Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final

[shark]

@scribe Henry can hold a bat. Most memorably in an ODI in a late innings partnership possibly with Adam Milne who also got out the long handle, circa 2016. Might have been against Sri Lanka, possibly in Nelson.

[MN5]

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

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

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

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

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

What we’d give for a guy like Chris Cairns to address the imbalance in the team currently……

If only there were a hard hitting all rounder with big match temperament and a Kiwi passport in the UK at the moment...

Or a hard hitting all-rounder with a big match temperament and a Kiwi passport who's actually eligible for us and has a good test batting record (but needs to improve his bowling average)....

True. What’s the Neesh up to ?

Throwing darts at a board that has Tim Southee's face on it?

There’s obviously a joke I’m missing, can you elaborate ?

[rotated]

First ball Boult mops it up.

[Gunner]

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

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

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

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

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

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

What we’d give for a guy like Chris Cairns to address the imbalance in the team currently……

If only there were a hard hitting all rounder with big match temperament and a Kiwi passport in the UK at the moment...

Or a hard hitting all-rounder with a big match temperament and a Kiwi passport who's actually eligible for us and has a good test batting record (but needs to improve his bowling average)....

True. What’s the Neesh up to ?

Throwing darts at a board that has Tim Southee's face on it?

There’s obviously a joke I’m missing, can you elaborate ?

What he said…. 🤨

[MN5]

Nice first ball from a guy who has apparently forgotten how to swing it.

[sparky]

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

First ball Boult mops it up.

Jez, that didn't take long. NZ need 38 runs to win.

[Daffy Jaffy]

This from Cricinfo comments -
Praise for this NZ side that is strong enough to have made six changes from Lord's and still mopped the floor with the home side. They came to Fortress Edgbaston yesterday and made it look like a bouncy castle... the only real question for this morning is how quickly England can be deflated and folded away,

[sparky]

Great team effort from the NZ bowlers.

[Godder]

@daffy-jaffy said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

This from Cricinfo comments -
Praise for this NZ side that is strong enough to have made six changes from Lord's and still mopped the floor with the home side. They came to Fortress Edgbaston yesterday and made it look like a bouncy castle... the only real question for this morning is how quickly England can be deflated and folded away,

Win by 10 wickets before lunch?

[Crazy Horse]

How embarrassing will it be if we make hard work of the chase? Please do it in a canter. Please.

[sparky]

Surely not even the BCs can fuck it up from here?

[Godder]

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

Surely not even the BC can fuck it up from here?

Probably not but 26 is still our and the world record low score...

[Gunner]

New Zealand in England

Fortress Edgbaston falls as England's not-so-fancy batters crash the party

One of the weakest batting line-ups fielded for years left England facing embarrassment

Here is the article. Pretty brutal on England while heaping praise on the Black Caps

[MN5]

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

New Zealand in England

Fortress Edgbaston falls as England's not-so-fancy batters crash the party

One of the weakest batting line-ups fielded for years left England facing embarrassment

Here is the article. Pretty brutal on England while lavishly heaping praise on the Black Caps

Fair enough. We’re good and they’re shit.

[MN5]

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

Surely not even the BCs can fuck it up from here?

Outdated stereotype. We’re a world class team now.

[sparky]

Fair play to the Barmy Army for making a lot of noise for their team even in these circumstances.

[Gunner]

Latham just 6 runs away from 4000 test runs according to the cricinfo commentary.

[sparky]

Joe Root would be playing for the draw in these circumstances.

[canefan]

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

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

Surely not even the BCs can fuck it up from here?

Outdated stereotype. We’re a world class team now.

Hard to forget the old memories. There's a lot of scar tissue there. These boys are doing a lot to heal the wounds of all those ill fated English tours

[sparky]

Conway pushes at one. Caught behind. 6-1. 32 runs needed for NZ. 9 wickets needed by England.