England Cricket 2022

[paulhackett]

Stokes playing for the declaration...

Tbf he's done it a couple of times in the CC this season and gone big. But was that a good innings or a bad innings? Dunno.

Bad surely? He was being recognised for playing himself in and then accelerating when needed. No need to be accelerating at that stage (even if the bowling is there to be hit). England get to lunch tomorrow with him, they're on a par and it's a 5 session game. He gets out and there's a greater chance of losing?

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Bad surely? He was being recognised for playing himself in and then accelerating when needed. No need to be accelerating at that stage (even if the bowling is there to be hit). England get to lunch tomorrow with him, they're on a par and it's a 5 session game. He gets out and there's a greater chance of losing?

The argument in favour would be flat pitch, old new hard ball, tired bowlers. Perfect context for going berserk. He's made a couple of ridiculous hundreds in the CC this season playing just like that. This time it didn't quite come off, but still 46 runs ain't bad.

And Foakes gets a life. After brilliance from both sides last match, the catching here has been shocking.

There's still plenty left in this match, I think. Lots of time still for someone to have a very difficult second innings.

ETA: Correction, it was a new ball. Nice and hard...

 

[paulhackett]

The argument in favour would be flat pitch, old new hard ball, tired bowlers. Perfect context for going berserk. He's made a couple of ridiculous hundreds in the CC this season playing just like that. This time it didn't quite come off, but still 46 runs ain't bad.

And Foakes gets a life. After brilliance from both sides last match, the catching here has been shocking.

There's still plenty left in this match, I think. Lots of time still for someone to have a very difficult second innings.

ETA: Correction, it was a new ball. Nice and hard...

Fuck it - it's done. It's been great entertainment today and you can't ask for much more for a Sunday of Test cricket. Hopefully they'll be just about par.

 

[planetgeli]

Now that was a good day's cricket. Batted out of their skin and they're still 80 behind. 383 runs in the day.

Old ball tomorrow. Every chance of getting a lead.

 

[Petcha]

Jamieson out of the test then and probably the series

 

[Sasaferrato]

Over 1000 runs from the two first innings... impressive.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Fighting chance of a result in this match now. Another one-innings shoot-out with the best part of two days to go.

 

[Petcha]

Fighting chance of a result in this match now. Another one-innings shoot-out with the best part of two days to go.

Yes, should be a cracker. Stokes/McCullum will definitely not be settling for a draw like the old management.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Just about perfect for England this morning in terms of getting a win. It gives NZ a chance as well. If England had batted on to get a big lead, NZ may have felt the need to play for a draw at some point. As it is, I don't think they can do that. 0-1 down in the series, you feel NZ have to try to set a target if they get to that point. On the other hand, lose quick wickets this afternoon and panic could set in!

NZ bowled out on the last ball of the day with a lead of 250 would be tasty.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Amazingly, I reckon the draw is possibly now the least likely result. NZ could easily be skittled this afternoon. If they're not, I'll be very surprised if they don't dangle a carrot. And if NZ do dangle a carrot, I will be amazed if England don't go for it.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Really chuffed for Foakes for getting a score. If it works out with him the side, good times may be ahead.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I just wish he'd stfu. Or at least get some new lines. Or they just switch off the stump mic.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

I just wish he'd stfu. Or at least get some new lines. Or they just switch off the stump mic.

I haven’t been listening. What’s he been jabbering?

 

[WhyLikeThis]

He’ll need to make an effort to beat the highlight of Buttler’s test career…

 

[Petcha]

I just wish he'd stfu. Or at least get some new lines. Or they just switch off the stump mic.

He's not that bad. Rishabh Pant is possibly the most irritating keeper I've ever heard.

And Buttler was mostly silent which isn't good either.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

At least Pant is occasionally funny.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

TMS just mentioned it’s free entry tomorrow.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

NZ are imploding here. All four wickets given away really.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Lovely run out that.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

TMS just mentioned it’s free entry tomorrow.

Well done Notts. Credit where it's due after criticising the greed of the MCC.

Could be a cracker of a day.

 

[Mogden]

Just booked my ticket for tomorrow

 

[SpookyFrank]

TMS just mentioned it’s free entry tomorrow.

That's a fucking great deal. I've got into TB free on a day 5 when India needed about 40 runs to kill off England but you're looking at a whole day there, and probably a very good one at that. If I still lived in Notts I'd be phoning in sick tomorrow.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Potts is either bowling absolute pies or absolute beauties, not much in between.

 

[Mogden]

It's a fucking steal. I was just about to book a ticket anyway. Shame there's no urb secret handshake that I can shimmy out when the camera heads my way. I've got what looks like a banging seat too.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Fifth day's never more than £20 anyway, even at Lord's. I went to two last year, including the humiliation against India. Had tickets for Lord's this year but that was never going to happen.

tbh they'll make it all back with beer sales.

 

[Petcha]

They're also refunding people who had already bought tickets for tomorrow. Classy.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Broad needs to make something happen here, it’s his ground.

 

[planetgeli]

Broad needs to make something happen here, it’s his ground.

Are you suggesting he needs to set things on fire for a bit of insurance...?

 

[WhyLikeThis]

Are you suggesting he needs to set things on fire for a bit of insurance...?

I wouldn’t mourn the loss of that media centre, which has got to be the ugliest building in the international cricketing world.

 

[planetgeli]

Incidentally, Pope's hundred yesterday, his 14th, was his first north of the River Thames.