Black Caps vs England Series

[Chris B.]

All out for 280.

O'Rourke with a good catch in the outfield.

That's quite a middling score - which they would have taken at 43/4 but not at 217/4.

Or at least I wouldn't have but then would've.

[KiwiMurph]

Good to see a much better catching effort. Amazing the difference it can make

[Chris B.]

Conway goes cheaply again.

Must be tempting even Gary Stead's patience. Though I guess he has 3 x50s in his last 10 test innings. But, he doesn't really look like getting a big score.

[KiwiMurph]

What a delivery. The luck goes the other way that time

[Chris B.]

@KiwiMurph Yeah - Little Kane gets a life back from the eight we gave away last time!

[Chris B.]

Tommy not so lucky - chops one on that he didn't need to play. Nothing shot.

[ACT Crusader]

@Chris-B said in Black Caps vs England Series:

Tommy not so lucky - chops one on that he didn't need to play. Nothing shot.

That was amateur hour. Bat out wide doing nothing on a wide delivery. Terrible cricket.

[Chris B.]

@ACT-Crusader Tom has not scored many more runs than Devon over the last 18 months.

He looks organized, but then plays a loose shot and gets out.

Rachin edges one onto his pad and it balloons away for Carse to make a good catch.

And we're struggling!

[KiwiMurph]

Be a great time for Will Young to bat

Oh wait

[Chris B.]

Kane gone - O'Rourke being asked to bat 20 minutes as nightwatchman.

Seems like an odd decision. He'll do well to survive that long and then what?

[ACT Crusader]

O’Rourke getting some tough deliveries.

[Bovidae]

@Chris-B said in Black Caps vs England Series:

@ACT-Crusader Tom has not scored many more runs than Devon over the last 18 months.

In the newspaper today: Latham is averaging 25.5 this year in 10 tests, and hasn't scored a century since Dec 2022 (in Pakistan).

[Chris B.]

But, it's Mitch who gets out and Blundell has to bat anyway.

England well on top, now!

[MN5]

@Chris-B said in Black Caps vs England Series:

Kane gone - O'Rourke being asked to bat 20 minutes as nightwatchman.

Seems like an odd decision. He'll do well to survive that long and then what?

A nightwatchman for Blundell is ironic considering he’s basically been a nightwatchman for the batsmen below him for as long as I remember

[MN5]

I’ve probably whinged about it before but I hate the idea of a night watchman. Particularly given it’s likely they’ll have bowled heaps that day. A batsman’s job is to fucken bat even if it is for a few minutes at the end of the day.

[ACT Crusader]

Love the field placement.

[NTA]

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@NTA is confused because hes used to seeing W . WW . . . W after the 1st Test vs India

[Chris B.]

@MN5 said in Black Caps vs England Series:

I’ve probably whinged about it before but I hate the idea of a night watchman. Particularly given it’s likely they’ll have bowled heaps that day. A batsman’s job is to fucken bat even if it is for a few minutes at the end of the day.

I don't mind it for maybe half a dozen balls, because there's significant risk to an important asset - with very little to gain.

But, sending O'Rourke out with 20 minutes to play?

There's much I don't understand about our strategies!

[Rapido]

Pushing Phillips down to 8 is a sensible decision by a totally not-a-rabble outfit.

Although it has prised the deadweight out of the number 6 position with a well deserved demotion below O'Rourke.

[MN5]

@Chris-B said in Black Caps vs England Series:

@MN5 said in Black Caps vs England Series:

I’ve probably whinged about it before but I hate the idea of a night watchman. Particularly given it’s likely they’ll have bowled heaps that day. A batsman’s job is to fucken bat even if it is for a few minutes at the end of the day.

I don't mind it for maybe half a dozen balls, because there's significant risk to an important asset - with very little to gain.

But, sending O'Rourke out with 20 minutes to play?

There's much I don't understand about our strategies!

Are we still talking Blundell ?