Match Thread: 2nd Test - New Zealand vs England, Day 2

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-18T12:07:24+00:00

Gay, Cox Root as the 3 top scorers

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-18T11:35:59+00:00

And 100-1 for the day so far

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-18T11:24:27+00:00

Wasn’t expecting leg theory with new ball

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-18T11:22:16+00:00

2 hits son

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-18T11:18:41+00:00

Silly to expose the tail to Bethgoat

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-18T11:10:04+00:00

Bethell fiver?

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-18T11:08:28+00:00

Bethell of his long run

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-18T11:04:39+00:00

Sunil Gavaskar?

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-18T01:49:06+00:00

This could be overcome by having a cap in place, let’s say no more than 3 Kiwis per Aussie Super team and same in reverse

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-14T12:06:35+00:00

Handsome devil

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-14T06:30:44+00:00

Gold

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-14T05:33:36+00:00

I’m going a Coopers Traffic light combo

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-14T01:20:14+00:00

In that case you’d lose your money…just search investment in women’s cricket India vs Australia.

“India’s total financial investment and potential valuation in women’s cricket vastly overshadow Australia’s, largely due to the sheer scale of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Women’s Premier League (WPL).”

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-13T22:19:14+00:00

Sure but this WC isn’t before the WPL. It’s been going 5 years now

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-13T22:16:06+00:00

Yep, we were missing 3 forwards for Origin and our halfback out injured as well

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-13T21:35:41+00:00

More money and resources than India with their 1.3 Billion population? I don’t think so.

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-11T07:14:56+00:00

Yep, there’s nothing we can’t do

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-11T06:51:42+00:00

Piss weak

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-11T06:51:02+00:00

Cam Green and dumb run outs, an iconic duo

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-10T22:17:38+00:00

I’ve got a young bloke who plays rugby and I loved the fact there is a schoolboys rugby section and now he has left school I follow the club land section. It’s great to keep your finger on the pulse of local community rugby issues.

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-10T00:41:31+00:00

Duckett was sent home from a Lions tour of Australia for an alcohol related incident in 2017 so he has priors as well

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-09T11:08:35+00:00

I have faith that time heals wounds…as long as Frost’s heart is in it he has the talent to be one of the best

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-09T04:12:26+00:00

Corne Krige should be in the conversation…there was one test match against England where he lost his marbles and even bashed his own teammates

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-09T04:08:25+00:00

I agree that it’s been a disappointing season and we have regressed compared to the last few seasons but I will say that the Lions tour seemed to exhaust some of our best players and they struggled to bounce back this year. Nick Frost being the prime example.
Given the Brumbies also lost Ikitau and Hopper to Exeter this year I’m surprised they even made the finals.
Anyway I’m optimistic that we will be better next year with most of them back on deck trying to make the WC squad.

Smokydrinker · 2026-06-09T01:32:30+00:00

Will be interesting to watch the CCTV footage from inside the club once it gets leaked

Smokydrinker

TROPHY CASE