[Cricket] England v New Zealand - 1st Test - Lords

[Sid in the Sharknado]

I'd suggest an extra outright quick (e.g. Stone) or a spinner (Leach) for Broad is probably looking like the right way to go TBH

I'd forgotten we don't have a spinner in the team.

I'd probably go for Anderson, Wood, Robinson/Broad, and Leach as my line up given who's available at the moment. Includes a swing bowler, fast bowler, seamer and spinner.

Obviously in an ideal world the seamer in that line up would be able to regularly hit 90mph as well, so Archer would fill that slot if he comes back in and is bowling well. Or Stone if he can fill that role.

On a green swinging pitch the 90mph+ bowler isn't as big a deal, so on that kind of surface having Anderson and Broad together with the likes of Woakes, Robinson, Curran etc. can make sense.

ALWAYS INCLUDE THE SPINNER.

 

[GT49er]

Thank gawd we're back on the cricket. Long may it stay this way!

Other threads are available.

 

[Pevenseagull]

9/1 ish on England right now.

Levels the draw/NZ

can now be laid at half that

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Ollie again

Jamieson caught at square leg

NZ 317/8

 

[Pevenseagull]

c'mon Robbo, get on that honours board.

2 debutants on the honours board would be pretty special.

 

[jakarta]

I love an opposition collapse. Love it.

317-8 Robinson's 4th wicket.

 

[Eeyore]

His bowling is made for Test cricket. Line, length and bounce. A Modern McGrath. That was good from Root too.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Broad, Robinson and Wood all 25 overs for 64 runs,

 

[hans kraay fan club]

FFS Broad!

Drops a dolly, that would have been Ollie's michelle.

 

[jakarta]

Broad owes Robinson a pint PM...

 

[DJ NOBO]

FFS Broad!

Drops a dolly, that would have been Ollie's michelle.

Hmmm. A cynic might say.....

 

[Pevenseagull]

definite touch of the McGraths about some of these deliveries from Ollie

 

[Eeyore]

Hope Conway manages this.

 

[crodonilson]

Devon Conway

 

[Eeyore]

Now get the bugger out.

 

[jakarta]

Well we were never going to bowl him out...

 

[A1X]

Sibley gone for a duck, 4/1

 

[GT49er]

I thought when we got those quick wickets, I bet the last wicket stand goes for about 50. Happy to be 10 runs short!

 

[Eeyore]

Jamieson is very Chris Tremlett.

 

[jakarta]

How very England to f*ck up the First Test of the Summer...