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[OomStruisbaai]

One left at the Groot Gat on wednesday

[Insane_Homer]

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[FalseBayFC]

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Amazing that they could go 320 plus after that startt.

[inactionman]

Malan skies one trying to hoick to cow corner, but what a great knock.

[Paddington Bear]

Buttler is in another league entirely.

[inactionman]

Did Moeen just attempt a tennis forehand? Is that even allowed?

Puts the next delivery into the stands. They're flying here.

Shamsi dropping short a fair bit here - surely better to risk being driven than flayed for 6?

[FalseBayFC]

Did Moeen just attempt a tennis forehand? Is that even allowed?

Puts the next delivery into the stands. They're flying here.

Shamsi dropping short a fair bit here - surely better to risk being driven than flayed for 6?

And Moeen mows one.

[Paddington Bear]

Did Moeen just attempt a tennis forehand? Is that even allowed?

Puts the next delivery into the stands. They're flying here.

Shamsi dropping short a fair bit here - surely better to risk being driven than flayed for 6?

Yep, precious few limitations on how you bat providing you only hit it once

[inactionman]

Did Moeen just attempt a tennis forehand? Is that even allowed?

Puts the next delivery into the stands. They're flying here.

Shamsi dropping short a fair bit here - surely better to risk being driven than flayed for 6?

Yep, precious few limitations on how you bat providing you only hit it once

I think I'd dislocate a wrist if I tried it, can't see if catching on.

[Thor Sedan]

Tickner and Ferguson are truly awful for NZ. They are so hittable.

India are going to put 240 on us.....

[JM2K6]

It bears mentioning that Jason "all class" Roy's failed twice since that ton, and his innings today was back to the dire scratchy stuff

[Thor Sedan]

It bears mentioning that Jason "all class" Roy's failed twice since that ton, and his innings today was back to the dire scratchy stuff

Could be worse....you could be relying on Finn Allen to be your fast starter.

But Roy does seem to be turning in to a bit of a Craig McMillan kind of player. Gets a good score and people say 'he's back'! Then scratches around for a few innings - people start grumbling - doesn't improve - people start calling for him to be dropped and he delivers a world class innings. People forget his form and the cycle begins again.

[JM2K6]

It bears mentioning that Jason "all class" Roy's failed twice since that ton, and his innings today was back to the dire scratchy stuff

Could be worse....you could be relying on Finn Allen to be your fast starter.

But Roy does seem to be turning in to a bit of a Craig McMillan kind of player. Gets a good score and people say 'he's back'! Then scratches around for a few innings - people start grumbling - doesn't improve - people start calling for him to be dropped and he delivers a world class innings. People forget his form and the cycle begins again.

Ah to be fair he'd have killed for a big score during his extended period of awful form. He couldn't buy one. But the fact remains that he was having a horror show in the SA T20 tournament, then hit a cracking ton, and now it's back to the shite again. I'd almost prefer it if he hadn't hit that ton.

[OomStruisbaai]

Massive total by England. Our lot will have to bat good to come close.

[Insane_Homer]

NZ 7/3 chasing 234

13/4

Temba off to a good start, Hendricks thinks is a test.

[Thor Sedan]

I know that no one has done much of note in this series......but seriously.....what the hell is Finn Allen for?

[Enzedder]

Guess who got the fine for celebrating too much





(Pic is a few hours old so maybe they have redressed this by now)

[JM2K6]

Somewhat misleading photos...

[SaintK]

Brooks at it again! Warm up match in Hamilton

Harry Brook hit five sixes in an over as England warmed up for the first Test against New Zealand with typical aggression in Hamilton.
Brook made 97 of the 465 all out England piled up in only 69.2 overs on day one of the two-day pink-ball match against a New Zealand XI.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/64564913

[JM2K6]

Brooks at it again! Warm up match in Hamilton

Harry Brook hit five sixes in an over as England warmed up for the first Test against New Zealand with typical aggression in Hamilton.
Brook made 97 of the 465 all out England piled up in only 69.2 overs on day one of the two-day pink-ball match against a New Zealand XI.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/64564913

What I really like about this is how it's affected the guys not in the side. Look at the Lions - Haseeb Hameed's gone from a guy scratching around for the occasional run to having hit 145 off 172 against the actual England bowlers, and 81 off 109 against Sri Lanka A. Every other batsman is doing the same. Lees, Abell, Bohannon, Haines, etc - all scoring runs at a rapid rate.

