*Official* England in NZ 2023

[nzfan]

That's an unbelievable comeback.... night hawk was going to get out sooner than later

 

[Starfighter]

Based on what I felt seeing them bat for the first time. 2018 for Pope and 2020 for Crawley.

First impressions can be misleading.

 

[_Ed_]

So is it possible that the reason we picked so few bowlers is to save money by hiring a smaller vehicle for the Mt Victoria trip?

 

[ataraxia]

That's an unbelievable comeback.... night hawk was going to get out sooner than later

tbf as an Englishman he isn't suited to 3pm sunlight; better as a nighthawktm.

 

[Burgey]

Well deserved by Henry. He's bowled really well today.

 

[NZTailender]

So is it possible that the reason we picked so few bowlers is to save money by hiring a smaller vehicle for the Mt Victoria trip?

Wagner's going to carry all the bowlers up there, hanging off his biceps

 

[morgieb]

RIP in peace BazBall

 

[Fuller Pilch]

If Leach gets them home, he should get motm ahead of Root.

Otherwise a Kiwi.

 

[Brook's side]

And I'll leave you to watch his dismissals and how Aus bowled to him in the last series out here and wait for your apology.

You want me to apologise to you because I pointed out that Root placed the shot that went between the slips to which you told me how Australia bowl to Root? Whaaaaatttt?????? lol.

 

[Burgey]

That's an unbelievable comeback.... night hawk was going to get out sooner than later

More night soil than night hawk tbh

 

[honestbharani]

First impressions can be misleading.

Fair enough. Its just a gut feel based prediction. If I am wrong, I am wrong. Soz. But I have not seen anything that makes me think Pope suddenly has a higher ceiling. Maybe you feel Crawley's failures should make me think he has a lower ceiling, but I actually think he has the skills needed to hit those levels. He just has to figure out how to be more judicious.

 

[_Ed_]

If Leach gets them home, he should get motm ahead of Root.

Yeah, poor bloke, walking out to bat in this situation after bowling almost 80 overs for the match.

 

[Burgey]

You want me to apologise to you because I pointed out that Root placed the shot that went between the slips to which you told me how Australia bowl to Root? Whaaaaatttt?????? lol.

My response to you was to say it's a shot which I've seen bring him undone out here. Which it plainly does. This is not a difficult concept is it?

 

[Brook's side]

My response to you was to say it's a shot which I've seen bring him undone out here. Which it plainly does. This is not a difficult concept is it?

Basically any time @Burgey says something irrelevant, someone has to apologise to him.

This could be a long night!

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Wrong thread but 1st 1st class hundred for Foxcroft.

 

[honestbharani]

A question for our England fans (tagging @Pothas coz he just posted) - We have the other thread about how long Jimmy A can play. Would you be comfortable if he really reaches a situation when he basically cannot bat and cannot play the short ball? There is always going to be the risk of injury and he seems less and less confident as a batsman as days go by. Surely that will be a factor in how long he plays?

 

[cricman]

Foakes going to play proper Test cricket to take em home?

 

[nzfan]

Foakes digging a hole here. I don't think this farming of strike will help win.

 

[straw man]

If NZ win it's payback for NZ's tour of England in 2015, where the comfortably better Bazball-playing team lose perhaps two days of the two-test series and contrive to only draw 1-1. We've even had the tail-ender caught at deep third man now.

 

[Athlai]

Where's skyliner