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

[trundler]

Timmy boy needs to come good more than anyone. Was very loose last night. Ogre was still doing ogre things.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Do you think he could do a job in the top 3? Definitely still places up for grabs.

Assessing his cricket potential so far I'd have to say he's doing well at his football.

 

[SteveNZ]

Its amazing how bad cricket highlights are, though. For a sport that is often played during business hours, or overnight, it should be a vital way of broadcasting the sport.

Best packages I've seen was back when CH4 had English rights, used to include Mark Nicholas voiceovers of the momentum shifting micro-highlights etc (eg. Maybe a sequence of play and misses, or an explanation if the run rate dryng up etc) to get the narrative of the day across.

Yeah, so they used to be a lot better...which suggests now that it's cost cutting.

The worst is when there's a dismissal which is reviewed (run out or lbw) and it doesn't show the review. **** it pisses me off. I watched 25 minutes of highlights yesterday and didn't know Stokes had been bowled off a noball, didn't know CdG was injured, and got a whole bunch of waste of time singles over near dismissals etc.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

There’s something going here about Joe Root reaching 10,000 runs today and being exactly the same age as Cook. If it happens they’ll have to find out the time of birth and time of day reaching the milestone to see who is younger.

 

[Adders]

And he'll reach that milestone......if he gets to 100.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Boult is the bowler if New Zealand are gonna win this

KJ imo

 

[mackembhoy]

I know Potts batting was poor in the first innings but what is his ability like?
Do England have 4 number 11s or can anyone dig in if a wicket goes early? Leach would have been useful in that situation

He's never a test match 8, but got some ability seen him hit an 80 odd.

He'd bat 10 at Durham if everyone was fit with Carse and Raine as 8/9.

 

[straw man]

There’s something going here about Joe Root reaching 10,000 runs today and being exactly the same age as Cook. If it happens they’ll have to find out the time of birth and time of day reaching the milestone to see who is younger.

And he'll reach that milestone......if he gets to 100.

I saw the 100 and 10000 runs thing - here we are getting screwed by numerology and narrative. Queen's jubilee victory over the colonies!

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Run out for 99

 

[nzfan]

Finally it's here.... Couldn't wait for it to start. Exciting stuff

 

[GIMH]

Tense this

 

[nzfan]

It's looked a bit flat the first couple of balls. There's nothing in the air or off the deck.

 

[nzfan]

Everything from the absolute middle of the ball so far, good thing is Southee looking to make them play every ball.

 

[jcas0167]

Boult is the bowler if New Zealand are gonna win this

Jamieson is the key imo. Was our key weapon in making and winning the WTC.

 

[Moss]

Would have started with KJ, more likely to get something out if the conditions at this stage i would think.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Why isn't KJ opening? Sooo dumb

Now hopefully Boult or Southee will get a brace to make me look stupid.

 

[Moss]

Only two slips for Foakes? He’s not especially looking to force the pace.

 

[nzfan]

That's such a good angle from Boult. Forced to play at almost every ball but the length from Southee and Boult a bit back today. Perhaps looking for some variable bounce.

Root is going to torment our boys in this series. He's playing the ball so late. Looks to be in great touch.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Good KJ. Change of ends

 

[Aritro]

The sky looks like a scene from the bible. You should be able to swing a rubic's cube