Cricket: NZ vs England

[Godder]

I paid $60 to go to the T20 here on Christchurch, was a full house so the market was obviously willing to pay it. Was a decent game, although we never got out of second gear and England won easily enough. Good to see us win yesterday to keep the series even.

[Duluth]

NZ 40/1 after 3.5

Guptill the man out (33 off 17)

[bayimports]

and Munro cheaply again

[No Quarter]

CdG is so dangerous in this format.

[Baron Silas Greenback]

Taylor just isnt a great T20 batsmen.
I hope he proves me wrong today.

[Bovidae]

Guptill and Munro were deceived by slower balls, which looks to be a good option on this pitch.

[No Quarter]

@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Cricket: NZ vs England:

Taylor just isnt a great T20 batsmen.
I hope he proves me wrong today.

I'm his number one fan but agree. He reinvented himself as a world class test and ODI batsmen. His days of smashing it around the ground like he did when he first came on the scene appear to be long behind him.

[Baron Silas Greenback]

The issue is that he has the talent, and the intent, but it just hasnt clicked thus far.
You can see him trying to up the momentum, but it is almost like his cricket instincts fight the T20 smashing.

[Hooroo]

@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Cricket: NZ vs England:

The issue is that he has the talent, and the intent, but it just hasnt clicked thus far.
You can see him trying to up the momentum, but it is almost like his cricket instincts fight the T20 smashing.

Well he is no Shane Watson, that is for sure....

[Bovidae]

@Hooroo I'm not sure what Taylor was doing there. He seemed to think "fuck it" and just walked off.

[Hooroo]

@Bovidae said in Cricket: NZ vs England:

@Hooroo I'm not sure what Taylor was doing there. He seemed to think "fuck it" and just walked off.

Really bizarre

[Bovidae]

NZ lost their way in the last few overs, having selected one less batsmen. Runs on the board I suppose. 180/7.

[No Quarter]

@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Cricket: NZ vs England:

The issue is that he has the talent, and the intent, but it just hasnt clicked thus far.
You can see him trying to up the momentum, but it is almost like his cricket instincts fight the T20 smashing.

Yeah, that's what I meant - it's like he trained most of his attacking instincts out of himself to become a world class test player, and struggles to get them back when in T20 mode.

[Chris B.]

Good win - thought 180 would be enough with England fielding lots of rookies, but it probably shouldn't have been with Morgan and Vince together at 139/3.

One thing that was notable at the start was they put up the various ages of the players - England trying all sorts of newbies, but of our guys:

Rossco 35
Guppy 33
CdG 33
Munro nearly 33
Timmy nearly 31

We need to start blooding some new batsmen.

[Duluth]

England in New Zealand

Trent Boult set for T20I return as England hope to bounce back

ENG in NZ 2019/20 New Zealand vs England Match Preview: Left-arm seamer set for first T20I since January 2018 with Bairstow set for return to England XI

[Gunner]

After a good first 4 overs from NZ, England were 17-1, 2 overs later they’re 48-1 from 6.

Tickner bowled some real meat pies in his over that went for 18.

Good start down the gurgler very quickly.

[Gunner]

Tickner gone for 32 off his 12 deliveries.

Please do not bowl him again Tim!

We’re staring down the barrel of chasing well over 200 at the moment.

[Stockcar86]

I'm thinking at 52 and having had 2 cortisone injections for my bad shoulder this morning, I could bowl better than Tickner today

[Bovidae]

Not the homecoming Tickner hoped for.

[Gunner]

Well the under performing Munro is really going to have to come off tonight, along with the rest of them.

It’ll either be an entertaining chase or we’ll end up skittled for bugger all.