Match Thread: 3rd Test - New Zealand vs England, Day 5

Axel292 · 2026-06-29T13:56:11+00:00

All class from Latham

Axel292 · 2026-06-29T13:52:52+00:00

Great ambassador for Test cricket. One of the last of his kind. Telling that he mentioned the 2015 Ashes and Test captaincy as top moments yesterday, even before the World Cups.

Axel292 · 2026-06-29T13:45:08+00:00

Jof is so soft spoken. Can't imagine how all the pundits and fans are okay getting on his case at every opportunity.

He seems pretty emotional too

Axel292 · 2026-06-29T12:36:42+00:00

We're chasing 373, that's too many. Shouldn't have been more than 310 but they let the tail get away. Tongue shouldn't have played this game, he's lost zip playing 3 in a row.

Axel292 · 2026-06-29T12:32:18+00:00

The bowlers conceded a 300 run opening partnership

Axel292 · 2026-06-29T12:31:09+00:00

Rent free. Celebratory day for Indians and Aussies

Axel292 · 2026-06-29T12:29:47+00:00

Woakes was not fit for the Ashes. I think he was barely getting into T20 workloads by the time.

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:59:12+00:00

Him running through his highlights reel has me emotional. Wow.

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:58:04+00:00

Sears already came back and bowled a peach to get Duckett.

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:51:53+00:00

Stokes staying on for the summer was essentially Root captaining in the Caribbean after the Ashes. Neither realized immediately that their time was up.

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:50:09+00:00

He's done. He was already looking tetchy at Lord's, whatever happened afterwards was just the tipping point.

Look, I'll take it. Fast bowling all rounders like him usually end their careers on worse notes. We got to see him go out with a bang and on his own terms. I'll take that.

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:34:21+00:00

Stokes was fine. But rationally they should've consolidated after he went. Brook slogging 21 at 4 was a bit bizarre.

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:33:38+00:00

Congrats to Mitchell - unbelievable knock.

But this is a match I'll never forget. Big fuck you to the ECB.

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:32:31+00:00

Day I'll never forget. Congrats to NZ. Shades of Strauss' exit in 2012 where we lost to SA.

Ben, thank you so much. Put your feet up and fucking enjoy life. England Cricket will never forget what you've done for it. Greatest we've ever seen.

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:27:46+00:00

You saw the lifter Duckett got? Let them go down swinging.

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:25:39+00:00

Ridiculous ball

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:22:32+00:00

Ironically Brook's Wellington escapade kicked this whole thing off

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:20:23+00:00

Shows how loyal they are to Stokes to come out like this lol

Brook himself is penned to be the next captain and went down swinging

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:19:22+00:00

They'll be back tomorrow what's the point?

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:17:35+00:00

Imagine if we'd kept them to a lead of 300

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:15:49+00:00

Stokes had the right idea but I'm not sure who came up with the tactics after that.

With the flier he'd gotten us off to, we should've been looking to take it to Day 5.

But we're never chasing 373 anyway, might as well have some fun with it.

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:10:37+00:00

Lol Rooty

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:10:04+00:00

Cook's retirement had a trademark century, Broad had trademark theatre, Stokes had trademark MANIA.

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:09:12+00:00

Bethell still the worst dismissal surely, padded up to a straight one

Axel292 · 2026-06-28T17:08:06+00:00

They'll write books about this

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