*Official* New Zealand in England 2021

[Magrat Garlick]

grandhomme too big a boy for england in june

 

[nzfan]

Getting BJ to slog and get out? Not sure

 

[Meridio]

Only just managed to tune in and first ball I see Taylor goes out. Looks suspiciously like a back foot no ball to me though:

 

[Athlai]

Why does everyone think we need to slog? It's Test cricket. What Nicholls and Watling are doing is getting us exactly where we want to be.

 

[hendrix]

Why does everyone think we need to slog? It's Test cricket. What Nicholls and Watling are doing is getting us exactly where we want to be.

Because it's fun you loser

 

[Moss]

Why does everyone think we need to slog? It's Test cricket. What Nicholls and Watling are doing is getting us exactly where we want to be.

Fair enough. If we can set England around 275 off 70-75 overs then job done I’d say. So another 30 or so off 6-7 overs - doable for this pair.

 

[straw man]

This partnership doing the job so far

 

[nzfan]

Don't think we're going to declare before lunch. Kane is in training gear. We're probably playing for time

 

[Athlai]

Don't think we're going to declare before lunch. Kane is in training gear. We're probably playing for time

Mindgames

 

[Mike5181]

Why does everyone think we need to slog? It's Test cricket. What Nicholls and Watling are doing is getting us exactly where we want to be.

Weren't they like 10 overs short last night though.

 

[hendrix]

We have enough runs.

Declare please.

 

[Moss]

Don't think we're going to declare before lunch. Kane is in training gear. We're probably playing for time

The ball’s moving around, why not give England an uncomfortable half hour before lunch?

Anyway, looks like some rain is imminent so all redundant probably.

 

[Athlai]

Weren't they like 10 overs short last night though.

Yeah but the equation here is about not wanting to lose as well.

 

[Athlai]

that bloke is a legend

 

[The Hutt Rec]

That's the sort of thing I love about English crowds ... always seems to be a weird thing going on and the crowd getting into it!

 

[Mike5181]

He should've put the hood up anyway.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Get a few overs in before lunch, long break, few overs in after lunch

 

[cnerd123]

Dude with the poncho my favourite moment of this game so far

 

[Moss]

Send Southee out with the instruction to tonk consecutive sixes and declare

 

[hendrix]

Send Southee out with the instruction to tonk consecutive sixes and declare

KJ and those levers IMO.

Anyway we need to declare