lol

 

[straw man]

Ooh yeah, Santner vs the guy that struggles with spin

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Haha I wonder if Mitch's celebration there had a touch of irony added - after someone actually criticised him for not showing enough celebration passion when running through India