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

    We sure are. Even in India, there wasn't any particular intelligent approach to what we did - we just played good cricket at the right times. I'd love to hear Stead, or Latham, explain what our approach is. What's our game plan? What's our identity?
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    Hahaha I have so many thoughts I'll share another time. But I love it. Stead logic: Batting a guy at 8 who loves cricket so much he wants to play at a luncheon at Parliament. One thing I will say, also, is that if anyone says GP should be captain, I'll point out he wanted to review O'Rourke's...
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    New Zealand doom and gloom thread

    Do we owe India mostly to Rangana Herath, and an incredible amount of happenstance of factors that contributed to 3-0? No Test win is a fluke, let alone 3. But holy hell you look back now and a million things happened to a side that now looks the most feeble, pathetically run outfit to become...
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    Two thoughts: 1) Night watchmen are a piss weak strategy. If it's your job to bat, bat. Especially if you are Tom Blundell and you barely average more than the tail this year. O'Rourke is an admirable guy who sells his wicket dearly but now that he's at the crease, what momentum do we gain...
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    You're right, and Heef is right, too. It's not worth discussing because it's happening but we should never stop discussing the stupidity of it
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    There's nothing surer than Smith is dropped if Santner comes in. We all know this, and it's based in no level of performance or reality, as nor is Blundell at 6
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    . I think that's a pretty common refrain. However, the media are going to continue to pick up on it, commentators mention it, it comes up with fines etc, so I think they have a duty to shut down that noise.
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    Yep, absolutely he bowled every inch like a world class spinner there. It's time they opened their eyes to the fact he's a proper all rounder and allowed him to be. Not only does he have the skills but he also thrives off the involvement. This continuing to bat him below a guy who averages 13...
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    TV, I'm guessing? They've dictated schedules since the dawn of time. Maybe the future growth of streaming services will negate this.
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    Because England have appointed themselves the messiahs of saving Test cricket yet they can't get through 90 overs, even when they're bowling spin. I'm going to the first day of the Hamilton Test and I'll feel ripped off if I don't get 10 overs of the second new ball if the team bats the day...
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    Did England drop any? I don't recall any. They caught way better than us, and it's not their ground. So I don't buy the visuals at the ground rubbish for a quick second. Look, it happens. We caught incredibly well in the first Test in India. And from memory, we must've caught poorly in Sri...
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    2024–25 NZ domestic season

    That Auckland shirt should be worn with the shorts they donned in the 96-97 season, which didn't last too long given they were getting knee burns in the field.
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    Anyway, I feel like this week is pivotal to this side. They can live off the perfect storm of India if they like, but since WTC 2021 we've won three series' - v SA C that Kane saved our blushes, the Indian epic and 2-0 v a poor Sri Lanka team at home - drawn 5 and lost 5. A long, long way from...
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    It's infuriating, it's unprofessional, it's ineffective, it's really a lot of ins and uns. If I was batting 6-7 and they batted this way around me, while I'm trying to forge a Test career and bat for my country, I'd be absolutely filthy. But the guys who historically did it...
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    What's to say his bowling is jammy, though? Two of the best bowling performances I've seen in the last five years were his insane 3-37 off 10 in the World Cup when the opposition were on to score 450, and the 5-45 at the Basin last year. Who were those against? Australia, for whom a lot of the...
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    Worth also mentioning that England in the Baz Ball era have smashed us 5 out of 6 Tests, and lost one when they wanted to win by an innings and play golf (obviously we played good enough cricket to win, but point remains) This side needs to prove it is decent by finding a way to reverse that...
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    Great points. You could look back on my posts for the last decade and see me bemoaning that tailenders refuse to bat for an established batsman. O'Rourke is a rare exception. It gives me the shits. GP batting well with the tail might be true but it's such a lazy, unintelligent reason. Number 6s...
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    I still don't have an issue with Will Young not being there because he'd have to open, or Latham/Conway would have to keep and none of those are feasible. The only change I'd make for the Basin is Santner for Southee, but it won't happen. And I'd also swap Blundell for Phillips but dunderhead...
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    He can't keep trotting this rubbish out. He played a decent knock in Pune at an important time (41) and made a completely inconsequential 60 in Galle when we were following on from 88 in reply to 600. Otherwise, in 14 matches since his 90 v England at the Basin, he's averaged 13. And dropped a...
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    **Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

    You're being mischievous...he meant it's not something that requires more work than they're currently doing, in his opinion. Although being the 2nd worst catching side in the world in 2024 ahead of Bangladesh and we'll behind other sides is pretty hard to take. I don't think I've seen too many...

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