*Official* England in NZ 2023

[thierry henry]

Life is briefly worth living again fellas

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Warne/ MaGrath 1001 wkts together ? Not sure

 

[nzfan]

The real question is England plays to enjoy cricket and this is the most frustrating time. Wonder if they enjoyed it. They're looking a bit flat and frustrated. I guess to counter England playing like this is the best way

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

England declared immediately at 9 wickets down ,NZ have brought themselves back into the game with their 10th wicket partnership...the Cricket Gods have a wicked sense of humor

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Wickets By Bowling Pair in Tests

Bowling Pair	Country	Matches	Wickets
Shane Warne & Glenn McGrath	Australia	104	1001
James Anderson & Stuart Broad	England	133	1000
Muttiah Muralitharan & Chaminda Vaas	Sri Lanka	95	895
Curtly Ambrose & Courtney Walsh	West Indies	95	762
Mitchell Starc & Nathan Lyon	Australia	73	580
Wasim Akram & Waqar Younis	Pakistan	61	559
Shaun Pollock & Jacques Kallis	South Africa	93	547
Trent Boult & Tim Southee	New Zealand	65	541
Makhaya Ntini & Jacques Kallis	South Africa	93	538
Dale Steyn & Morne Morkel	South Africa	62	522

 

[thierry henry]

The real question is England plays to enjoy cricket and this is the most frustrating time. Wonder if they enjoyed it. They're looking a bit flat and frustrated. I guess to counter England playing like this is the best way

Anyone who plays cricket for enjoyment needs to ****ing die. In no way was this sport ever supposed to be enjoyable.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Robinson is a good bowler but he’s also a downhill skier

Bowled 18 overs in well over a day and pace/head drops as soon as things don’t come easily

What's this downhill skier nonsense wickets are wickets and bowlers work bloody hard for it ...He's averaging under 25 home and away he's had a great start to his career .

 

[Meridio]

As much as Tickner is a poor bowler and shouldn't be in the team, it's good to see a tailender actually bat for the guy at the other end rather than mindlessly slogging

 

[nzfan]

Anyone who plays cricket for enjoyment needs to ****ing die. In no way was this sport ever supposed to be enjoyable.

True that, particularly as a batsman is a torture at best of times

 

[nzfan]

I'd take a lead of 10 thanks. To be honest England with all the experience have been pretty average with the ball, field and catching in the last couple of hours

 

[Moss]

Great partnership and Tickner did well too. NZ really owe Blundell for that knock. Sets up a great game.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Well batted. Deserved a not out.

Now get them 5 down by the end of play and knock off the runs tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Daniel CC]

Root sensible ton incoming.

 

[thierry henry]

If we take a couple of poles now I can go home happy and not watch the rest of the match. Barrie McCullum has dictated that the actual result of cricket matches is no longer important.

 

[Skyliner]

Top guts from Tickner, and the usual gutless clown show stuff from Southee - not willing to stick around to see a guy through to his 100. Thank goodness the 11 hung in there.

 

[GIMH]

Jimmy Anderson averages 12 in New Zealand since turning 40

 

[Moss]

So NZ get to bowl under lights now. The decision not to consider Boult for this particular test looks pretty ballsy/foolish, but hopefully Southee and Wagz make it count.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Jimmy Anderson averages 12 in New Zealand since turning 40

Has yet to take a wicket in daylight test cricket in NZ since turning 40.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Auckland test 1973 pak scored 402 NZ 251/9 till
(Richard Collinge #11) joined Brian Hastings

Hastings was last out for 110 they Equal Pak score of 402
Collinge (68 not out)

59 run partnership wow today for 10th wkt
Debutant batted good supporting innings

 

[Moss]

Different sort of challenge for England now. Should be fun to watch.