The Silver Fern

This calendar year, Satnav has taken 27 wickets at 19.96.

I hope someone has kept that Indian guy's article for posterity!

(Mitch probably has!).

Was Timmy's last touch in test cricket catching Potts?

It might well have been.

@nzzp Breaking 150 kmh now!

Pope misjudges one and gets hit.

Timmy should have had another wicket but Latham drops a regulation slip catch to give Joe Root a life.

One thing I'll say for Timmy - he's still a more reliable catcher than Tommy!!!

@MN5 said in Black Caps vs England Series:

All out for 347.

Actually a pretty handy enough score, much better than I thought they’d get to

Middle order really bailed out by Santner (and WOR).

Here's a thought.

In a five day test match, why not hit most of the balls along the ground. Especially if you're supposed to be a specialist batsman!

@MN5 For Dan - the proof is in the pudding.

AUS vs ICC Cricket Scorecard, 1st ODI at Melbourne, October 05, 2005

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Not a difficult article to write...

England in New Zealand

Southee's extended farewell epitomises New Zealand's stasis

Fast bowler deserves happy ending to mighty 16-year career, but form is a concern for NZ

I think they'll bring in Young for Conway, but I wouldn't bet big money on it.

I bet Timmy plays.

Heaviest home defeat by runs - but, clearly not as bad as when Courtney Walsh dynamited us.

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Blundell should need a hundred here to save himself

Well done, Blundell.

Some shades of his early series vs Australia when pretty much everyone else was falling apart. (not Wags).

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!

@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.

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"!

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

@MN5 Definitely time for a rest for Devon!

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The averages tell a bleak story - picking a joint team at this point - Kane for Crawley and Henry for Woakes are the only NZers who make a joint team on form.

Philips is a little unlucky - as is O'Rourke whose average would be better if the NZ catching had been better.

@MN5 I'm pretty much with NQ for this series.

We've really rolled over with awful catching, poor selections and then a terrible batting performance in the first innings of this test.

England come on a Christmas tour and we've really wrapped up a nice big present for them with a big red bow.

It has been pretty poor by a significant number of the players - and support staff.

With more than three days still to play - if you were England - why wouldn't you set us 700?

Already we'll have to have the highest ever successful run chase to win, so they've probably got enough. But to be completely safe i.e. not leave us enough time to make the runs they really will have to set us something approaching that.

I kind of hope they do - because it will set a blowtorch to Stead's arse!

Right now, Tim needs 4/14 to get his average back below 30.

@MN5 said in Black Caps vs England Series:

England lead by 237 and we’re not even a day and half into things. Absolutely ridiculous. We’ll be chasing 600 with three days to go at this rate

Main question is probably whether we'll lose by more or less than 300 runs!