***Official*** England in New Zealand 2018

[wellAlbidarned]

didn't stop you lot sticking the boot into Tastle

you're going full howsie on this no-one was sticking the boot into tastle

 

[Flem274*]

you're going full howsie on this no-one was sticking the boot into tastle

this is howsie-on-wagner levels of denial from you tbh

 

[The Hutt Rec]

you're going full howsie on this no-one was sticking the boot into tastle

Yeah I certainly don't remember it. I said it was a terrible decision to put him on after that over, but was obviously joking because I'd been saying he should bowl for ages.

 

[vandem]

Kane did the same with Tastle

Auckland day 5 was different, was tactical over-use of de Grandhomme in mid-innings to keep England score from getting too close to having NZ bat again before Boult and Southee came back for a final spell under the lights (which in the end wasn't needed). Made sense.

Today harder to explain, not much movement with a 68 over ball so assume Kane chose de Grandhomme again as he didn't want Bairstow to hit some cheap boundaries against the leggie (remembering the ODI). Which makes it strange that he took off de Grandhomme after only 3 overs. Think he doubled down on a mistake.

 

[Flem274*]

Auckland day 5 was different, was tactical over-use of de Grandhomme in mid-innings to keep England score from getting too close to having NZ bat again before Boult and Southee came back for a final spell under the lights (which in the end wasn't needed). Made sense.

Today harder to explain, not much movement with a 68 over ball so assume Kane chose de Grandhomme again as he didn't want Bairstow to hit some cheap boundaries against the leggie (remembering the ODI). Which makes it strange that he took off de Grandhomme after only 3 overs. Think he doubled down on a mistake.

yeah he should have backed his spinner on both occassions otherwise they're just filler

which tbf is the role CdG and Santner play with the ball

 

[Moss]

So all that waiting for new ball and no slip?

EDIT: apologies, didn't realise this is the last over before the new cherry

 

[Moss]

Well bowled Southee. Class bowling effort after a long time,.

 

[Flem274*]

about ****ing time

class from southee today. so damn good. best he's bowled in years.

 

[Prince EWS]

didn't stop you lot sticking the boot into Tastle

To be fair to Albi, even though he's clearly pro-Sodhi and to some extent anti-Astle by extension, he wasn't in on that.

you're going full howsie on this no-one was sticking the boot into tastle

It really seemed like there was at the time, but I went and had a look at it was mainly just Athlai being a dick. He made so many posts about it that it seemed like more a trend than it really was though.

Astle is a spud.

TBF I'm as surprised as Trent that a chance would come from Tastle right now

Just because he has got Bairstow out twice in 3 overs doesn't mean he isn't a spud ftr. It just means Bairstow likes potatoes.

The best thing about Todd Astle is that he is able to answer the question of “why isn’t Williamson bowling him?” within just a few deliveries of being handed the ball

 

[BeeGee]

Great stuff from Southee.

 

[91Jmay]

That's a poor shot from Wood. So loose, nice ball though a bit of cut on it.

 

[Bahnz]

Best Timmy's bowled since the 2nd test v Pakistan last year.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

big fan of whoever put these stumps in. plenty of cartwheel porn today.

 

[Flametree]

Gee you pitch it up and try to hit the wickets against lower order batsman and....

 

[NZTailender]

big fan of whoever put these stumps in. plenty of cartwheel porn today.

Wagner isn't...

 

[Bahnz]

KW keeping just two slips into a tailender against Southee armed with the new ball is just maddening

 

[91Jmay]

This is such a good pitch though, Leach looks comfortable and I've seen him bat before. He ain't normally very comfortable.

 

[BeeGee]

This is such a good pitch though, Leach looks comfortable and I've seen him bat before. He ain't normally very comfortable.

Yeah, it's a belter. 400 par at least.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah, it's a belter. 400 par at least.

I think it's probably closer too 350 given both teams batting line ups to be honest.

 

[vcs]

From 94/5, NZ will be a bit disappointed not to have bowled them out on day 1. Good recovery from England, Bairstow always seems to be scoring crucial runs for them.