The Silver Fern

They're literally playing in front of nobody. Where is the crowd? Past test series when India are playing on Aussie shores the stadium is bursting at the seams.

Play to get underway around 1.30pm

With the way Young is playing in this test is that the final nail in the coffin for Conway?

Starts 15 December and a few of our guys will be playing

Wow NY Mets just signed Juan Soto to a 15 year, $765M deal. Breaking the record deal Ohtani signed with the Dodgers last year.

How's the conservative selections going for you Gary? Can't expect to win test matches if you're top order is failing. Surely there must be some changes ahead of the next test. With the series lost they have nothing to lose by giving other guys a crack.

Anyone know why the Aussie team are wearing the black armbands?

I agree with Smith & Coney's comments on Sport Nation radio coverage. They needed to pick the best players right now for these test matches and Will Young needed to be in the side and that Blundell needs time away from the international area and go back to domestic cricket. Smith also said he finds it ridiculous that they picked a squad for the full series rather than just for each match given that we are playing at home.

England tail wagging. Carse is also meant to be handy with the bat too. Has a first class hundred. This could get ugly for NZ.

Get them in the Blackcaps! Conway seems to be a walking wicket at the moment.

Pretty average really for him considering he is a keeper. The coach should make the whole team have some catching practice straight after the days play.
I hope they all get fined like $500 per catch they dropped.

Captain Tom drops another

GP you ripper!

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Pope and Brook are both still at the crease come the end of the days play. Those dropped catches are embarrassing really.

Interested to see if Josh Jacomb will get much game time next season with DMac obviously the first choice.

England with a pathetic over rate. No way they are going to bowl 90 overs today.

@MN5 said in Black Caps vs England series:

No Patel and a couple of potential debutants.

Of most interest to me will be if Young plays with KW coming back.

My first test team would be….

Latham
Conway
KW
Young
Ravindra
Mitchell
Blundell ( no one else )
Phillips
Henry
Southee
O’Rourke

If Southee doesn’t perform maybe one of the young guys gets a go.

Any idea when KJ is back ?

KJ still a while away. Unlikely to be back this summer is what I heard on the radio.