The Official Cricket Thread

[Ymx]

Wowzers I just popped out for my jab and 6 more wickets gone !!!

[Ymx]

Still, Wood is in, and England not out of this until he’s gone.

[Sandstorm]

That’s some collapse.

[Kiwias]

NZ wilting like a thin bit of cheese under the grill.

Great description but wrong team.

[Enzedder]

Mark Wood could be wide open for an arm-ball I think. He backs away heaps

Edit - bugger; he saw it coming

[Ymx]

NZ not allowed to try the ball check??

[Ymx]

Boom! Wood gone.

Good old ball replacement. Umpire must have handed over the wrong special ball to Wagner.

[Ymx]

Broad gone . (middle stump)

[Gumboot]

Crikey, didn't expect to find the game quite so well advanced this morning.

[Certain Navigator]

Rob Key was a bit disparaging about the NZ attack in the first England innings, and though I thought he was being very unfair at the time, it really does seem that they don't have the bowlers to take twenty wickets.

England really should have won this but I don't see NZ getting into this good a position again. I can easily see England winning the rest of the games this series.

Not one of the great predictions...

[Certain Navigator]

Anyway, good article about the nonsense that is English cricket: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/ ... es-cricket

Also mentions how the first thing Silverwood did with Archer was make him bowl 42 overs in an innings, and under Silverwood he's averaging 43 with the ball...

He’s got a good point about the vagueness and half hearted approach in this series. While NZ are number one in the rankings they are nowhere near the best team in the world. What sort of statement would it have been for England if they walked out with an absolute swagger and treated NZ with disdain. Smash them at every turn and walk out of the series pointing at Aus saying you’re next.

Instead they’ve not really pushed anything. As the article says, it’s a warm up match/net session approach.

So what is the "best team"? Can't be Oz (beaten by India at home). Can't be India (smashed by NZ away). Certainly not England (currently being smashed at home by the NZ B team).

[ScarfaceClaw]

Anyway, good article about the nonsense that is English cricket: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/ ... es-cricket

Also mentions how the first thing Silverwood did with Archer was make him bowl 42 overs in an innings, and under Silverwood he's averaging 43 with the ball...

He’s got a good point about the vagueness and half hearted approach in this series. While NZ are number one in the rankings they are nowhere near the best team in the world. What sort of statement would it have been for England if they walked out with an absolute swagger and treated NZ with disdain. Smash them at every turn and walk out of the series pointing at Aus saying you’re next.

Instead they’ve not really pushed anything. As the article says, it’s a warm up match/net session approach.

So what is the "best team"? Can't be Oz (beaten by India at home). Can't be India (smashed by NZ away). Certainly not England (currently being smashed at home by the NZ B team).

I’d have India, Australia, England and Sefrica all ahead of NZ as world test teams.

[Rinkals]

Rob Key was a bit disparaging about the NZ attack in the first England innings, and though I thought he was being very unfair at the time, it really does seem that they don't have the bowlers to take twenty wickets.

England really should have won this but I don't see NZ getting into this good a position again. I can easily see England winning the rest of the games this series.

Not one of the great predictions...

Don't worry about it, mate.

The Mockers seem to have fallen for it, though.

[JM2K6]

He’s got a good point about the vagueness and half hearted approach in this series. While NZ are number one in the rankings they are nowhere near the best team in the world. What sort of statement would it have been for England if they walked out with an absolute swagger and treated NZ with disdain. Smash them at every turn and walk out of the series pointing at Aus saying you’re next.

Instead they’ve not really pushed anything. As the article says, it’s a warm up match/net session approach.

So what is the "best team"? Can't be Oz (beaten by India at home). Can't be India (smashed by NZ away). Certainly not England (currently being smashed at home by the NZ B team).

I’d have India, Australia, England and Sefrica all ahead of NZ as world test teams.

?? England and SA are in a sorry state.

[Sandstorm]

?? England and SA are in a sorry state.

Yup. Both have bowlers taking wickets, but short of batters making runs.

[Certain Navigator]

He’s got a good point about the vagueness and half hearted approach in this series. While NZ are number one in the rankings they are nowhere near the best team in the world. What sort of statement would it have been for England if they walked out with an absolute swagger and treated NZ with disdain. Smash them at every turn and walk out of the series pointing at Aus saying you’re next.

Instead they’ve not really pushed anything. As the article says, it’s a warm up match/net session approach.

So what is the "best team"? Can't be Oz (beaten by India at home). Can't be India (smashed by NZ away). Certainly not England (currently being smashed at home by the NZ B team).

I’d have India, Australia, England and Sefrica all ahead of NZ as world test teams.

Fair enough, but on what basis? Obviously not performance.

[Kiwias]

Rob Key was a bit disparaging about the NZ attack in the first England innings, and though I thought he was being very unfair at the time, it really does seem that they don't have the bowlers to take twenty wickets.

England really should have won this but I don't see NZ getting into this good a position again. I can easily see England winning the rest of the games this series.

Not one of the great predictions...

Except that the BCs have taken 20 wickets in multiple tests in the last couple of years, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England, and WIndies. Our real failures have been against Australia,

[ScarfaceClaw]

Stone gone first ball of the day. NZ need 38.

Edit: not Pammy like I originally said.

[Gumboot]

Boult gets Stone caught behind first ball of the day.

Not a bad start.

[Kiwias]

Boult finishes England’s innings with his first ball. Stone caught behind.

[ScarfaceClaw]

Please don’t mess this up NZ.

[Gumboot]

These small chases can sometimes be tricky...

[Thor Sedan]

Poor start from NZ. Expect better from Boult.

[ScarfaceClaw]

These small chases can sometimes be tricky...

NZ has the record of being 26 all out.

[Thor Sedan]

So what do we reckon - coast home with maybe 1 falling. Or NZ to give us a ride being 20 for 5 after 20 overs.

[JM2K6]

NZ will get it in about 5 overs.

[Kiwias]

Wrapped up within the hour

[ScarfaceClaw]

NZ will get it in about 5 overs.

They should bat all day for the Craig.

[ScarfaceClaw]

England should give everyone an over bowling. Open with Bracey.

[JM2K6]

England should give everyone an over bowling. Open with Bracey.

They don't want to shame him any further by having someone else be a better keeper.

[JM2K6]

The collapse is on!

[ScarfaceClaw]

So what do we reckon - coast home with maybe 1 falling. Or NZ to give us a ride being 20 for 5 after 20 overs.

There’s the one down. FFS NZ.

[Thor Sedan]

I think we are going to be treated to a NZ 'doing it tough' morning.

[Kiwias]

England should give everyone an over bowling. Open with Bracey.

They don't want to shame him any further by having someone else be a better keeper.

You assume the BC batsmen would let any balls from Bracey go through to the keeper.

[Kiwias]

So what do we reckon - coast home with maybe 1 falling. Or NZ to give us a ride being 20 for 5 after 20 overs.

There’s the one down. FFS NZ.

That’ll be the 1 to fall.

[Gumboot]

England should give everyone an over bowling. Open with Bracey.

They don't want to shame him any further by having someone else be a better keeper.

Harsh, but fair.

[Kiwias]

Latham now has 4,000 runs in test cricket. Well done indeed.

[tabascoboy]

I think we may have left our bowlers with just a bit too much to do...

[ScarfaceClaw]

Latham plays an absolutely glorious on drive where not even the fielders bothered to run and the commentators don’t even mention it. Was that a highlight or did it actually happen?

[SaintK]

I think we may have left our bowlers with just a bit too much to do...

Haven't we won yet?