The Official Cricket Thread

[ScarfaceClaw]

Kane Williamson out of the 2nd Test with an elbow injury, leaving him with a series average of 7 and a career average of 26.10 against England in England. Kane Williamson? LAME TRIVIALSON THE FRAUDSTER more like.

(They're keeping him safe for the WTC final)

Ladies and gentlemen, conclusive proof that JMK has been indoctrinated by Indian cricket fans via social media.

He’s banned from 27 cricket forums for being too excitable and prone to wild statements about various cricketers.

[JM2K6]

Distinct lack of appreciation of Rohit Sharma in this thread.

[Insane_Homer]

In real news, Jason Holder is no longer the WI captain

[Kiwias]

Watling also not available, back injury apparently, so Blundell will keep.

[Gumboot]

Five changes to our starting XI.

Carnage.

Edit: Six

Decimation!

[Kiwias]

Black Caps ring the changes

New Zealand: 1 Tom Latham (captain), 2 Devon Conway, 3 Will Young, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Henry Nicholls, 6 Tom Blundell (wk), 7 Daryl Mitchell, 8 Neil Wagner, 9 Matt Henry, 10 Ajaz Patel, 11 Trent Boult

We lose the toss and England to bat.

[Gumboot]

It's been a long time since we fielded such a raw test side. Conway, Young, Mitchell, Patel...barely a handful of caps between them.

[Big Nipper]

Black Caps ring the changes

New Zealand: 1 Tom Latham (captain), 2 Devon Conway, 3 Will Young, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Henry Nicholls, 6 Tom Blundell (wk), 7 Daryl Mitchell, 8 Neil Wagner, 9 Matt Henry, 10 Ajaz Patel, 11 Trent Boult

We lose the toss and England to bat.

End of NZ's golden era.

[JM2K6]

I guess they reached the pinnacle with a draw at Lord's so no point pushing for anything more





;)

[Thor Sedan]

Oh boy England - if you fail to beat this side in your own backyard then you should be hanging your heads in shame!!

[JM2K6]

Oh boy England - if you fail to beat this side in your own backyard then you should be hanging your heads in shame!!

Counter-point: we're quite bad

[handyman]

South Africa vs West Indies 1st test later today.

[Thor Sedan]

Oh boy England - if you fail to beat this side in your own backyard then you should be hanging your heads in shame!!

Counter-point: we're quite bad

Counter to your counter - do you have a Matt Henry?

[Gumboot]

We're not threatening the stumps enough.

[JM2K6]

Oh boy England - if you fail to beat this side in your own backyard then you should be hanging your heads in shame!!

Counter-point: we're quite bad

Counter to your counter - do you have a Matt Henry?

Matt Henry took 75 wickets in 11 matches in county cricket.

[Thor Sedan]

Counter-point: we're quite bad

Counter to your counter - do you have a Matt Henry?

Matt Henry took 75 wickets in 11 matches in county cricket.

Look - if you're not going to allow me to make wild generalisations about the performance of one played in the test arena based on his limited overs performances for NZ in a few games - then I'm not even sure if this conversation can continue.

[Sandstorm]

[JM2K6]

Counter to your counter - do you have a Matt Henry?

Matt Henry took 75 wickets in 11 matches in county cricket.

Look - if you're not going to allow me to make wild generalisations about the performance of one played in the test arena based on his limited overs performances for NZ in a few games - then I'm not even sure if this conversation can continue.

I mean it just gives me more time to continue my Mark Wood hate campaign, so...

[ScarfaceClaw]

Matt Henry took 75 wickets in 11 matches in county cricket.

Look - if you're not going to allow me to make wild generalisations about the performance of one played in the test arena based on his limited overs performances for NZ in a few games - then I'm not even sure if this conversation can continue.

I mean it just gives me more time to continue my Mark Wood hate campaign, so...

England are batting so he’ll at least get into day 2 of a second test in a row with injuring himself.

[Insane_Homer]

64/0 after 26 - decent start

[Thor Sedan]

So England make their first 50 run first innings stand in England since 2018.

Ominous.

[JM2K6]

So England make their first 50 run first innings stand in England since 2018.

Ominous.

First time in a decade they've gone the first session without losing an opener in a home test!

[Insane_Homer]

holly fuck 29 overs in the session

[Rinkals]

I'd certainly like to be proved wrong, but I'm starting to feel that Rob Key's disparaging opinion of the NZ bowling is probably on the money.

[SaintK]

So England make their first 50 run first innings stand in England since 2018.

Ominous.

First time in a decade they've gone the first session without losing an opener in a home test!

.................and Sibley gone, immediately after lunch!!!

[ScarfaceClaw]

So England make their first 50 run first innings stand in England since 2018.

Ominous.

First time in a decade they've gone the first session without losing an opener in a home test!

.................and Sibley gone, immediately after lunch!!!

The collapse is on.

[Kiwias]

So England make their first 50 run first innings stand in England since 2018.

Ominous.

First time in a decade they've gone the first session without losing an opener in a home test!

.................and Sibley gone, immediately after lunch!!!

And Crawley nearly beats him back to the dressing room

[Hal Jordan]

Normal service resumed.

[ScarfaceClaw]

Root gone caught behind.

[Kiwias]

Root totally irresponsible

[Kiwias]

Oh boy England - if you fail to beat this side in your own backyard then you should be hanging your heads in shame!!

Counter-point: we're quite bad

Counter to your counter - do you have a Matt Henry?

Henry gets his second after lunch

[Rinkals]

I'd certainly like to be proved wrong, but I'm starting to feel that Rob Key's disparaging opinion of the NZ bowling is probably on the money.

I'll claim all three of those.

[Insane_Homer]

I'd certainly like to be proved wrong, but I'm starting to feel that Rob Key's disparaging opinion of the NZ bowling is probably on the money.

I'll claim all three of those.

[ScarfaceClaw]

I didn’t even realise Crawley had come and gone. For some reason I didn’t click that Root was in at four.

[handyman]

South Africa XI: 1 Aiden Markram, 2 Dean Elgar (cap), 3 Keegan Petersen, 4 Rassie van der Dussen, 5 Kyle Verreynne, 6 Quinton de Kock (wk), 7 Wiaan Mulder, 8 Kagiso Rabada, 9 Keshav Maharaj, 10 Lungi Ngidi, 11 Anrich Nortje

West Indies XI: 1 Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), 2 Shai Hope, 3 Nkrumah Bonner, 4 Kyle Mayers, 5 Jermaine Blackwood, 6 Roston Chase, 7 Joshua Da Silva (wk), 8 Jason Holder, 9 Rahkeem Cornwall, 10 Kemar Roach, 11 Jayden Seales

[Big Nipper]

I think that is now 1 toss won in the last 10 outings (Im not entirely sure, not sure how to look this up)

[Thor Sedan]

Counter-point: we're quite bad

Counter to your counter - do you have a Matt Henry?

Henry gets his second after lunch

This Thor guy knows feck all about cricket - ammaright?

[Insane_Homer]

Nortje gets the breakthrough and then a second. Surely he need to be the new ball bowler with Rabada now?

[JM2K6]

Bracey with another duck. Hoo boy we're fragile!

[Hal Jordan]

Overcast morning in England against the most English of foreign attacks, but a promise of hotter on subsequent days. Best bat first and make sure we pick two out and out pacemen and no spinner.