*Official* New Zealand in England 2021

[kaetor]

Local singles in your area? Rosco is all over them. Feels like he's just dropping and running, and it's working wonders.

 

[jcas0167]

Nicholls is such a calm, steady figure to have in this situation with Taylor. Hussein noting the relatively orthodox techniques of the NZ players compared to the more idiosyncratic methods of the English batsmen. Not sure why that would be the case.

 

[straw man]

Actually feel sorry for Bracey

 

[hendrix]

Tough for Bracey this but he is clearly neither a wicketkeeper nor the type of natural athlete that can adapt to wicket keeping well.

 

[kaetor]

Actually feel sorry for Bracey

Not me, I take some sort of sick pleasure watching someone who has achieved significantly more than me fail at the last hurdle.

 

[Spark]

Why was he picked? Like, has he been a fixture on Lions tours?

 

[nzfan]

Sorry not going to mince Bracey looks terrible behind the stumps. Tom Blundell first time on test tour is doing a way better job. The lad needs plenty of work. Very hard hands and slow lateral movements.

 

[Moss]

Ross hitting down the ground well today.

 

[kaetor]

Gotta say, seeing ross belt these cross bat shots is really making me feel sad for the day he's gone. Even if they are being fielded!

 

[nzfan]

Taylor is asserting himself. Trying to treat Anderson and Broad like club bowlers. The boss chat code is turned on today

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Sorry not going to mince Bracey looks terrible behind the stumps. Tom Blundell first time on test tour is doing a way better job. The lad needs plenty of work. Very hard hands and slow lateral movements.

Thanks Erv

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Why was he picked? Like, has he been a fixture on Lions tours?

The Bracey bandwagon is a slightly odd one. He was a bit of a left field call up last home summer when England picked a massive initial squad for the first covid bubble but scored runs in the intra squad game and generally impressed the coaches enough to keep him around for the rest of the summer and then take him on the Asia tour too as a backup. It helps that he can bat in the top or middle order and keep, so a useful squad guy.

He's started the county season well batting in the top 3 for Gloucestershire. I think it's Burns' slot he's threatening. Butter will still be first choice wk when the IPL guys are made available again and Foakes probably still his deputy.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Not great bowling in the first hour, but full credit to New Zealand.

 

[Moss]

Not great bowling in the first hour, but full credit to New Zealand.

Yeah Broaderson were as ragged starting off as Boult/Henry were yesterday. But equally Taylor’s looked so much better today, strokes all around the wicket.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Anderson's home/away average split continues to decline

 

[straw man]

Ah Taylor

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Noooooooo!!!

 

[Teja.]

 

[morgieb]

**** that cuts deep. Really wanted Ross the Boss to get to 20

 

[straw man]

Feel less sorry for Bracey now