[Cricket] Cricket- New Zealand v England Test Series- November 27-December 13 2024

[ManOfSussex]

No.

Which always means 'No, but, yeah, I'll end up doing it'

I'll be joining you on the NSC sofa at the top of the hour. I want a Root century and an entertaining Stokes slogathon.

 

[Eeyore]

I'll be joining you on the NSC sofa at the top of the hour. I want a Root century and an entertaining Stokes slogathon.

Yes, I must get to the shop for me milk. I'll put the kettle on.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Matt Henry's rapidly turning into one of my favourite cricketers.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Also, I love watching Joe Root when he's getting on with it.
It's like listening to a proper jazz player compared to everybody else just shredding scales.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Matt Henry's rapidly turning into one of my favourite cricketers.
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It's red, round and weighs about five ounces, in case you were wondering - as Sir Viv Richards once said.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

It's red, round and weighs about five ounces, in case you were wondering - as Sir Viv Richards once said.

And it's coming straight at your face.

 

[ManOfSussex]

Root.

 

[Triggaaar]

Nicely done Joe

 

[Eeyore]

That six after the century ramp was just about the shot of the match. Textbook beauty.

 

[pasty]

Outrageous way to get a ton

Rooooooot

 

[jcdenton08]

A bit surprised we didn’t bat at least until lunch. Concerned about the weather, maybe?

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

NZ commentator just said the English bowlers have just been a tad better. Is that so chum?

NZ have been totally outplayed

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

NZ commentator just said the English bowlers have just been a tad better. Is that so chum?

NZ have been totally outplayed

To be fair, their bowlers have generally been good. They've been let down by their fielders in the first match and undone by an innings of freakish brilliance in the first innings here.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

To be fair, their bowlers have generally been good. They've been let down by their fielders in the first match and undone by an innings of freakish brilliance in the first innings here.

Woakes so lucky they put the stumps where he was bowling.

 

[ManOfSussex]

A bit surprised we didn’t bat at least until lunch. Concerned about the weather, maybe?

There's over 2.5 days left in the Test, nobody has ever chased 450 in Test history and they're 1 down already.

 

[jcdenton08]

There's over 2.5 days left in the Test, nobody has ever chased 450 in Test history and they're 1 down already.

I’m just extremely cautious

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Woakes so lucky they put the stumps where he was bowling.

We're allowed to have two sets of good bowlers in the same series.
Quality ball from Woakes, although given I slagged Crawley off for getting bowled by a similar nip-backer in the first innings, I should acknowledge that Conway really didn't play that well.

 

[Beach Hut]

15/1 Conway bowled out

 

[Eeyore]

We're allowed to have two sets of good bowlers in the same series.
Quality ball from Woakes, although given I slagged Crawley off for getting bowled by a similar nip-backer in the first innings, I should acknowledge that Conway really didn't play that well.

I don't know why, but that recent phrase 'nip backer' really irks me. It's up with 'have a nice rest of your day'

 

[ManOfSussex]

Very windy and grey in Wellington. It's a bit like The Polegrove in Bexhill on a nice day.