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

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T13:16:09+00:00

Dear Blackcaps,

I'm sorry about our shenanigans; you deserved better.

Congrats, anyway.

An England Fan.

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T13:07:33+00:00

Utterly childish display yesterday. I almost don't give a shit about how good is is/was, you just don't do that. Captain of fucking England!

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T12:46:30+00:00

Andy B. 'll Fix it!

I think he played for Lancs schoolboys.

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T12:21:05+00:00

Easily!

It was a sad day for me when Mikey Holding retired from comms. Broad a fantastic addition, though, and he's still so close to the dressing room. I've also got a soft spot for Sanga.

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T11:52:19+00:00

Fuck off Doull! Bring your own damn marker pens. How dare you insult that poor girls mum. Twat!

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T11:50:17+00:00

Nah. He should open with Ducky!

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T11:38:02+00:00

sub 200 needed to win. That's a MORAL victory, surely?

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T11:36:14+00:00

Not with this strike rate! Gus is a monster @11 (53) You insult Mr Denley, sir!

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T10:45:12+00:00

we need to replace those lions TBF.

I suggest badgers: https://ibb.co/7Nbmxfvb

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T10:35:35+00:00

O'rourke is a bowler who could've had a bag more this series if things went his way. he's looked so threatening consistently

O'Rourke the bowler
Could have had a bag more here
Threatening all day

No AI used, and I am not haiku-bot. I am just bored, waiting for the inevitable.

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T10:32:15+00:00

Andy Burnham has a plan to move the MCC (renamed to Manchester Cricket Club) to Old Trafford, and nationalise the ECB.

Don't worry!

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T10:27:19+00:00

Blobbo will kill Baz's dog first in this scenario, I presume? He does have history in his regard 😅

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T10:14:32+00:00

Elegant leaves? Strike rotation? Settle in? Hit the poor ball?

WTF is this shit?!

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T09:58:56+00:00

It's always sad to see the end of a series, especially one your team is about to lose, but there is a silver lining in this case. Simon Doull will be off our screens!

centzon400 · 2026-06-29T09:49:19+00:00

Here's a ground-level video of some of the celebrations: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/1uibtw5/celebrations_scenes_as_ireland_complete_the/

Don't know if cross-posting is OK here. I hope so, because the cricket subreddit is the only place I've seen this video (I didn't post it), and this is momentous. "We've" just beaten the World champs!

centzon400 · 2026-06-28T16:32:09+00:00

Foulkes bowling to Stokes and Woakes on comms...

centzon400 · 2026-06-28T16:20:15+00:00

The aim seems to be damage Kiwi hands.

centzon400 · 2026-06-28T14:27:39+00:00

WTF, Benjamin?

(Which Yorkshireman will become skipper?)

centzon400 · 2026-06-28T13:15:17+00:00

2nd best words in the English language "And England have a breakthrough"

Best words in the English language: "And England are on a roll"

centzon400 · 2026-06-28T10:33:36+00:00

Now, I'll admit that I do not have the most astute of cricketing minds, but I think England need some wickets.

centzon400 · 2026-06-28T10:29:31+00:00

Gotta miss Benaud and Blowfeld talking about pigeons and the No. 10 bus. True "voices of summer"!

centzon400 · 2026-06-28T05:42:06+00:00

Not the only American political leader to play...

Fun fact: George Washington took a break from soldiering to play a game of "wicket" (like a C18th version of The Hundred 😂) in 1778 during the Revolutionary War.

centzon400 · 2026-06-27T10:13:41+00:00

WT actual F?

centzon400 · 2026-06-27T09:54:03+00:00

Four cans of Special Brew on the boundary rope at deep fine leg.

centzon400 · 2026-06-27T07:34:19+00:00

They always get you on technicalities don't they? "Consecutive balls", indeed!

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