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*Official* 2022 New Zealand Tour of England, Ireland, Scotland & Netherlands
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RossTaylorsBox
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Flem's said this for a while I think.This was an interesting read about why NZ are better at producing good test batsmen than we are.
New Zealand batters thrive without Williamson and teach England lesson | Andy Bull
For more than a decade New Zealand have been laying the ground for better batters and that was clear on the first day at Trent Bridgewww.theguardian.com
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Most 100s for NZers in tests vs England in England
3, Martin Crowe (13 tests, 845 runs @ 40)
2, Bevan Congdon (12 tests, 726 runs @ 33)
2, Vic Pollard (9 tests, 621 runs @ 47)
2, Daryl Mitchell (3 tests, 229 runs @ 76)
Then heaps with just 1 century.
3, Martin Crowe (13 tests, 845 runs @ 40)
2, Bevan Congdon (12 tests, 726 runs @ 33)
2, Vic Pollard (9 tests, 621 runs @ 47)
2, Daryl Mitchell (3 tests, 229 runs @ 76)
Then heaps with just 1 century.
Chubb
International Regular
my 91 year old grandad remembers Vic Pollard and that he refused to play on Sundays. As a result, grandad thought New Zealanders were very religious for many years, until I moved there.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Congdon made his in consecutive tests too. In fact they were probably in consecutive innings as well. I'd only just started watching cricket, so I assumed he was one of the best batsmen in the world. Thinking about it, Pollard may have made his hundreds in the same two innings as Congdon.
This test should signal loud and clear to Ben Stokes as to whether Jack Leach is up to Test Match spin bowling.
In my view he is not threatening enough. Seems a good guy but doesn’t offer control or threat.
New Zealand swatting him away in second gear as any world class side would do when the spinner doesn’t spin it.
Someone have a long word with Adil Rashid!
In my view he is not threatening enough. Seems a good guy but doesn’t offer control or threat.
New Zealand swatting him away in second gear as any world class side would do when the spinner doesn’t spin it.
Someone have a long word with Adil Rashid!
Just to prove one swallow doe not make a summer as England revert to the old favourite of4 medium pacers and a spinner who would struggle in second team cricket.Surely the leg spinner would have been better as at least he turns the ball.Key so far has just changed the coach and nothing else.We could lose this test by an innings.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
I think I read somewhere that someone is in conversation with Rashid about returning to test cricket. I suppose he might want to play some county cricket first.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Great debut at Lord's for Potts, but a real struggle (so far) here.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Welcome to English cricket mate.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
And England fielded brilliantly in the 1st test (and had a great win).