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

[hendrix]

Sorry Tom but this is very poor captaincy. How are you trying to get a wicket here?

You have picked 4 fast bowlers all of whom should be fresh after lunch. Fine, Smith and Henry have taken a bit of a pasting after lunch but you still have 2 others on a wicket with decent bounce and carry.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Bowl your best ball bro

 

[Johan]

the tactic to beating England is simple, get Root, and even that's failing this series

 

[hendrix]

Imagine having a 145 kph 6'6 inswinging giant in your team and you're instead bowling a part time offspinner in the second session of a Basin Reserve test match.

 

[King Kane]

We could do with a left arm pace bowler to change things up to Brook and Pope, we went from having two in Boult and Wagner to having none.

Wagner in particular was good at breaking partnerships like this and getting that badly needed wicket.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Henry 2-34

@ashley bach

 

[Skyliner]

Bowling GP for a couple doesn't preclude the skipper from bowling O'Rourke. It's gone south pretty quickly because Southee has been preferred to O'Rourke, who should have started with the new ball.

 

[Johan]

Nice handjob by Pope here

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

That one looks good

 

[hendrix]

We could do with a left arm pace bowler to change things up to Brook and Pope, we went from having two in Boult and Wagner to having none.

Well sure, we could bowl 90 overs of Rachin and Phillips and Mitchell and then when they're on 600 we could bring on our good bowlers.
Or we could actually bowl our good bowlers.

Brook is on 91 now.

 

[King Kane]

That looked worth a review.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Height maybe?

 

[jcas0167]

Imagine having a 145 kph 6'6 inswinging giant in your team and you're instead bowling a part time offspinner in the second session of a Basin Reserve test match.

Are they saving O'Rourke to bowl with the wind after Henry? Phillips' bowling record is pretty good so I can see why they would try him into the wind (if that's the case - not watching although I can see the flag on the Beehive is fluttering).

Tests

13

17

1482

856

30

5/45

5/45

28.53

3.46

49.4

1

1

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Hmmm, that's an interesting one. Missing the wickets

 

[King Kane]

Stupid review.

I actually thought that would be umpire's call at worst.

 

[straw man]

Have to admit I Southee'd that, thought it was a much better review than it was.

 

[hendrix]

Thought that looked out live.

Don't think it was a desperate review.

 

[hendrix]

Brook on 98 now.

Glenn Phillips 3 overs 25 gifted runs.

Can't begin to comprehend the thinking.

 

[Skyliner]

O'Rourke is back and boy do we need a breakthrough.

 

[Bahnz]

Can these ***** please nick one of these 2-3 play and misses per over?