England Cricket 2024

[planetgeli]

England have scored 126 off 126 balls so far this morning.

Atkinson/Stokes stand was 63. Stokes got 14 of them.

 

[planetgeli]

Well that was a bloody good day's cricket. Nice to wake up and see they just carried on from where they left off when I went to sleep.

 

[planetgeli]

Do we not even sing when we're winning now?

Just seen extended highlights. What they appeared to show was NZ bowling short-pitched down leg-side and England backing away to leg to thrash at every ball. I think Carse seemed to play the same swish and miss (hitting the odd one) at every ball he faced. Atkinson looked cultured by comparison.

Pleased for Woakes, he bowled well and with more luck could have 4 or 5 by now. Carse is starting to impress me, he bowls a hard ball as they say.

Can't cock it up from here surely?

 

[Petcha]

NZ need to rethink their selection. Blundell is hopelessly out of form, with bat and gloves. I don't know if they have another keeper waiting in the wings but I'd make Latham keeper and bring Young back.

 

[Petcha]

Although they would be ahead in this game if they'd held on to a few of those catches, particularly off Brook.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

NZ need to rethink their selection. Blundell is hopelessly out of form, with bat and gloves. I don't know if they have another keeper waiting in the wings but I'd make Latham keeper and bring Young back.

Problem with that is that Latham is an opener. He would have to drop down the order and Young would have to open. Conway also keeps, but same problem.

I agree that Blundell is out of form. He was the only batter to fail in India.

But yeah, the difference between the two teams so far in this match is clear - NZ didn't hold onto their chances. Six dropped catches, they're currently six down with scores level.

Other difference is the soft dismissals on day 1. Really it was criminal to give Bashir four wickets.