[inactionman]

Cricket is such a mental game - not in the sense it's mad, but so much of success is influenced by mental aspects.

Wondering what it is that Baz and Ben have done that others couldn't do - it's not just letting people hit out, as we've previously seen England try to blast their way out of trouble and fail miserably, but instil that absolute confidence that they'll succeed.

[assfly]

Has there ever been a test match with three declarations?

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/wes ... cket-score

[Guy Smiley]

Has there ever been a test match with three declarations?

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/wes ... cket-score

You should read the stuff you link for us to read.

Roger Sawh : "Just realized that the first 3 innings of this test were all declared...wonder how often that has happened before!" This was the sixth instance.

[assfly]

Has there ever been a test match with three declarations?

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/wes ... cket-score

You should read the stuff you link for us to read.

Roger Sawh : "Just realized that the first 3 innings of this test were all declared...wonder how often that has happened before!" This was the sixth instance.

Why, when you can and Roger can do the work for me?

[Gumboot]

Has there ever been a test match with three declarations?

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/wes ... cket-score

You should read the stuff you link for us to read.

Roger Sawh : "Just realized that the first 3 innings of this test were all declared...wonder how often that has happened before!" This was the sixth instance.

Why, when you can and Roger can do the work for me?

You posted the link but now you're saying you didn't even bother reading it yourself? Come on, man...

[assfly]

You posted the link but now you're saying you didn't even bother reading it yourself? Come on, man...

It's a live cricket feed ffs

[Guy Smiley]

You posted the link but now you're saying you didn't even bother reading it yourself? Come on, man...

It's a live cricket feed ffs

Nope.

[Grandpa]

You posted the link but now you're saying you didn't even bother reading it yourself? Come on, man...

It's a live cricket feed ffs

Nope.

It seems to have times against various comments in play... so it may have been before 6pm when Assfly posted the link originally?

6pm That concludes the action from this match. It started as a rainy affair, but we got to see some solid cricket. We almost had a result too, but the draw does not seem like an unfair result given how the game went. Ashish is working on his report right now, so be sure to check that out for a recap of how the final day went down. For now, this is Abhimanyu signing off on behalf of Ashish Pant and Venkat Raghav.


Roger Sawh : "Just realized that the first 3 innings of this test were all declared...wonder how often that has happened before!" This was the sixth instance.

[Enzedder]

So, the Pom test is due to start on Tuesday in Tauranga.

Ah, no...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300801 ... ew-zealand

[SaintK]

So, the Pom test is due to start on Tuesday in Tauranga.

Ah, no...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300801 ... ew-zealand

Oh dear

[Grandpa]

So, the Pom test is due to start on Tuesday in Tauranga.

Ah, no...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300801 ... ew-zealand

Thursday 16th it starts according to the BBC?

[Jambanja]

So, the Pom test is due to start on Tuesday in Tauranga.

Ah, no...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300801 ... ew-zealand

Thursday 16th it starts according to the BBC?

I thought it started on Thursday too, I was going to get tickets, will have to see how this storm pans out

[Enzedder]

Bugger - they organised that badly, didn't they. Now we get an under-prepared greentop

[Jb1981]

Have cricket openers ever been more redundant than the NZ pair at the Women’s T20 World Cup?

Two games in and they* have faced a combined six balls for no runs and four wickets.

* three players.

[-RB-]

Bugger - they organised that badly, didn't they. Now we get an under-prepared greentop

Lucky we have Trent Boult chomping at the bit ready to go.....

[Gordon Bennett]

Bugger - they organised that badly, didn't they. Now we get an under-prepared greentop

Lucky we have Trent Boult chomping at the bit ready to go.....

Those bastards have selected Scott Kuggeleijn instead too. Not only has only only taken 8 first class wickets in the past two seasons, but he doesn't know the meaning of 'no'. NZC can fuck off if they think I'm supporting a team with that **** in.

Apparently, the morals of selecting someone who relinquished his NZC contract is more dubious than selecting someone who admitted in court that the complainant had said no, just not dozens of times.

[Thor Sedan]

Bugger - they organised that badly, didn't they. Now we get an under-prepared greentop

Lucky we have Trent Boult chomping at the bit ready to go.....

Those bastards have selected Scott Kuggeleijn instead too. Not only has only only taken 8 first class wickets in the past two seasons, but he doesn't know the meaning of 'no'. NZC can fuck off if they think I'm supporting a team with that **** in.

