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

[Flem274*]

I, for one, welcome our new Bracewell overlords and look forward to Michael and Doug taking the new ball in every innings.

Doug Bracewell would have been a better selection. At least he bowls.

 

[Starfighter]

A lot of wide containers actually if you include number 8-10. Over a ton.

Overton Broad Potts to be precise.

More like wide receptacles that hold >2240 lb.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The bowling scorecard looks like an extended ODI one lol

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Doug Bracewell would have been a better selection. At least he bowls.

Would probably be pretty useful with the Dukes in England actually. His batting is pretty decent these days too.

 

[nzfan]

Can we get through to lunch without losing a wicket?
Huge day for the top 4.

I feel like we'll go all right. It's been a tough tour and the top 4 will be eager to get some runs on board. Conway will come out blazing, absolutely no doubt about that. Just hoping Kane doesn't try to survive and rather looks to score

 

[Starfighter]

Can we get through to lunch without losing a wicket?

I'll take the under on that, going by this series.

Speaking of this series, funny lot of scorecards. Top order collapse, big lower-middle partnerships, remainder go over in a heap next morning. Odd looking, but consistent.

 

[Howe_zat]

The over/under on NZ's second innings runs is 320.5, but they're right out at 3.50 to win which strikes me as rather contradictory

England can't chase 250+ in the 4th innings every week. Presumably. Right?

 

[Bahnz]

The one thing that is in NZ’s favour is 2 and a bit sessions is not a lot of time for the English bowlers to recover after spending a day and a half in the field.

 

[Starfighter]

The over/under on NZ's second innings runs is 320.5, but they're right out at 3.50 to win which strikes me as rather contradictory

England can't chase 250+ in the 4th innings every week. Presumably. Right?

Headingley is a good ground for big chases, NZ have no proper spinner. You've got a good a chance as ever.

 

[Uppercut]

The over/under on NZ's second innings runs is 320.5, but they're right out at 3.50 to win which strikes me as rather contradictory

England can't chase 250+ in the 4th innings every week. Presumably. Right?

Bookies always expect far more run chases to come off than has happened historically. IIRC there was a lot of chat about it during the 2019 Headingley test.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

The over/under on NZ's second innings runs is 320.5, but they're right out at 3.50 to win which strikes me as rather contradictory

England can't chase 250+ in the 4th innings every week. Presumably. Right?

Draw favourite?

Any rain forecast?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Scores a 160 odd...now has to don the gloves...

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Bairstow keeping. Flakes has a sore back.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Bairstow keeping. Flakes has a sore back.

Foakes

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Buttler back next week then.

 

[Bijed]

Bairstow keeping. Flakes has a sore back.

Foakes

If Silverwood was still in charge, this would probably just be a planned mid-match rotation that we'd announced before the start of the series tbh

I do not miss those times

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

The one thing that is in NZ’s favour is 2 and a bit sessions is not a lot of time for the English bowlers to recover after spending a day and a half in the field.

Yu-Gi-Oh_trap_card.jpg

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Cricinfo says England's run rate was the 3rd highest (with records taken) for scores over 350.
No 1 - England vs Bangladesh, 2005
No 2 - NZ vs Australia, 2016 (McCullum's fastest 100).

 

[nzfan]

Today should be a good day to bat vs pacers. Leach may cause some problems but playing spin is not so much out problem.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Leach with new ball. Interesting