*Official* New Zealand in England 2021

[wpdavid]

I don't see Wagner hanging around today. fwiw I reckon Williamson will declare mid-afternoon with 300 ahead.

 

[slippy888]

Wagner in beast mode

 

[nzfan]

I don't see Wagner hanging around today. fwiw I reckon Williamson will declare mid-afternoon with 300 ahead.

Rather declare with 250 ahead. What's the point in setting 300 England will block it out.

 

[NZTailender]

If wags was to ever get a century, he had no better chance than now. Harby those suckers Wag!

 

[slippy888]

Rather declare with 250 ahead. What's the point in setting 300 England will block it out.

England are not really good blockers

 

[Moss]

Sending Wagner as Nightwatchman has finally accomplished what a lot of CWs have demanded over the years - demoting Southee to no.11. Hopefully he won’t be needed today with the bat.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Rather declare with 250 ahead. What's the point in setting 300 England will block it out.

You've seen our top order, right?

Could no more block it out than flap their arms and fly to Mars.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Wagner has licence here, could be a fun half hour or so.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Sending Wagner as Nightwatchman has finally accomplished what a lot of CWs have demanded over the years - demoting Southee to no.11. Hopefully he won’t be needed today with the bat.

Nah they'll send him out towards the end of the innings for some quick runs on the back on an impressive 77 not out he scored several years ago.

 

[Jarquis]

Safe to say Robinson hasn’t looked out of place.....

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Hilarious how the guy on debut has been our best bowler by miles and he is dropped next week.

 

[wpdavid]

Rather declare with 250 ahead. What's the point in setting 300 England will block it out.

That would be before lunch, leaving two and a bit sessions to chase down 250. Brave captaincy if it happens.

 

[social]

Robinson has been outstanding

 

[Lillian Thomson]

He just slapped a couple of loose balls to the boundary. He was doomed playing like that.

 

[hendrix]

I'd be happy setting anything above 250

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Burns is a strange one isn't he. You don't ever feel like you did when Cook, or even Strauss, was there but he can play an innings. Feels like he will be around the team for years to come even if he does find himself in an out as with this winter

What I like about Burns is that he's been consistently good at County level for a number of years, and was before his call up. So many of the failed openers we've had since Strauss were picked on the back of a single great season in the CC then dropped for whoever did well the next year. That applies to Robson, Lyth, Duckett, Hameed, Jennings and I'm sure others too. Sibley was the same (though here's hoping he doesn't end up a failure) and Crawley didn't even have a full year dominating domestics. Whereas Burns may not have been at the absolute top of the charts, but was up there consistently each year. Think it's a better indication that he knows his game and can find ways to come back and succeed even if he goes through some lean patches.


I also like that the aesthetics of his technique are so horrible it must be extra demoralising for any international bowling unit that ships runs to him.

 

[nzfan]

You've seen our top order, right?

Could no more block it out than flap their arms and fly to Mars.

Yeah but will give us more time to knock them over. Surely the thought of going for it will come as well.

 

[BoyBrumby]

How many does Robinson need to take before the ECB decide it'd wrong to punish him for posts made the best part of a decade ago?

 

[nzfan]

Bowling is a lot up and down today.

 

[Jarquis]

Those were two garbage balls though