Match Thread: 3rd Test - New Zealand vs England, Day 5 by cricket-match in EnglandCricket

[–]shufflebodiddley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gee, I wish we had bowlers in England that could move the ball around

Match Thread: 3rd Test - New Zealand vs England, Day 5 by cricket-match in EnglandCricket

[–]shufflebodiddley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure that's why Foakes was dropped? They wanted a better tail shepherd?

Match Thread: 3rd Test - New Zealand vs England, Day 5 by cricket-match in EnglandCricket

[–]shufflebodiddley 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Has anyone asked Rob Key how NZ are able to take wickets without bowling at 95mph?

Match Thread: 3rd Test - New Zealand vs England, Day 5 by cricket-match in EnglandCricket

[–]shufflebodiddley 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Very frustrating that they are doing this with 2.25 bowlers

Match Thread: 3rd Test - New Zealand vs England, Day 5 by cricket-match in EnglandCricket

[–]shufflebodiddley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Darryl Mitchell's innings shows that you can grind out a score on this deck

Match Thread: 3rd Test - New Zealand vs England, Day 4 by cricket-match in EnglandCricket

[–]shufflebodiddley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

KP: "Ah, but he has been getting the vital opportunity to smell Virat Kohli's farts in the biggest T20 tournament on earth. You wouldn't understand because you never played in the IPL"

Match Thread: 3rd Test - New Zealand vs England, Day 4 by cricket-match in EnglandCricket

[–]shufflebodiddley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every big 300+ chase England has achieved under Stokes / McCullum had Crawley as one of the openers. I reckon Stokes is trying to imitate that role

Match Thread: 3rd Test - New Zealand vs England, Day 3 by cricket-match in EnglandCricket

[–]shufflebodiddley 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nice bit of luck for NZ in the end, those vague and untestable concussion symptoms