[Cricket] The Red Ball Reset: Eng v NZ 2nd Test

[Is it PotG?]

Most boundaries in any Test, ever.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Most boundaries in any Test, ever.

+ 1

 

[Titanic]

England WIN by five wickets

NZ 553 & 284

England 539 & 299-5

Ollie Pope 145, Joe Root 176, Jonny Bairstow 136, Alex Lees 67 & 44, Ben Stokes 46 & 75*, and Jimmy Anderson & Stuart Broad 5 wickets each in the match.

The most boundaries (250) ever in the history of Test Match cricket; the 2nd fastest century for England (77 balls) in the history of Test Match cricket; and the highest ever aggregate runs scored (1675) in a Test Match at Trent Bridge.

A truly historic five days of Test Match cricket.

 

[hart's shirt]

How many teams have lost having scored 837 runs in a test match!?

Good question. After some research, here's one.

4th Test, Leeds, 1948.

England scored 861 (496 and 865/8d), but Australia chased it down with 458 and 404/3.

Don Bradman scored 173* in the 2nd innings.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-england-1948-61329/england-vs-australia-4th-test-62688/full-scorecard

 

[KZNSeagull]

Amazing result. Well done chaps

 

[studio150]

That was fun.

 

[jakarta]

****ing hell, Stokes is injured and still gets the winning runs, can't wait to watch the Highlights tonight...

 

[Thunder Bolt]

They've only gone and Cinced it!

 

[Bold Seagull]

Most boundaries ever in a test match.

 

[hart's shirt]

How many teams have lost having scored 837 runs in a test match!?

From the stats below, I think New Zealand might now have the 2nd highest ever total score for a losing side.

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=runs;result=2;template=results;type=team;view=match

Edit - yes, CricInfo's just updated it in the last minute!

 

[Blackadder]

Would loved to have been there today

 

[Eeyore]

And no-one felt the need to invade the pitch...

I've seen some marvelous matches over the last 40 years. But the Stokes/Bairstow stand was probably the most brutal.

 

[A1X]

Unless Bairstow & Stokes pull off something extraordinary - this is a lost game.

Good competitive series though.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Well that was fun listening to whilst working

 

[A1X]

For me, better than Headingley 2019 as a spectacle, that was Stokes swinging or bust, this was controlled, measured demolition

 

[jakarta]

Reckon Stokes will be rested for the next Test - Root back as interim Skipper?

 

[Bold Seagull]

Good question. After some research, here's one.

4th Test, Leeds, 1948.

England scored 861 (497 and 365/8d), but Australia chased it down with 458 and 404/3.

Don Bradman scored 173* in the 2nd innings.

Good spot, but you may need to quickly edit our second innings score.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

What a performance.

We've been gash for so long. Incredible how sometimes you just need to change direction. It's like a new manager bounce.

Stunning. Well done England. Long live test cricket

 

[zefarelly]

Well that ended well

Left work with Bairstow on 98 and got home to see the last few overs.

£5 @ 5/1 pays for a flutter on the football and a few beers

 

[A1X]

Reckon Stokes will be rested for the next Test - Root back as interim Skipper?

Give it Broady for a test, the people’s champion