England Cricket 2023
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littlebabyjesus
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Shocking review from Broad. 
Doesn't matter as they get renewed at 80 overs now. Not sure I like that. Takes the jeopardy out of the decision process.
Doesn't matter as they get renewed at 80 overs now. Not sure I like that. Takes the jeopardy out of the decision process.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Reckon they're batting for a declaration right now. They want to be bowling.
littlebabyjesus
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Joe Root average watch is back on. Needs 1 to get back to 50.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Yep. Half an hour before lunch. Thought so.
Root got his average over 50 with that last shot!
Root got his average over 50 with that last shot!
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
This was wrong btw. It hasn't changed. TV commentators were mistaken.
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they said got reset with the new ball for the bowling side, that not right?
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littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
No. It's three for the innings.
Rare terrible shot from Williamson. Soft.
Good declaration!
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Anderson during bazball: 10 matches (this is his tenth) 44 wickets @ 15.6
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Anderson since passing his 40th birthday: 7 matches (this is is seventh) 27 wickets at 13.96
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Re that declaration, I think if Brook had got in this morning, they would have batted longer, maybe targeted 600. But they're showing flexibility. They switched tack and decided to go for half an hour before lunch, particularly after seeing the ball moving around.
Well, I stand corrected. And a good declaration too, it turned out. Sign of a very good side, this flexibility of thought and ability to spot tactical opportunities.
planetgeli
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Despite playing 12 matches fewer (which includes this one where he's still not out in the first innings) and having 11000 runs fewer than Kevin Pietersen, Tim Southee is only 3 sixes behind him (81 v 78). No other still playing lower order batter/specialist bowler comes anywhere near Southee, the closest actually being Broad with 54. And the only past specialist bowler to come anywhere near is Wasim Akram with 57.
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I'm calling it now. Ben Stokes will be the greatest captain England have ever had, if he's not already. It's astonishing what he's conjured up. As an England fan I keep expecting it to fail but it just doesn't. 21-3 on a ludicrously green wicket and they're still going to win at a canter.
Can anyone remember a better time to be an England cricket fan? I can't.
Can anyone remember a better time to be an England cricket fan? I can't.
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Gotta win a home and away ashes for that mantle.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Word of caution. This is New Zealand and big second innings (huge second innings) scores are not uncommon. Someone could easily come out and hit a double hundred if the sun comes out and the wicket browns off. The bounce is good and true, and if it stops seaming, which it very well may, it could become very difficult to get wickets. This game isn't done just yet.
There's also the weather, which may have the final say. If the forecast is accurate, two thirds of tomorrow could be rained off, plus some of Monday and some of Tuesday. This looks likely to be that rare beast - a game in which the follow-on is enforced.
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Oh Jack
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2005 was epic and it’s early days for this regime but yea, it’s not been as exciting and joyful.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Enforcing the follow-on maximises your chance of winning and also gives the opposition a sniff of winning. It's very Stokesian to enforce it.
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I think it shows again that for all the focus on the run rates (for obvious and pretty justified reasons), it's just as much if not more about the bowling approach. They're backing the bowlers to do the job and right now that seems a reasonable belief.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
They've not got the breakthrough and there is loads of time left. I think most other teams would have batted and wanted a lead of 500 before declaring.
I'm not sure there's a correct answer here. The bowlers hadn't done much work and they fancied it, so why not? They'll also back themselves to score 200 on the last day if NZ manage to put something together. It's a confident thing to do.
