Cricket: NZ vs England

[booboo]

Conspiracy theory ...
Seems to be an English seagull flying past the bowlers arm just as they bowl. Happens too often to be coincidence ...

Not working for them though

[KiwiPie]

I can see why they're digging in. Flailing and being all out for 440 makes no sense given the slowness of the pitch. If they can occupy the crease then the runs will come - still think this is heading for a draw though and the pitch has let down the grand occasion of Bay Oval's first test

[Virgil]

Bjs highest test score, the longest test innings by a NZ keeper as well.

[Gunner]

@Virgil would love to see him go on and get a double. I imagine he’ll have limited time to do it after lunch through so he’d have to up his tempo significantly.

100 odd runs in the next hour, enough for Satnav to bring up his maiden tonne BJ to bring up his double.... wishful thinking I know 🤔

[hydro11]

@KiwiPie said in Cricket: NZ vs England:

I can see why they're digging in. Flailing and being all out for 440 makes no sense given the slowness of the pitch. If they can occupy the crease then the runs will come - still think this is heading for a draw though and the pitch has let down the grand occasion of Bay Oval's first test

I disagree. The pitch is flat so we need as much time as possible to bowl them out. We have zero risk of losing so if the game is heading for a draw, why not go for it?

[booboo]

Lunch. 99 run lead.

Would be good to accelerate a bit.

Am not talking flailing but 16 runs in the opening hour is not exactly demonstrating intent.

Picked up a bit without risk in the second hour with 42.

Seems to me though best chance of a win is keep doing what we're doing, put a big lead on and rely on scoreboard pressure, and chase a small total in the last session tomorrow.

I don't thinks there's enough tome to get them out and chase a medium sized total.

[Godder]

While the batsmen are in, let them bat. There are still well over 2 days to go, so no real hurry. Declaring at drinks or so in the last session should give a good lead and plenty of time to bowl at them.

[LABCAT]

@Godder tomorrow is the last day

[Wairau]

Surely declare after Santner gets maiden test ton.
Lead of about 175.

Or BJ double as well?
lead of over 210

[Damo]

@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs England:

While the batsmen are in, let them bat. There are still well over 2 days to go, so no real hurry. Declaring at drinks or so in the last session should give a good lead and plenty of time to bowl at them.

If that were true I would agree. Unfortunately this is day 4.

[Gunner]

Might as well bat on and put England in 1/2 hour before tea.

Congrats Santner, well deserved tonne, and justifies his place in the team in doing so.

[Gunner]

Just out of interest, what is the longest ever team innings in terms of overs faced?

This is a mammoth effort, 191 overs and counting

[Virgil]

200 up for BJW

[Gunner]

Well done BJ Watling, first 200 from a NZ keeper

[Yeahtheboys]

Bmac?

[Bovidae]

@Gunner said in Cricket: NZ vs England:

Just out of interest, what is the longest ever team innings in terms of overs faced?

This is a mammoth effort, 191 overs and counting

A long way to go.

[NTA]

@Bovidae said in Cricket: NZ vs England:

@Gunner said in Cricket: NZ vs England:

Just out of interest, what is the longest ever team innings in terms of overs faced?

This is a mammoth effort, 191 overs and counting

A long way to go.

What about Kiwi innings?

[NTA]

Bring them out for 2 overs after tea then declare

[Bovidae]

@NTA When NZ scored 543/3d vs WI in 1972 (in Georgetown) they batted for 268 overs.

In NZ, 220.3 overs vs Sri Lanka when scoring 671/4 in the 2nd innings in Wellington. This was the test that Crowe got 299.

[Gunner]

@Yeahtheboys said in Cricket: NZ vs England:

Bmac?

Didn’t get his as keeper did he?