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  • crunchmancrunchman Frets: 10961
    NZ going at four and half an over.  Think we need to bowl better.
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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    I watch Broad bowl at times and wonder how he has managed to take all of those wickets. It's feastoor famine with him. 
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  • crunchmancrunchman Frets: 10961
    scrumhalf said:
    I watch Broad bowl at times and wonder how he has managed to take all of those wickets. It's feastoor famine with him. 

    If he's in the mood, and gets a good rhythm going, he's very good.  That normally only happens when he's had 3 or 4 poor matches and everyone is talking about dropping him though.  For all the quantity of wickets he's taken, he's a step below the best England bowlers I've seen.
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  • NorthernGoonerNorthernGooner Frets: 183
    If we're not bowling on a seaming green top England's attack just looks average at best.
      The two 'in' Kiwi batsmen know how to build an innings and play correctly. Why can't our gormless lot?
      Jack Leach is the new 'wheelie bin' Ashley Giles.  :s
      English cricket 'new era' my arse.  :o
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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    I'll wait until England have batted, but the likelihood has always been that the "new era" was just a load of turd polish. 
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  • crunchmancrunchman Frets: 10961
    scrumhalf said:
    I'll wait until England have batted, but the likelihood has always been that the "new era" was just a load of turd polish. 

    England 84 for 1, so off to a reasonable start. 

    NZ dropping catches as well.  Both the current not out batsman have been dropped.  NZ only have 4 bowlers, and no specialist spinner, which could be a problem for them given that  Leach bowled 35 overs in the NZ innings.   If we can put a few miles in the legs of the NZ bowlers, this could end up as a very high scoring draw.  On the other hand, England could totally collapse and lose by a lot.


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  • NeilNeil Frets: 3464
    scrumhalf said:
    I'll wait until England have batted, but the likelihood has always been that the "new era" was just a load of turd polish. 
    Nice aggressive (new era?) batting and we are within touching distance of NZ's big score.
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    This Stokes/Bairstow partnership pivotal - a min ago and the bookies were close to a 1/3 split for D W or L - But now around 120 to win then I bet that has changed a bit now 

    A mate got into day free - what a day it could be 
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    1 ball to many for Bairstow for the fastest 100 by an Englishman - and that record goes back to 1902
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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     Total aggregate of boundaries in this match is now the highest ever in any test match - any team(s) any ground etc 

    So far, we've 221 fours and 23 sixes.
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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30192
    FUCK MY DAYS!

    That is unbelievable.

    WOW YJB!

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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    Well, that was, er, boundary-tastic. 
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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30192
    scrumhalf said:
    I'll wait until England have batted, but the likelihood has always been that the "new era" was just a load of turd polish. 
    Errrr….

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  • TeetonetalTeetonetal Frets: 7708
    What an extraordinary game... How many teams have scored 800+ runs in a 5 day match and lost...

    When the 4 innings started I thought new Zealand were slight favourites Vs a draw, just because England's recent 4th innings record has been so poor 

    Would much rather teams went for wins and died trying than batting for a draw and losing anyway!
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  • pigfacepigface Frets: 204
    Teetonetal said:
    What an extraordinary game... 
    ...
    Would much rather teams went for wins and died trying than batting for a draw and losing anyway!
    I'd certainly agree with this.

    NZ were poor this afternoon, though. To Bairstow, surely you should just bowl at the stumps. He'll miss a straight one sooner or later. Instead they gave him short stuff which he loves. He handled it spectacularly well :-)
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  • crunchmancrunchman Frets: 10961
    pigface said:
    Teetonetal said:
    What an extraordinary game... 
    ...
    Would much rather teams went for wins and died trying than batting for a draw and losing anyway!
    I'd certainly agree with this.

    NZ were poor this afternoon, though. To Bairstow, surely you should just bowl at the stumps. He'll miss a straight one sooner or later. Instead they gave him short stuff which he loves. He handled it spectacularly well :-)

    I was about to post something about that.  I couldn't understand why Boult was bowling short stuff over the wicket rather than come round the wicket and bowl at the stumps.

    They were a bowler down, and only had a part time spinner on a day 5 pitch, which didn't help them.  Part of that was their own team selection though.  It's difficult to balance the team without an allrounder like De Grandhomme, but they didn't help themselves.  The three remaining quick bowlers were flogged into the ground, and the bowling didn't have a lot of venom.

    It was still amazing hitting though.

    I hope Stokes' knee is alright.
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  • StuckfastStuckfast Frets: 2124
    Meanwhile, the England ODI team break their own record total against the Netherlands.
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  • NorthernGoonerNorthernGooner Frets: 183
    edited June 2022
    I can't see Jos Buttler getting anywhere near AB De Villier's fastest hundred.... 33 balls
    Though it was at Jo'burg which is at altitude and it would seem the Windies bowling ' attack' had been on the
    white rum the night before.
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  • NorthernGoonerNorthernGooner Frets: 183
    I've watched a lot of test cricket in my time but never seen anything so bizarre as that Nicholls dismissal.  =)
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    NorthernGooner said:
    I've watched a lot of test cricket in my time but never seen anything so bizarre as that Nicholls dismissal.  =)
    Out most of today so only just seen any updates - Yes totally bizarre and a first for me
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  • crunchmancrunchman Frets: 10961
    I was going to say to watch out for the Nicholls dismissal on What Happens Next but QoS is unwatchable these days.  They need to bring back Tufnell and Barker.
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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    They do know it's not been changed to a T20 game, don't they? 
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  • crunchmancrunchman Frets: 10961
    The Baz / Stokes era honeymoon period hasn't lasted long!
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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30192
    Sometimes you just gotta say 'well bowled mate' and be on your way.

    Stunning from Boult.

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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 10838
    55-5.

    Plus ca change... as they say in Headingley. 
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  • StuckfastStuckfast Frets: 2124
    264-6 at stumps though!

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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    Gassage said:
    Sometimes you just gotta say 'well bowled mate' and be on your way.

    Stunning from Boult.
    agree - he did what we wanted to do

    But then top marks to JB and Overton - Hope he gets his ton tomorrow - But JB will be chuffed to score a ton on his home pitch - Top marks
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 12794
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    Hard luck lad - out for 97 - Still gets a well deserved standing ovation - 
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  • chris78chris78 Frets: 8492
    Another stunning match that could go either way. England need early wickets today. I was surprised to see people saying England are ahead when NZ have a lead to take into the 4th innings, which could easily be 250-300
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  • NiteflyNitefly Frets: 4697
    Free entry at Headingley tomorrow, book online:

    https://www.yorkshireccc.com/news/view/10058/yorkshire-ccc-release-free-day-five-tickets

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