Black Caps v England Test series

[akan004]

We will have to bat for a day and a half to save this test. On this pitch, that should be very doable.

[hydro11]

I don't give us much chance of a draw or win.

[Chris B.]

@hydro11 Should be a pretty interesting final day.

England has to win to draw the series so they may have to give us carrot to chase.

Some of it depends on whether we can knock a few of them over tomorrow morning and with the new ball to stop them accelerating their run rate.

I'm guessing they'll hope to leave us around 400 in a bit more than four sessions. That's probably too many to win, but on this pitch we should be able to bat four sessions to save it - if the pitch doesn't start to play tricks. Stoneman and Vince weren't in much trouble most of the time.

[MN5]

Hard to see our top order shitting itself so badly two times in a row. I'm extremely confident we can hold on to win the series.

[Gunner]

@mn5 said in Black Caps v England Test series:

Hard to see our top order shitting itself so badly two times in a row. I'm extremely confident we can hold on to win the series.

Time for another ‘McCullum/Watling special’ only one half of the act is gooone.

[booboo]

@mn5 said in Black Caps v England Test series:

Hard to see our top order shitting itself so badly two times in a row. I'm extremely confident we can hold on to win the series.

How long have you been following the Black Caps?

[MN5]

@booboo said in Black Caps v England Test series:

@mn5 said in Black Caps v England Test series:

Hard to see our top order shitting itself so badly two times in a row. I'm extremely confident we can hold on to win the series.

How long have you been following the Black Caps?

This team is far better than the shit one's of yesteryear.

[Gunner]

CDG gets stokes straight after lunch.
Bairstow nicked the cover off one very next over but fucking umpire doesn’t give it.
We obviously wasted our reviews already.
That was the opening we needed, bloody umpire!!!!!!!

[Mokey]

Two quick wickets after lunch, Stokes and Broad back in the hut. England 7 down now, lead 341 - maybe a flurry until tea then declare and unleash Anderson and Broad etc at us with a new ball?

[Godder]

England should declare, we won't get the runs.

[booboo]

Poms lose their 9th and declare

382 to win off 133 overs.

[booboo]

No draw unless weather intervenes I reckon.

If NZ bats out the time they'll get the runs.

A lot of runs to get though.

[Chris B.]

There's raindrops on at least one camera lens - that overhead cloud should generate enough new ball swing to be testing. We'll be lucky to save this - I reckon!

Really need Raval and Latham to dig in.

[No Quarter]

100 too many I'd say, but stranger things have happened. New ball is going to be tough in overcast conditions.

[booboo]

@booboo said in Black Caps v England Test series:

Poms lose their 9th and declare

382 to win off 133 overs.

138 overs apparently.

[booboo]

4 to start ! Crikey

[Tim]

So CDG is averaging about 27.4 with the ball, and 37.8 with the bat.

Not many tests, but if he can keep it up ...

[MN5]

@tim said in Black Caps v England Test series:

So CDG is averaging about 27.4 with the ball, and 37.8 with the bat.

Not many tests, but if he can keep it up ...

He's stolen Anderson/Neeshams test careers!

[Godder]

@tim said in Black Caps v England Test series:

So CDG is averaging about 27.4 with the ball, and 37.8 with the bat.

Not many tests, but if he can keep it up ...

Might keep him on...

[MN5]

@godder said in Black Caps v England Test series:

@tim said in Black Caps v England Test series:

So CDG is averaging about 27.4 with the ball, and 37.8 with the bat.

Not many tests, but if he can keep it up ...

Might keep him on...

If he still has those stats after 100 tests I might be tempted to slot him in my all time test team ahead of Cairnsy.