sidcow Posted June 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2022 34 minutes ago, sidcow said: Would be nice when we finally get in if our openers can get more than about 10-20 each. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Nice to see Pope playing positively and reaping the rewards with a half century, would be great to see him convert that into a 100 tomorrow. NZ showed the way to go with batting on this pitch is to attack, I don’t see it degrading much if at all tomorrow so fingers crossed England can bat out the day and move the score a heap closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 11, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Nice to see Pope playing positively It's a blessing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2022 If England go on and post 5-600 plus here you've got to ask questions about the pitch. What's the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 22 hours ago, sidcow said: Would be nice when we finally get in if our openers can get more than about 10-20 each. Hope you did the lotto this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 53 minutes ago, sidcow said: If England go on and post 5-600 plus here you've got to ask questions about the pitch. What's the point? It’s not just the pitch, the Dukes balls seem to be off too, bit of a bad batch it appears. But yes, when both teams are posting big scores at around 4 an over it points firmly at a very flat pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Ton for Pope but an even more impressive one for Root. Taking the captaincy off him was a masterstroke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Root is a batting genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted June 12, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Taking the captaincy off him was a masterstroke. He gave it up (maybe before he would have had it taken away, anyway), but you're right Rob, it's done him a world of good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Averaging 50 in test cricket, 4 centuries in 5 innings. Astonishingly good cricketer, and now he can just concentrate on being that and not having to worry about captaincy for the last 4-5 (maybe more) years of his test career. Records are going to tumble. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 These next few overs are probably the last opportunity for a result in this match (other than a draw), if NZ can skittle England with the new ball. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 9 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: These next few overs are probably the last opportunity for a result in this match (other than a draw), if NZ can skittle England with the new ball. I don't agree, not sure how many over are left today but England shouldnt be that far off the New zealand score by the close and they could easily get a lead of 150/200 tomorrow and put the pressure right back on Newzealand. with a day or more left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 18 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Averaging 50 in test cricket, 4 centuries in 5 innings. Astonishingly good cricketer, and now he can just concentrate on being that and not having to worry about captaincy for the last 4-5 (maybe more) years of his test career. Records are going to tumble. Yes hes now converting those 50s into 100s regularly which he wasn't doing at one time in his career. Hes the best English batsman I have seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2022 29 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Averaging 50 in test cricket, 4 centuries in 5 innings. Astonishingly good cricketer, and now he can just concentrate on being that and not having to worry about captaincy for the last 4-5 (maybe more) years of his test career. Records are going to tumble. Alastair Cook the other day said Root would go way beyond his total. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Commentators have made a good point re the pitch. The ball is carrying well and is doing a bit occasionally and when you consider the volume of dropped catches (8) this game really could look very different had even some of those been taken. Outfield is fast so boundaries are flowing, it’s really perhaps more good batting than a shite pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) 34 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: These next few overs are probably the last opportunity for a result in this match (other than a draw), if NZ can skittle England with the new ball. Well there you go. Need Baistow to get set now and support Root to a double century. If he's out cheap there's always the danger of a collapse though its hard to envisage someone else not getting a daddy score on this pitch. Edited June 12, 2022 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 12, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2022 You have to admire the stamina of some of these cricketers. To stay out there for hour upon hour waving about that big lump of willow then the running between the wickets on a hot day. Very impressive, I bet after half an hour I wouldn't be able to move my arms above shoulder height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Bairstow has to be running out of chances now, this was an ideal opportunity for him to put some runs on the board and he effed it up again. Plus, I don’t like him, always comes across as arrogant to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 It’s fun to watch but is that a captains innings from Stokes? Going into full T20 mode when still 150 runs behind, if Foakes doesn’t stick around NZ will likely take a sizeable lead here now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 hour ago, bannedfromHandV said: Averaging 50 in test cricket, 4 centuries in 5 innings. Astonishingly good cricketer, and now he can just concentrate on being that and not having to worry about captaincy for the last 4-5 (maybe more) years of his test career. Records are going to tumble. Best English batter I’ve ever seen - certainly in red ball cricket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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