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

[King Kane]

Southee should be allowed to bat in coloured clothing and if he hits it into the ‘Tim Southee Zone’ it should count as 12 not 6.

Our batsmen have paid a great tribute to Southee today by throwing away their wickets in idiotic fashion.

I'm looking forward to watching the master show them how it's done when he strides to the crease today.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So I went to bed just after lunch completely shattered with a poor scoreboard. Now wide awake and seems like NZ have fallen asleep.

 

[Silver Silva]

BlackCaps need Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke to tear up some contracts in the dressing room.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Why do TV networks put people on to annoy me

I'd just recovered from the guy in the cowboy hat last year

God he was a plank. I was thinking he'd be a good fit this year with the barmy army. Be a test as to who was most annoying...

 

[Johan]

so what's the expected score for this pitch?

 

[Howe_zat]

Did they call the pitch wrong, or just not take advantage? No new ball wickets and the old ball ones being mostly ring catches.

 

[Skyliner]

A bell ringer from Stokes. What a player he still is after all his knee problems.

 

[Bahnz]

so what's the expected score for this pitch?

Apparently the average first innings score since 2017 is 340 which feels about right.

 

[Silver Silva]

A bell ringer from Stokes. What a player he still is after all his knee problems.

The one that got away?

 

[thundaboult]

ah man sants couldn't duck this one

 

[King Kane]

Stokes giving Santner a wake up call there, that was a brute of a ball, there is something in this pitch if you bowl fast and short.

Take note O'Rourke, he needs to return fire when we bowl.

 

[Bahnz]

Did they call the pitch wrong, or just not take advantage? No new ball wickets and the old ball ones being mostly ring catches.

England definitely didn't play well in the first session. Way too many half volleys and a couple dropped chances. That and the openers batted well. Since lunch England have tightened up and NZ crumbled.

 

[Skyliner]

Santner is under siege here.

 

[SteveNZ]

Santner played that back away and leave in the 2019 final. Looks like he thinks time isn't on his side

 

[Johan]

Apparently the average first innings score since 2017 is 340 which feels about right.

and the average second inning score?

 

[SteveNZ]

There needs to be a name for the period from around 75 overs ahead of the second new ball, when lower order players get toey and feel like they need to get their runs now. The 'near death' or similar

 

[Silver Silva]

Atkinson the fastest England bowler to 50 Test wickets since Sir Ian Botham

 

[King Kane]

Did they call the pitch wrong, or just not take advantage? No new ball wickets and the old ball ones being mostly ring catches.

There is enough in this pitch for the bowlers, it doesn't look like an easy batting pitch.

We were lucky to get to lunch no wickets down but England have bowled better since lunch to take advantage of the pitch and we haven't batted well.

That being said, the pitch will probably look like a road when England bat as they Bazball their way to another big total.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Atkinson the fastest England bowler to 50 Test wickets since Sir Ian Botham

A ridiculous start. Had a fantastic year.

All about keeping it up going forward.

 

[Skyliner]