*Official* England in NZ 2023

[Bahnz]

If we had a floating fielder about halfway to the boundary behind the slips we'd have had about three extra wickets by now. Weird position, but worth trying?

It's called a fly slip, and yes I think it's going to become a standard element of the "Countering Bazball" strategy guide.

 

[ataraxia]

And the worst thing is, figures are now incomplete and unpretty

 

[Burgey]

It's called a fly slip, and yes I think it's going to become a standard element of the "Countering Bazball" strategy guide.

Yeah massively under rated and under utilized position when there's variable bounce and blokes are going hard at the ball.

 

[Tom Flint]

I thought whoever finished the injured bowlers over had to have not bowled yet. Or is that only one days and t20s?

 

[Burgey]

I thought whoever finished the injured bowlers over had to have not bowled yet. Or is that only one days and t20s?

Never been a thing as far as I know. Might be some sort of pretty weird playing condition but not a law of the game afaik

 

[nzfan]

I thought whoever finished the injured bowlers over had to have not bowled yet. Or is that only one days and t20s?

No such rule, anyone can bowl the rest of the remaining balls.

 

[Ashes81]

Massive blow for NZ losing Henry - a pity for the balance of the game as well.

 

[Athlai]

I thought whoever finished the injured bowlers over had to have not bowled yet. Or is that only one days and t20s?

Did this come to you in a dream

 

[Brook's side]

I thought whoever finished the injured bowlers over had to have not bowled yet. Or is that only one days and t20s?

no days.

 

[R!TTER]

Why don't teams use ODI fields with 4/5 back on the boundary? The way I see it Eng are playing in ODI mode, with just a fancy name to make it sound revolutionary!

 

[ashley bach]

Could Wagner be the surprise here with one final mighty effort in his career to give?
Yeah I really doubt it too

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I thought whoever finished the injured bowlers over had to have not bowled yet. Or is that only one days and t20s?

?

 

[ataraxia]

Need Root very soon

as I said

 

[straw man]

Oof just got back and seen Henry's injury, our bowling stocks are doomed aren't they

 

[Brook's side]

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tbf it does seem like a decent rule

 

[Moss]

If this doesn’t make NZ see the folly of selecting an attack of 3 pacemen + Macewell nothing will.

Glad to see they’ve at least had some plans this time around, with Blundell standing up. If the lower order had done their bit yesterday this would look a lot different for England.

 

[BazBall21]

*whose technique has him averaging less than 50.

He doesn’t average less than 50 sir.

 

[Burgey]

Bracewell just doesn't seem able to land six balls in a row without dropping one short to let the pressure off.

 

[Burgey]

He doesn’t average less than 50 sir.

For now. Will comfortably drop back below it by the end of July

 

[Moss]

Worth giving Mitchell a couple of overs here, with the keeper standing up. See if England are prepared to go after him.