Apparently, the morals of selecting someone who relinquished his NZC contract is more dubious than selecting someone who admitted in court that the complainant had said no, just not dozens of times.

Yep - Kuggeleijn is a massive black cloud over NZ cricket. I can't support him or wish him success.

NZ cricket needs to perform well in this short series. The whole association is struggling - men having very little to celebrate and the women's team going backwards at a frightening rate of knots.

[Biffer]

Scotland thrashed Namibia by ten wickets this morning in Nepal to win the CWC league 2. 103 from 61 balls for George Munsey chasing Namibia's 157 all out.

That means they are seeded 6th for the CWC Qualifier in Zimbabwe later this year.

[Sandstorm]

Scotland thrashed Namibia by ten wickets this morning in Nepal to win the CWC league 2. 103 from 61 balls for George Munsey chasing Namibia's 157 all out.

That means they are seeded 6th for the CWC Qualifier in Zimbabwe later this year.

Might end up playing SA in the qualifiers.

[Enzedder]

Test match day in Tauranga - a pink ball test. Toss due to take place about when summer afternoon thunderstorms are due to form.

No Boult as the powers that be reckon he's not up to test cricket after a diet of T20 - stupid bastards.

Not really looking forward to this one.

Form guide

New Zealand DDLLL (last five Tests, most recent first)
England WWWWW

In the spotlight: Neil Wagner and Ben Duckett

At 36, Neil Wagner may be more vital than ever for New Zealand. Boult's decision to step back from Test duty, Colin de Grandhomme's outright retirement, and Jamieson's injury mean the bowling attack is going through something of a transition. Regardless of the long- and short-term issues that have arisen, it was probably about time given the age profile of a group that has served New Zealand with the utmost distinction. The task of bowling to England's batters with a ball that doesn't move all that much sounds daunting, but Wagner, even with his powers waning, has the requisite attitude to rise to that challenge. Of course, Wagner's bumper barrages will tide New Zealand over when the ball goes quiet, but the theatre he creates every time he has the ball will be a challenge to the machismo of a top order that has pretty much had it going its own way since coming together. New Zealand need every bit of the Wagner that has 15 dismissals at an average of 22.93 at Bay Oval.

Ben Duckett is the man in possession at the top of the order, and rightly so after a hugely impressive return to the Test set-up in Pakistan, six years after his previous appearance. But while his angular, sweep-dominant style was ideally suited to those slow, low pitches, the more seam-friendly challenge in New Zealand could be an important marker ahead of an Ashes series in early-season England, and against one of the most potent pace attacks in the world. In the ODIs in South Africa, Duckett's low-base cut shot proved his downfall on more than one occasion, and Pat Cummins et al would doubtless be taking notes. His attitude fits the England outlook like a glove, but can his technique prove sufficiently transferrable?

Team news: Stuart Broad back, Blair Tickner set for debut

Injuries and life events mean New Zealand will have two debutants in their XI. Blair Tickner has been confirmed as one of them, but a decision on the other will be made on the morning of the Test after a final look at the pitch. The call-up of Scott Kuggeleijn gives Southee an all-round option to call upon while Jacob Duffy or Ish Sodhi are the full-time pace and legspin alternatives. One imagines Sodhi is the third of the three options given the ball in use and the state of the pitch.

New Zealand: 1 Tom Latham, 2 Devon Conway, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Henry Nicholls, 5 Daryl Mitchell, 6 Tom Blundell (wk), 7 Michael Bracewell, 8 Scott Kuggeleijn/Jacob Duffy, 9 Tim Southee (capt), 10 Neil Wagner, 11 Blair Tickner

Stuart Broad is set to return and the batting line-up is staying as is from the Pakistan series. Consistency, as ever, is the name of the game, even with a different-colour ball and playing hours (it's a 2pm start, with the 20-minute break coming first). There was a school of thought that perhaps Olly Stone's extra pace could be a neat alternative to James Anderson and Ollie Robinson, particularly given the ball can be hard to pick up as the artificial lights take over and bouncers will be necessary once the lateral movement stops. But the best XI will take to the field, no questions asked.

England: 1 Zak Crawley, 2 Ben Duckett, 3 Ollie Pope, 4 Joe Root, 5 Harry Brook, 6 Ben Stokes (capt), 7 Ben Foakes (wk), 8 Ollie Robinson, 9 Jack Leach, 10 Stuart Broad, 11 James Anderson