New Zealand v England 28 Nov- 18 Dec 2024 (3 Tests)

[PhatBoy]

Young being dropped after a good Indian tour is rough.

Also no Jamie Smith for England?

Paternity leave

Harsh on Young but realistically there’s no one else they are going to leave out aside from Philips but they like his bowling

 

[yabsy]

A typical Latham innings, he often looks good but doesn't go on with it.

I would say 47 off only 54 balls is not a typical innings by him

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[MJG14]

Stokes serving up some real party pies.

Will probably get a wicket soon then

 

[yabsy]

24 overs for the session

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[yabsy]

Oh dear, Ravindra got a little nick on that...England wont be happy when they walk into the dressing room

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[Plugger35]

Not a bad session after getting sent in to bat with only 2 wickets down.

It could have been 3 if England reviewed that thin edge from Ravindra.

 

[Grumpyshades]

Oh dear, Ravindra got a little nick on that...England wont be happu when they walk into the dressing room

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they usually appeal for everything

 

[sabso]

It's a shame Ollie Robinson couldn't get his papers sorted in time. He should have been much further up in the keeper queue, then we wouldn't be playing Bethell and likely getting the piss ripped out of us for doing so.

This is Pope's 4th test as keeper, always as a stand in. He batted 3 while keeper in one and a half tests v Pak in 2022 and scored plenty of runs.

Now is the perfect time for the Stokes-O'Rourke player swap.

 

[Grumpyshades]

the england team looks ordinary

 

[yabsy]

It's a shame Ollie Robinson couldn't get his papers sorted in time. He should have been much further up in the keeper queue, then we wouldn't be playing Bethell and likely getting the piss ripped out of us for doing so.

This is Pope's 4th test as keeper, always as a stand in. He batted 3 while keeper in one and a half tests v Pak in 2022 and scored plenty of runs.

Now is the perfect time for the Stokes-O'Rourke player swap.

Apparently Robinson is on route to NZ now & should be keeping in the next 2 tests...Pope's just doing another fill in job.

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[Plugger35]

That's a gift from Ravindra, hitting a full toss from Bashir straight to mid wicket.

 

[Plugger35]

A fifty for Williamson, hopefully he can turn that into a hundred.

 

[western royboy]

A fifty for Williamson, hopefully he can turn that into a hundred.

Double

 

[Bedi]

Foakes being 3rd in line is a big drop. No other team goes through keepers like England. Also wonder if Bairstow will ever get another game

 

[Bedi]

Apparently Robinson is on route to NZ now & should be keeping in the next 2 tests...Pope's just doing another fill in job.

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England having two Ollie Robinsons is weird. Not like it's a common name. Has there ever been two players with the same name in the same side before?

 

[Plugger35]

England having two Ollie Robinsons is weird. Not like it's a common name. Has there ever been two players with the same name in the same side before?

When I heard England were flying Ollie Robinson out I thought they were talking about the bowler rather than another keeper.

 

[hawkman]

Probably need to win some games to really worry about it

This is a total Bazball English team - a fourth choice keeper and a lad batting at No.3 with 0 first class hundreds - the County system shunned

Sacrifice a young player at 3 just so Root can bat 4

 

[Plugger35]

Another pretty good session for us, just losing the one wicket for 89 runs.

England will be regretting bowling first unless we collapse in the last session which isn't looking likely.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Another pretty good session for us, just losing the one wicket for 89 runs.

England will be regretting bowling first unless we collapse in the last session which isn't looking likely.

In NZ it's generally bowl first but make it count or else, flattens right out and is a beauty to bat on.

 

[PhatBoy]

England having two Ollie Robinsons is weird. Not like it's a common name. Has there ever been two players with the same name in the same side before?

Australia had two Wayne Phillips’ within the same 7-8 years

Edit: just checked, it was within 6.

The second of them I remember came in for one test against India - famous for the century Tendulkar made at 18 years of age in Perth in 1992

 

[RookiePick]

Probably need to win some games to really worry about it


Sacrifice a young player at 3 just so Root can bat 4

What do we call getting McSweeney to open then?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

What do we call getting McSweeney to open then?

Least worst option, lets not preted we had too many options and don't say Bancroft lol

 

[Plugger35]

In NZ it's generally bowl first but make it count or else, flattens right out and is a beauty to bat on.

Teams often get sucked into green looking pitches in NZ which aren't as helpful as they look for bowlers which is the case today.

That being said the England bowlers haven't bowled that well so far, the likes of Broad and Anderson would've got more out of it.

 

[corbies]

England having two Ollie Robinsons is weird. Not like it's a common name. Has there ever been two players with the same name in the same side before?

Eleven Gentlemen of Godalming and District v Twelve Caesars at Godalming, 8-9 Aug 1850

This team has two John Caesars, two Benjamin Caesars and two George Caesars .

 

[Plugger35]

Mitchell throwing his wicket away like Ravindra, we are keeping England in this.