*Official* England in NZ 2023

[nzfan]

Brook backing away and thumping the short balls over mid on and mid off... Fleming reckons Wagner is tired but then Wagner has only bowled like 11 overs so far.

 

[BazBall21]

I think we will still win, but batting this way has probably made it a contest when it doesn't need to be. There’s 600 for us here against this attack on this pitch with an in-form batting lineup.

 

[BazBall21]

Brook backing away and thumping the short balls over mid on and mid off... Fleming reckons Wagner is tired but then Wagner has only bowled like 11 overs so far.

“Doesn’t have 8-12 over spells in him anymore” Wagner defies logic.

 

[nzfan]

Wags two short of a hundred already

 

[thundaboult]

bro bench the guy already ffs we're gonna be chasing 1275

 

[Gnske]

Neil Wagner's linkedin will say his career ended in 2023 after this match

Was good while it lasted

 

[Howe_zat]

Bloody hell.

 

[nzfan]

Gets the 100 with a 6 Got there at 10 RPO... a bit too expensive even for t20 let alone test cricket.

 

[BazBall21]

Jokes aside, Flem’s grandad’s career ends here. It’s sad. Likeable cricketer.

 

[grecian]

#Jessopwatch on again.

 

[BazBall21]

One more, Neil. One more.

 

[Howe_zat]

Hit well above the knee roll so that was always gonna be umpire's call at best.

 

[Flem274*]

Tickner and Kuggeleijn are a nice throwback to mid-late 2000s NZ bowling quality. Tickner's action reminds me of Iain Obrien a bit. They've had it good with Southee and Boult being there for a decade.

O'Brien was better than these guys.

But yes it has been good these two are 30+ averaging FC journeymen rather than test prospects like they would have been 20 years back.

I have no idea why they've been given the opportunity. They're not good. We've established this in domestics.

I know we've been on about it all game but Stead and Larsen are unbelievable. Selection isn't hard and in this case, neither was avoiding controversy.

Jobs for the boys all round. Jobs for the boys. He's from good stock.

 

[thundaboult]

147.7 from ticks

get angrier bruv, hitting good areas good speeds this over

 

[nzfan]

Finally... Macewell. Can see him going for plenty or pick up 5 fer

 

[Flem274*]

Yeah. I see what he means about action, but Tickner looks to me like he's not really close to O'Briens accuracy, as well as not moving the ball much. I'm not sure what he normally adds in FC cricket, on this impression.

Bounce and fitness. CD bowlers you might recognise over the years include Adam Milne and Ben Wheeler. Doug Bracewell and Ajaz aside, it's hard to keep guys fit for that team.

He's also been a project for a while and tbf, has had some good seasons and is reliable in white ball cricket now for CD. He's okay, does a job and I love his style and general vibe. I support him in green.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

147.7 from ticks

get angrier bruv, hitting good areas good speeds this over

Lol

 

[Shady Slim]

tom blundell my guy killing it as per usual

 

[nzfan]

First ball from Macewell Brook slogs one and gets away It's a festival game all right

 

[James]

Bowlers have barely bowled any overs, they must be physically fresh but mentally shot. Why don't we set fields like t20 and bowl like t20?

Totally agree, seems like playing Test cricket against England now, you need to set ODI/T20 fields and bowl accordingly.