Cricket thread

[T4tomo]

They won't. A draw, helped by the weather, is the best they can hope for at this point.

Putting them back in was totally the right move. They'll be utterly knackered when it comes to defending whatever low total it is we are set.

Knackered? - their 3 pace bowlers spent a 2 days with their feet up and faced 18 balls between them

I agree enforcing follow on was correct, as the wicket is getting easier and easier to bat on, setting a total would have been a tricky call, and our bowlers were fresh at the time we enforced it. Fair play to Williamson and Blundell, they have made a game of it. I expect England to chase it down relatively easily tomorrow.

 

[AndyRM]

Knackered? - their 3 pace bowlers spent a 2 days with their feet up and faced 18 balls between them

I agree enforcing follow on was correct, as the wicket is getting easier and easier to bat on, setting a total would have been a tricky call, and our bowlers were fresh at the time we enforced it. Fair play to Williamson and Blundell, they have made a game of it. I expect England to chase it down relatively easily tomorrow.

Yeah, knackered. Which they are currently.

I suppose I should clarify, not just in a physical sense.

 

[Beebo]

Sounds like I missed an absolute classic finish.
England lost by a single run. Who
Would have thought that 3 days ago.

 

[AndyRM]

One run in a test match is wild. When has that ever happened?!

 

[Dayvo]

We'll still win this pretty easily I reckon. NZ are still 24 behind and 3 wickets down.

A reasonable fightback, but I can't see them posting any kind of meaningful total to chase.

They won't. A draw, helped by the weather, is the best they can hope for at this point.

Putting them back in was totally the right move. They'll be utterly knackered when it comes to defending whatever low total it is we are set.

Yeah, knackered. Which they are currently.

I suppose I should clarify, not just in a physical sense.

Hmm, not quite Mystic Meg, yet! 😉
Sounds like another great game of cricket played between two sides who play hard and positive (but without the nastiness, as demonstrated far too often by the Aussies) and who like and respect each other. 👏👏

 

[Alex321]

One run in a test match is wild. When has that ever happened?!

Apparently just once before - West Indies V Australia, 1993

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

Deep down i think Stokes will be kicking himself about asking NZ to follow on.
I know everythings good in hindsight but if we had batted instead of asking them to follow on i'm sure it would have been a different outcome.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Sounds like a great game just the wrong result.

 

[T4tomo]

Apparently just once before - West Indies V Australia, 1993

2005 Ashes at Edgbaston was a 2 run victory

 

[Beebo]

Deep down i think Stokes will be kicking himself about asking NZ to follow on.
I know everythings good in hindsight but if we had batted instead of asking them to follow on i'm sure it would have been a different outcome.

Or declared a couple of overs later.
It’s definitely one that got away.
It’s all ifs and buts.

 

[newts]

Or declared a couple of overs later.
It’s definitely one that got away.
It’s all ifs and buts.

Well done New Zealand. England's game currently is high risk, win or lose, always a feast for the spectators. Long may it continue, without it test cricket may disappear.

 

[matticus]

Sounds like I missed an absolute classic finish.
England lost by a single run. Who
Would have thought that 3 days ago.

Wow. If I'd known I'd have happily got up early for that (even on Talk Sport!)

Oops - hindsight alert!!! Soz ...

 

[AndyRM]

Well done New Zealand. England's game currently is high risk, win or lose, always a feast for the spectators. Long may it continue, without it test cricket may disappear.

Test cricket won't disappear, despite the best efforts of folk trying to kill it off it hasn't happened.

 

[matticus]

Test cricket won't disappear, despite the best efforts of folk trying to kill it off it hasn't happened.

More hindsight!

:P

 

[Grant Fondo]

Gulp! How did that happen? Played NZ ....er, I thought we would have won by lunch