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

[straw man]

So this innings will end in a clatter now, only question whether we can slap another 40 to make the lead 300 or not.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Still more than 50 overs left in the day. Really needed to bat for another 30, but that looks extremely unlikely now.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Southee might get 30-odd but I'd still prefer Wagner ahead of him.

 

[Moss]

The most dependable source of runs in this sort of situation is Boult.

 

[Days of Grace]

Yorkshire making the final day free admission, knowing full well England will chase down the target before stumps.

 

[ashley bach]

Sloppy and uncalled for there from Bracewell, he's been watching Bairstow too much lately.
Root just puts down another sharp chance, could be very important if these two still there in half an hour.

 

[Moss]

Good effort from the England attack overall. Potts has been most impressive and Leach has shown what the captain’s confidence can do for your main spinner. Be most interesting to see what combination they go with for the India test.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Blundell's average over 40 now (averaging 43 as keeper).

 

[ashley bach]

Very surprised to see currently NZ are even money favourites, England at 2.5 and the draw 4/1.
Can't see any chance of the draw unless there's some serious weather intervening.

 

[GIMH]

Brilliant that from Leach

 

[straw man]

Lovely ball.

And maybe can't put that one down to it, but Stokes' captaincy could be the making of Leach's test career. He has visibly grown in confidence over the course of the series while seeing plans (e.g. tempting NZ players into hoicking him and losing wickets) working successfully.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Leach a chance for a 10-fer.
Need Blundell to get to 100 (somehow).

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The lead might not get to 300

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Oh no

 

[GIMH]

Couple of very strange dismissals in our favour in this game

 

[straw man]

gets away with it amidst the circus and the laughter but that's woeful keeping off the most regulation of thin edges

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Falling like England's top order

 

[artvandalay]

Happy for leach that he's doing well here. Seems like a nice guy. It looks like Nzl are definitely going to miss Patel's services here. Don't understand why Bracewell was getting out slogging again.

 

[cnerd123]

Great catch lol

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Smart thinking by Billings.