Black Caps v England Test series

[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.

[Higgins]

Jeet Raval must have only the one bat left to see him through to the end of the season. He is certainly taking no chances of damaging this one. Clearly preserving the life of the one he is using with a large number or deliberate playing inside the line of the ball, albeit not by much in most instances. Absolutely beautiful bowling by Broad and Anderson in the opening spell.

[booboo]

Opening partnership in double figures ... crikey

[Godder]

Century opening partnership isn't required but would be mighty handy. Nice work so far by the lads.

Sadly, no rain in the forecast, just overcast weather.

[hydro11]

Brave declaration from England. We may as well go and try to win the test from here. Glad to see Latham/Raval have survived Broad and Anderson.

[Godder]

@booboo said in Black Caps v England Test series:

Opening partnership in double figures ... crikey

So far so good!

Actually, their figures aren't that bad... Raval is still very new, so who knows how accurate his average etc are, but Latham averages over 37 from 36 tests, so is one of our better test openers - arguably 4th behind Turner, Wright and Richardson (in chronological order).

[MN5]

@godder said in Black Caps v England Test series:

@booboo said in Black Caps v England Test series:

Opening partnership in double figures ... crikey

So far so good!

Actually, their figures aren't that bad... Raval is still very new, so who knows how accurate his average etc are, but Latham averages over 37 from 36 tests, so is one of our better test openers - arguably 4th behind Turner, Wright and Richardson (in chronological order).

No love for Edgar and Franklin? They didn't score quick but by golly they took the shine off the new ball.

[booboo]

@godder said in Black Caps v England Test series:

Century opening partnership isn't required but would be mighty handy. Nice work so far by the lads.

Sadly, no rain in the forecast, just overcast weather.

Don't get ahead of yourself. I'm still celebrating the triple-ten opening partnership.