*Official* England in New Zealand 2019

[ataraxia]

Santa giving charcoal to the naughty security guard.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

short ball into the short boundary, this will be fun

 

[Daemon]

Took it like a champ. No concussion sub for him.

 

[straw man]

Security guard kinda lucky tbh - 20cm lower and would've hit him flush on the cheekbone.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

I hope santner is in the nets every day working on ducking

Been practising before the World Cup final.

 

[ataraxia]

Bad dismissal really.

 

[Grasshopper]

Probably 50 runs short of a par score, but still runs on the board, etc.

Well done to Mitchell for a very good debut innings. Would be great if he can back that up with his bowling.

 

[straw man]

Probably 50 runs short of a par score, but still runs on the board, etc.

Well done to Mitchell for a very good debut innings. Would be great if he can back that up with his bowling.

Odds on Mitchell to take the first wicket of the innings?

 

[straw man]

Pretty good lengths from Henry so far, only a tiny amount of movement though.

 

[ataraxia]

Very close.

 

[straw man]

Disagree with Rutherford - that's hitting middle of leg.

 

[Spark]

Outside half of leg stump?

EDIT: Straw man has it.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

With the amount of money in the English game, the technology and coaching available, how does someone get to Sibley's age with such clear technical flaws in their batting? Is county cricket so poor that these batsmen don't get found out in years of playing but it only takes 20 overs or so of Test cricket for it to become so apparent to everyone?

I always think the same when you see a spin bowler come into the Test team who doesn't seem to have an arm ball / wrong 'un. How?! What are the coaches of the countys/national academy actually doing with youngsters between matches?

 

[straw man]

Another drop by Taylor this series . Starting to think we need to hide him somewhere else on the field.

Henry would've deserved that wicket - has worked around that area of the pitch and that one was exactly right to tempt the drive.

 

[straw man]

That's better.

 

[artvandalay]

Beauty from Henry now. Bowling like he did in the world cup.

Regarding the dropped catch I know taylor drops the odd one but that was in an awkward area between keeper and first slip and it looked like he thought Watling would go for it for half a second before he reacted.

 

[Days of Grace]

What would be an all time New Zealand slips cordon?

Fleming, Coney, Astle?

 

[Athlai]

It's remarkable how much worse at Test cricket England are than their ODI team.

 

[straw man]

Beauty from Henry now. Bowling like he did in the world cup.

Regarding the dropped catch I know taylor drops the odd one but that was in an awkward area between keeper and first slip and it looked like he thought Watling would go for it for half a second before he reacted.

Mmm Henry is best when he can pretty much bowl the same ball on repeat, maybe the occasional bouncer but otherwise every ball in the corridor around offstump.

Maybe Watling could've gone for that catch and no it wasn't the easiest, but the problem is more that it's part of trend of dropped catches in the slips this summer.

 

[Gnske]

It's remarkable how much worse at Test cricket England are than their ODI team.

Their batting is the embodiment of Sam Hain's OD and FC batting averages.