**Official** England in New Zealand 28 Nov-18 Dec 2024 - 3 Tests

[CartyDurham]

Doesn’t look like a hamstring again or he would be off altogether

side strain ?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Smith showed enough with the bat that little innings to see why he's highly regarded as a batting prospect. If anything has underperformed in FC cricket relative to expectations - 1900 runs at 27 with one century so far. Should really improve that.

Looks far more assured against pace than the likes of Santner, Kuggleijn, and M Bracewell etc. at 8

 

[Fuller Pilch]

can O’Rourke bat ?

No

 

[wellAlbidarned]

RE the current trend bowling bouncers at the tail - I'd guess it's a product of out-of-context analytics. The average of tailenders against short bowling is very low, but that's mostly in the historical context of it being a surprise delivery. If they know you're bowling 4-5 an over with five fielders out on the legside those stats don't necessarily extrapolate and it just becomes a variance booster.

 

[smellcricketintheair]

why did selectors take a leap of faith on Carse. His stats and recent play doesn't suggest this level of quality. Nevertheless, a great call and looks solid.

 

[Gremlin]

The right bowler is bowling.

But not in the right way

 

[BazBall21]

No

Nothing else needed to be said

 

[CartyDurham]

why did selectors take a leap of faith on Carse. His stats and recent play doesn't suggest this level of quality. Nevertheless, a great call and looks solid.

He was banned last summer in England and only came back at the season end

he’s been a quality player for Durham in all formats but his form this autumn has shown he can compete at this level

 

[wellAlbidarned]

why did selectors take a leap of faith on Carse. His stats and recent play doesn't suggest this level of quality. Nevertheless, a great call and looks solid.

If you split county statistics by deliveries above and below 140kph slower bowling is more effective. The conditions actively discourage it.

 

[straw man]

Haha apparently Doull isn't even operating for this Test. My commentator knowledge is proper ****.

It's Craig McMillan, and he and Frankie McKay did a fair job of jinxing New Zealand at the start of that double-wicket over.

 

[Johan]

Carse's FC numbers are terrible, did he improve recently or something?

 

[CartyDurham]

The dismissals this morning from Carse are very familiar to ones he has took for Durham where the pitch is not the fastest but there is a length which gets lbws regularly

 

[thundaboult]

ffs score runs

 

[smellcricketintheair]

He was banned last summer in England and only came back at the season end

he’s been a quality player for Durham in all formats but his form this autumn has shown he can compete at this level

Interesting. Good on English selectors to look beyond his past mistakes..Australia didn't trust to bring Bancroft back to national team after his ban. Instead threw a lamb at Bumrah against India in the first test match

 

[CartyDurham]

Looks like it’s short ball theory to Mitchell but hopefully proper line and length at the other end

 

[CartyDurham]

Interesting. Good on English selectors to look beyond his past mistakes..Australia didn't trust to bring Bancroft back to national team after his ban. Instead threw a lamb at Bumrah against India in the first test match

Carse was banned for betting in cricket not involving Durham

canny take by pope that.

 

[ataraxia]

Six sixes left, Sixthee.

 

[Johan]

lmao

 

[Athlai]

If we could catch we'd probably have a lead of 200 odd

 

[CartyDurham]

What a shot by Southee

might as well have a swing now

And another. BOWL. AT. THE .STUMPS