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

[slippy888]

How many do New Zealand need at least 180 lead

 

[slippy888]

New Zealand are missing Watling and Taylor

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Watching some of those guys I named above as battlers is like watching a low budget Hollywood movie. Good screenplay and plenty of substance but you don't generally remember the star cast or any technical brilliance. Also the movie won't register in the head for too long haha

Ideally only watch it when played for free on TV 1 or released on Blu ray. You'll be hard pressed to buy tickets to go watch.

I'll happily take a couple of ugly forgettable 70s from Mitchell and Blundell right now.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

New Zealand are missing Watling and Taylor

Both really struggled with the bat in their last 12 months, but their experience batting against the Dukes could've been handy.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Amazing there have been 23 wickets in 100 overs (99.5 for the pedants), but only one duck (Potts).

 

[nzfan]

I'll happily take a couple of ugly forgettable 70s from Mitchell and Blundell right now.

I'm watching as long as Conway is batting. The man can change the course of the match in short time. When he's done I'm done too. I think he's the most reliable batsman going around right now not just for black caps but in the world.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I think he's the most reliable batsman going around right now not just for black caps but in the world.

Usman Khawaja imo
In 2022
5 matches, 9 innings, 3 not outs
751 runs including
4 100s and 2 50s this year and averaging 125

 

[Burgey]

Lol “Straussy, I’m getting you out this ball.”

 

[straw man]

No disrespect to Darryl but it feels like Gary only picks battlers haha... They do well though. Nicholls, Mitchell, Blundell, Fletcher, Bracewell are all absolute battlers in my opinion. If you saw them bat in the nets you'd generally not pick them beyond domestic cricket.

Gary himself was an absolute battler so knows a thing or two to respect the battlers. They somehow seem to pull off reasonable success beyond they're capable.

Tbf to Blundell and Mitchell, they both hit the ball crisply and are strokemakers on pitches that favour the back-foot more. I don't generally see them as battlers (though Blundell's head space didn't seem great last season, leaving him looking like one). However they both dislike a fuller length around offstump with a bit of movement, don't get far forward, which is exactly what is tested in England.

Mitchell sometimes walks down the wicket when he's struggling against the fuller length - I think it's not a bad idea.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

This brings back a lot of memories. This series. Blockbuster.

Bowled Shane

 

[Burgey]

This brings back a lot of memories. This series. Blockbuster.

Bowled Shane

Yeah. He was some player. Pure box office.

 

[trundler]

Seriously, what has elevated Williamson above Yousuf status?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Seriously, what has elevated Williamson above Yousuf status?

More than just one great year.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Need to make them work for their wickets.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Yeah. He was some player. Pure box office.

True that.
Got me teary-eyed.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

We’re winning this today by 8 wickets.

 

[Aritro]

I didn't watch the last hour or so but the pitch wasn't offering much I thought? How are they 3/38?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The sun is out. It looks like a good afternoon to bat

 

[straw man]

Mitchell sometimes walks down the wicket when he's struggling against the fuller length - I think it's not a bad idea.

there he goes

 

[trundler]

More than just one great year.

Yousuf had one year that was the most prolific ever and dominated at home throughout. He played a much higher proportion of his games away and his reputation suffers as a result. Williamson is just lucky to play on postage stamp motorways more often.