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Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:58 pm n-sync.png

inactionman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 2:25 pm 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?

inactionman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 2:25 pm 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?

Paddington Bear wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 2:29 pm

inactionman wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 2:25 pm 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

JM2K6 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 3:11 pm 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 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 3:16 pm

JM2K6 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2023 3:11 pm 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.

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.

SaintK wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 11:09 am 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

assfly wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 12:20 pm Has there ever been a test match with three declarations?

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

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.

Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:22 pm

assfly wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 12:20 pm 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 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 5:37 am

Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:22 pm

assfly wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2023 12:20 pm 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 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 6:56 am You posted the link but now you're saying you didn't even bother reading it yourself? Come on, man...

assfly wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:46 am

Gumboot wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 6:56 am 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 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:47 am

assfly wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:46 am

Gumboot wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 6:56 am 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.

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 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:54 pm So, the Pom test is due to start on Tuesday in Tauranga.

Ah, no...

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

Enzedder wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:54 pm So, the Pom test is due to start on Tuesday in Tauranga.

Ah, no...

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

Grandpa wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:59 pm

Enzedder wrote: ↑Thu Feb 09, 2023 4:54 pm 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?

Enzedder wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 6:25 am Bugger - they organised that badly, didn't they. Now we get an under-prepared greentop

-RB- wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:08 am

Enzedder wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 6:25 am 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 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:02 am

-RB- wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 6:08 am

Enzedder wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 6:25 am 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.

Biffer wrote: ↑Wed Feb 15, 2023 1:09 pm 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.

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