Paxter Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Nice comeback from England. NZ would’ve been eyeing off a minimum 100-run lead this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 LOL Paxter. Two balls faced in the innings and England already down a wicket. Your cursing power remains formidable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Another wicket would be lovely, NZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Your lips to god's ear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soylent Brown Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 It's a good job I'm Welsh at the moment, because England are fucking shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Another collapse from England. Amazing from NZ - looks like they will thrash England at home with an almost second XI. Unless England can still win this on boundary countback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 England actually look more confident with Wood and Stone out there… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Leach should be in this 11 just for his batting, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Xray the Enforcer said: Your lips to god's ear. Since I've got their attention, here's what I need next 1. Get the tories out of govt 2. Get Modi out of the govt 3. And a car would be nice, but I'll sacrifice it if I get 1 & 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 5 hours ago, Paxter said: England actually look more confident with Wood and Stone out there… I was thinking that, Wood was showing more composure than half the England top order. Back in the old days touring teams would warm up for the Tests with some first class games which would give them some time in the middle without challenging them too much. I feel like England are giving New Zealand that sort of preparation in advance of the India Test, giving confidence to new players like Conway and Young and allowing Taylor to get into some sort of form. England on the other hand have a lot of problems. If they can bring back Stokes and Buttler that will help a bit (Bracey sadly has had a nightmare in his first two games) and the openers have put in some good performances before this latest innings but number 3 looks like a huge problem and it would helpful if Root's form would improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 13 hours ago, Raja said: 2. Get Modi out of the govt Which one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 I was out yesterday afternoon so I missed England's latest embarrassing collapse but, on the plus side, I don't think not having a frontline spinner is going to be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 England clearly want to watch the football this afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 NZ look excellent. They might blow India away, especially as India's prep would not have been anywhere as good as NZs. Also, for a final, I would have hoped for a series of tests as opposed to just one test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 My brother-in-law got made redundant this week, and today was his birthday. His present, tickets to the game for today. That’s a hell of a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Winged Shadow Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, Hereward said: My brother-in-law got made redundant this week, and today was his birthday. His present, tickets to the game for today. That’s a hell of a week. Ouch, that sucks. On the other hand, he was saved from watching England lose live. Silver lining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Well, he did get to watch them lose live for about 45 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Hereward said: My brother-in-law got made redundant this week, and today was his birthday. His present, tickets to the game for today. That’s a hell of a week. Tickets to see England play Test cricket does seem like a high-risk present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 To be fair England lost so fast he should get the money back for the tickets. So there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 A few reflections on the Eng v NZ series: - NZ's incredible bench depth was on show. They have built a quality pool of test batters, swing/seam bowlers, keepers and even a more than serviceable back-up spinner to choose from. That put them in a great position to win, even when all-time greats Kaneo and Southee were omitted for Edgbaston. I loved the way that guys like Conway, Young, Henry and Patel came into the side and performed well from the word go. - England's selection and squad management was a mess. They are usually flooded with all-rounders, but this time they made the rather daft decision to rest all of them in the same series. It's possible that this series could have played out differently had even one or two of Stokes, Curran, Buttler, Woakes, Bairstow or Ali been made available. I also don't think that Wood and Stone should be in the same side together in English conditions. - The fact that this was England's first home defeat since 2014 flatters them. This loss has been coming for a long time. They were lucky to escape in the last Ashes and India's 4-1 loss last time around could have been completely different if not for Sam Curran. England rely too much on individual brilliance and thoroughly deserved to lose this series. - The whole narrative of Silverwood/Giles/Root banding together to focus on tests and win back the Ashes is poppycock. Nothing I've seen since the Sri Lanka tour indicates that England will challenge Australia for the Ashes. 5-0 Australia (?) NZ and India both now have a lot of happy selection dilemmas before the WTC final. Does India play Jadeja or Ashwin? Is Vihari still in the mix batting wise? Who are the unlucky quicks to miss out for NZ (probably Jamieson and Henry)? And does Santner reclaim his spot (I hope not)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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