White Ferns in England

[Bones]

They won!

[Bones]

Tahuhu met Michelle and then cracked two 4s and a 6 in the last few balls to win.

[Bovidae]

The first time they've won a "live" game against one of the big teams in years. Usually NZ has made a habit of winning the last game after already losing the series.

[Bones]

Geez the British female commentators (especially Ebony whatsherface) are really dismissive of NZ.

"Still 25 balls left to get runs off, if NZ can get to 250ish they might be right in the game here" when NZ are 222-7.

The highest score this series is 241. Last match when we beat England they scored 178. Game prior to that was 197.

Oooh lucky us to be close to getting in the game.

[Bones]

NZ ripped off a run on the last ball. Fielder with her foot on the boundary pad as she swiped the ball away. They managed to run 3.

Nevermind 1 run never matters in England and we only scored 244 so aren't even maybe in the game, definitely out of the game.

Average score on this pitch batting first is 243.

[Donsteppa]

Need to get one of Knight or Wyatt out quickly...

[Bones]

@donsteppa said in White Ferns in England:

Need to get one of Knight or Wyatt out quickly...

You soothe sayer you

[Bones]

A wide...she swung around it...

[Bones]

Robbed again! No idea how it came down to the last two balls when we didn't even go above the score that would have had us maybe in the match.

[MN5]

@bones said in White Ferns in England:

Robbed again! No idea how it came down to the last two balls when we didn't even go above the score that would have had us maybe in the match.

Since when are you into cricket ?

[Donsteppa]

@bones said in White Ferns in England:

Robbed again! No idea how it came down to the last two balls when we didn't even go above the score that would have had us maybe in the match.

The commentators will spin it as a two wicket thrashing...

[Bones]

@donsteppa yeah just like on the 4 that got "saved".

Ebony: "Well she looks clear with the left foot, there's no contact there"

Boundary padding: "Wheeeeee I'm flying"

[Donsteppa]

A 203 run loss to finish the tour with, glad I didn't stay up late for that one! In some ways the tour finished not much better than we started out - we're still reliant on a small number of key players to do the majority of the work, and if they don't fire...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/300416458/suzie-bates-sophie-devine-disappoint-in-white-ferns-player-ratings-for-england-tour

[MN5]

@donsteppa said in White Ferns in England:

A 203 run loss to finish the tour with, glad I didn't stay up late for that one! In some ways the tour finished not much better than we started out - we're still reliant on a small number of key players to do the majority of the work, and if they don't fire...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/300416458/suzie-bates-sophie-devine-disappoint-in-white-ferns-player-ratings-for-england-tour

So basically exactly how the Black Caps used to be then ?