*Official* 2022 New Zealand Tour of England, Ireland, Scotland & Netherlands

[ashley bach]

nah Latham will score a double hundred

Will be amazing if he made it to 30, poor Tommy don't know which way to turn at the moment.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Wasn't the batsman I was expecting to do something daft on the stroke of lunch.

 

[91Jmay]

Good score whatever happens. Feeling a collapse from us

 

[Howsie]

Good score whatever happens. Feeling a collapse from us

Against three bowlers? Hmmmm

 

[Xix2565]

Collapsing against 3 bowlers on a relatively fine batting pitch would be a disgrace tbh.

 

[kevinw]

Good score whatever happens. Feeling a collapse from us

The first England wicket is going to go down with less than 10 on the board, that's obvious.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

The clear exception to the 'but NZ still made a good score even if the top order failed' is the first innings of the first test where we were bowled out for 132.

We were 45/7. Could've easily been all out for 60 if not for CDG and Southee.

 

[nzfan]

Ah ffs. Again, feels harsh to criticise someone who's batted this well...but two balls before lunch? Really?

Agree absolutely no need for that. Particularly when Southee was swinging at everything. Ego shot. Too happy to have got to a hundred. Should have looked to get a big hundred and only gone for it if we had only one wicket in hand.

 

[nzfan]

What will Southee and Bracewell be thinking after their last bowling effort? Southee will still cope but can Bracewell? I really think they'll come hard at Bracewell this time. Most likely England will attack him from ball 1 to make it harder for Kane to keep him on.

 

[Burgey]

Agree absolutely no need for that. Particularly when Southee was swinging at everything. Ego shot. Too happy to have got to a hundred. Should have looked to get a big hundred and only gone for it if we had only one wicket in hand.

Literally the only bloke who’s stopped this being three innings defeats. Cut him some slack ffs

 

[Athlai]

Literally the only bloke who’s stopped this being three innings defeats. Cut him some slack ffs

Kiwi fans need a waaahmbulance

 

[nzfan]

Literally the only bloke who’s stopped this being three innings defeats. Cut him some slack ffs

Still all his runs counts for the team. Kane wouldn't have done that. Pretty sure Mitchell will be thinking the same

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Mitchell will be thinking why can't my captain stop filling his diapers in England.

 

[_Ed_]

Good ol' Southee.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Can Leach get a 5-fer?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

First five-fer since Root's 5/8?

 

[nzfan]

Leach has five. Can Bracewell grab 5?

Pretty sure Larsen and Gary will be praying for a good haul for Bracewell. If not, boy there's going to be some scrutiny of their picks.

 

[Flem274*]

Nice Leach.

Good to see England getting rewarded for showing faith in their spin bowler. Root was...not great.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Terrible collapse. Needed to push on to 360+

 

[Flametree]

Boult's looked one of our players most likely to score runs and we don't even give him a ball to face...