Black Caps vs England Series

[Chris B.]

@MN5 Definitely time for a rest for Devon!

[KiwiMurph]

Great decision to have an unchanged team....

[nzzp]

All we need to be is 2-3 down at 80 overs. Their bowlers will start to cook, and the next 80 will be easy batting amiright?

[MN5]

KW gone for 4.

Someone forgot to remind Woakes he’s playing overseas and supposed to be shit.

No pressure on the rest of the team

[Bovidae]

@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps vs England Series:

Great decision to have an unchanged team....

Stead isn't known for making big decisions. He and Latham can't justify selecting the same team - again.

[MN5]

Carse comes on and takes a terrific caught and bowled.

Latham gone, 33/3.

Provided Ravindra and Mitchell each get a double ton we should do this pretty comfortably

[nzzp]

@MN5 said in Black Caps vs England Series:

Carse comes on and takes a terrific caught and bowled.

Latham gone, 33/3.

Provided Ravindra and Mitchell each get a double ton we should do this pretty comfortably

Agreed.

only 550 to go.

[canefan]

Where do we send the bill for playing the entire England team into form?

[Chris B.]

Rachin goes - and out strides Blundell batting at 6 - again!

[Chris B.]

Stead to ChatGPT - "Who should bat at 6 for NZ in this test"?

"Tom Blundell has batted at 6 for New Zealand for the past three years...."

"Aha - you bewdy, I thought it might be Tom"!

[Cyclops]

Oh perfect, Southee can come out and smoke 77 in a hopeless defeat, thus completing the circle of his career. Just a shame he didn't manage a 5fer as well. No need to select him in Hamilton.

[Chris B.]

@Cyclops said in Black Caps vs England Series:

Oh perfect, Southee can come out and smoke 77 in a hopeless defeat, thus completing the circle of his career. Just a shame he didn't manage a 5fer as well. No need to select him in Hamilton.

I'll be amazed if they don't pick him for Hamilton in his final test.

TBH - I'm quite supportive of it. The series will be gone - may as well give him a respectful farewell.

If they were going to leave him out - this was the test to do it.

It would be madness not to bring Will Young in for Conway. Blundell should need a hundred here to save himself - but, we don't have a back-up keeper in the squad (it's presumably Conway) so I'll be pretty surprised if they bring someone else in.

[NTA]

Rain dance! Rain dance! Rain dance!

[MadGav]

Couldn’t really ask for a worse set of performances following India.

[MN5]

Ravindra gone.

He is far more style than substance overall

[antipodean]

To think there's another humiliation to come. From a three-nil whitewash in India to a three-nil whitewash at home.

[Damo]

@MN5 said in Black Caps vs England Series:

Carse comes on and takes a terrific caught and bowled.

Latham gone, 33/3.

Provided Ravindra and Mitchell each get a double ton we should do this pretty comfortably

Doesn't have to be Ravindra and Mitchell to get the double tons you mention.

Phillips and Blundell, with some chip-ins from the lower order will be fine also.

[Damo]

What time does the Aussie game start?

[Chris B.]

Blundell saving us from an absolute humiliation.

Mitch Hay can unpack his suitcase and if Phillips hoped to bat at 6 anytime soon he can put those thoughts from his mind.

The way he got out he's more likely to move down in the order!

[canefan]

@Chris-B said in Black Caps vs England Series:

Blundell saving us from an absolute humiliation.

Mitch Hay can unpack his suitcase and if Phillips hoped to bat at 6 anytime soon he can put those thoughts from his mind.

The way he got out he's more likely to move down in the order!

Sounds like a general failure from all concerned