Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final

[sparky]

Devon Conway makes a Century in his debut test at Lords.

[sparky]

Black caps 200-3

[sparky]

The Daily Mail have found some racist and sexist tweets by Ollie Robinson (from 9 years ago when he was 18) that the ECB won't be happy about:

Ollie Robinson's racist and sexist tweets emerge during debut

[sparky]

England have taken the 2nd new ball. 233-3

[TeWaio]

at 132* Conway has highest debutant score at Lords ever, well done that man

[sparky]

Close of play. NZ 246-3. Conway 136*

[shark]

Is this the least surprising debut century in NZ test history? Has to be .

[sparky]

Grafting, controlling, calm innings by Conway. Played the situation wonderfully.

Latham, Williamson and Taylor all got in, never got in their groove, then got out.

[Canes4life]

Wonderful Conway. Welcome to test cricket.

[sparky]

Robinson apologises for racist and sexist tweets:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57335528

[canefan]

It's official. Devon Conway is a run scoring machine at all levels in all forms of the game

[MN5]

A ton at Lords is a fairly decent way to start a test career I have to say

[Siam]

It's a funny old thing to awake bleary eyed and fumble fingers on the cricinfo app. You're never quite sure how your day will start🙂

Well done lads, couldn't really have asked for more.

[Machpants]

So we've won the final, right?

[Siam]

@machpants Eeaaasy horse...😉

[Donsteppa]

Lord's Cricket Ground

✍️ Writing his name into history.

[Virgil]

@sparky said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

The Daily Mail have found some racist and sexist tweets by Ollie Robinson (from 9 years ago when he was 18) that the ECB won't be happy about:

Ollie Robinson's racist and sexist tweets emerge during debut

did they set out to ruin the guys Test Debut or was that a bonus?
Hope no one digs up the shit i said and done when i was 18...

[MN5]

@sparky said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

Robinson apologises for racist and sexist tweets:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/57335528

Thank god cancel culture found something to moan about. How convenient it emerges right when he’s making his test debut.

Rip up his contract instantly.

@Virgil fucken aye, way to ruin what would be an otherwise immensely proud moment for him and his family. fluffybunnies. If we were famous sportspeople I’m sure all they’d need to do was find some of our dumber posts on here to be fair. We’d be doomed.

[MN5]

What I’m about to say is gonna be with all the expertise of someone watching a live feed on cricinfo but I hope Nicholls gets the Geoff Boycott like strike rate improving a bit today, scoring at 30 per hundred balls seems a bit old fashioned !

[dogmeat]

@mn5 Rather that than a good old fashioned NZ collapse to 225 all out after the three senior batsmen combined to make 50.

Nicholls saw us through what could (potentially) have been a shit storm of a second session and ably supported Conway. I am happy if he continues in the same vein in the morning and sees off the second new ball.