Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final

[junior]

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

Taylor survives a howler on DRS.

That really was a shocker

[nzzp]

early start here, and that's a nice scorecard to wake up to.

Rosco is awesome, but not playing particularly well right now. Why the hell is Root bowling so many overs? Pitch turning much?

[nzzp]

Doull chuntering on that Broad's 'catch' was a catch. Honestly, I don't care as long as there's clarity and consistency in the decisions.

[nzzp]

Will Young looks devestated getting out to the part time spinner. Big wicket for England,

Good day for NZ overall, but that wicket at the end was critical. Roll on tomorrow!

[rotated]

Brutal, Young out to Lawrence four balls from stumps.

NZ still won the day but that puts a lot of pressure on Taylor to kick on tomorrow after Conway and Young both got out softly looking set for big ones.

[sparky]

Dammit. England get the wicket they needed 229-3.

Black Caps the much better team but lack the ruthless edge to shake England off.

[Frye]

Definitely NZs day. With 7 in hand we should still be looking good for 400-450.

And Patel will be smiling seeing the part timer pick up a wicket on the second day.

[sparky]

BCs have a huge chance to bat long throughout tomorrow, post a massive score and put this game beyond England. I hope they seize it.

[TeWaio]

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

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

Pitch looks awesome to bat on. We should aim to be no more than 2 down at the close.

Take a walk mate

It was a good prediction until 4 balls from stumps

[sparky]

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

Definitely NZs day. With 7 in hand we should still be looking good for 400-450.

And Patel will be smiling seeing the part timer pick up a wicket on the second day.

500+ is still on I reckon.

[rotated]

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

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

Definitely NZs day. With 7 in hand we should still be looking good for 400-450.

And Patel will be smiling seeing the part timer pick up a wicket on the second day.

500+ is still on I reckon.

It really hinges on Watling and Taylor - the pitch suits Watling if he gets stuck in IMO.

This was a very good performance all things considered - they survived a seriously good spell from Broad in the second session.

[Frye]

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

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

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

Definitely NZs day. With 7 in hand we should still be looking good for 400-450.

And Patel will be smiling seeing the part timer pick up a wicket on the second day.

500+ is still on I reckon.

It really hinges on Watling and Taylor - the pitch suits Watling if he gets stuck in IMO.

This was a very good performance all things considered - they survived a seriously good spell from Broad in the second session.

Watling is injured. Nicholls and Blundell, yeah

[rotated]

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

Watling is injured. Nicholls and Blundell, yeah

Drawing a major blank there.

[Billy Tell]

Conway is great! A serious find.

[nzzp]

@billy-tell said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

Conway is great! A serious find.

We're going to have an influx of older players. Conway (30), Blundell (30), Young (28). By that time, you know your game well, and just play. Could easily get 6-8 good years out them, giving time to find new talent

[canefan]

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

@billy-tell said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

Conway is great! A serious find.

We're going to have an influx of older players. Conway (30), Blundell (30), Young (28). By that time, you know your game well, and just play. Could easily get 6-8 good years out them, giving time to find new talent

An exciting thought

[Frye]

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

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

Definitely NZs day. With 7 in hand we should still be looking good for 400-450.

And Patel will be smiling seeing the part timer pick up a wicket on the second day.

500+ is still on I reckon.

Don't jinx it.

[Siam]

@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

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

Keep an eye on Crawley. Played a few decent knocks in difficult India

…..and here’s his scores since being back in England 9, 8, 5, 13, 53, 0, 9, 5, 2, 2, 0.

Particularly proud of that one...

Keep an eye on Kohli. Played a few decent knocks in difficult india

[Siam]

@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

Did anyone see how Blundells keeping went ? Bloody important with BJs impending departure.

Very good mate. Just really tidy in everything he did. Looked determined to secure the ball with nothing flashy or casual. No technical deficiencies that I could spot. Sleep well mate, our future keeping shouldn't be an issue.

[Siam]

Broad's carrying on after the non catch should be slightly punished only to keep up a message about some respect for umpires. I know he was mostly playing up to the crowd in a very very good spell for him but he's undermining some basic umpiring. The soft signal was key.
Ecb wants new cricketers. Keep quiet about this and the new cricketers will make umpiring a job no one wants to do. Doubtless the ecb will prioritise on field behaviour over off field...
Just a decent mention and a warning or tiny fine would address it adequately. Just some acknowledgement that such behaviour damages grass roots cricket