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

[katana]

This would be a pretty cool thing if this were allowed on Australian grounds at the end of a first days play.

man. must be lovely to watch quality test cricket at grounds like this.

 

[PhatBoy]

man. must be lovely to watch quality test cricket at grounds like this.

I’d love to experience the history of a few of the English grounds and the vitality of some of the Indian ones just to tick them off the bucket list but man give me this, Galle, Newlands, some of the Caribbean grounds like Windsor Park Dominica, Darren Sammy stadium and on a warmer day Bellerive, any day.

 

[Plugger35]

A typical dumb Southee slog, now Phillips is just left with the no.11 O'Rourke.

 

[NYRB]

English team coming to Day 2 of the 1st Test. Environmental friendly.

 

[Bedi]

Phillips is a very handy player to come in at 7

 

[Plugger35]

All out for 348, a very handy 58 from Phillips, without his knock and Stokes dropping him we would have had a total under 300.

 

[hawkman]

Is O'Rourke a worse bat than Chris Martin? Martin at least averaged above 2

 

[ioppolo]

English team coming to Day 2 of the 1st Test. Environmental friendly.

Just when you think they couldn't be bigger flogs, they prove us wrong.

 

[Plugger35]

Is O'Rourke a worse bat than Chris Martin? Martin at least averaged above 2

From what I have seen O'Rourke is better, he at least knows which end of the bat to hold and has a decent defence unlike Martin.

 

[Bedi]

It being not out would make this even more satisfying

 

[Plugger35]

Henry strikes to remove Crawley for a duck.

Umpire's call for the lbw but it looked out, Crawley didn't even review it.

 

[Retzlaff]

English team coming to Day 2 of the 1st Test. Environmental friendly.

Saving the planet and test cricket

 

[Bedi]

Bethell first runs in test cricket.

 

[PhatBoy]

I don’t wish ‘ill’ on any player as such - there’s obviously players I want to see succeed or fail more than others but I don’t openly hope someone’s career dies or they end up an abject failure; it’s their profession and livelihood.

But this Bethel experiment is taking Bazzball to a far bigger extreme than any run-rate or declaration ever has.

I get picking a fast scoring county batsman with a mid 30s average who can smack a century and take a game away from an opponent over a stodgy type who has been averaging 40 over a decade and poses no threat to a decent test opposition. It’s proactive and different.

I don’t get this. It reeks of doing something for the sake of doing it.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

You'll never heard the end of it if he gets a score too

 

[PhatBoy]

You'll never heard the end of it if he gets a score too

Oh it will be vindication of the highest level: ‘our selectors and tactics are spot on, we knew better’ etc.

To be perfectly honest his technique looks quite sound despite a lot of plays and misses. He doesn’t follow the ball

 

[PhatBoy]

Well that won’t be happening today

 

[PhatBoy]

Oh here we go

 

[PhatBoy]

That’s a great ball - and again he didn’t spar at it or anything. Fair play

 

[yabsy]

Great first wicket for wicket for Smith

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[Plugger35]

One debutant gets out the other, great ball from Smith, thankfully it wasn't a no ball.

 

[Bedi]

That would have been very cruel for yr first wicket to be a no ball. Thought Bethell looked pretty good out there but in the sheds for 9 on debut is a fail

 

[Plugger35]

Now Smith bowls Root, huge wicket.

 

[Bedi]

Huge wicket!

 

[Bedi]

Darren Lehmann would've enjoyed that one