England v New Zealand Test Series 2022

This could be over in three days

NZ now have lead of 227 which colud reach 300 if we don't pick up quick wickets in morning

Far more discipline and good judgement shown by the Black Caps second time around! Yes the pitch has settled down, but there could easily have been a 'hangover' from their opening innings which may have hampered them in the second dig. Also building a decent lead albeit on a track that is now quite flat! They have all the time in the world to set a sizeable target, which it what it might take, although should they want to be 'in it to win it', they may want to set a target England look at as a number they can reach to take the victory, and then trust that they can take out the top 6, with the rest essentially walking wickets. Question is though, how much more likely are England to throw off the safety first shackles under Stokes/McCullum to seek the win in general, and given their 1st Inns failings in particular.

Have no fear.
England will no doubt make the pitch look like a minefield second time around .

Best case scenario is for a 350 target. Root, Bairstow, & Stokes will have to get the bulk of the runs. Remember they got a solid platform in the 1st innings, & then lost 10-82. The question is, are the Kiwi's making this pitch look flat, or will they get more out of the wicket, when they bowl.

It was definitely the best time to bat from the afternoon session onwards. I thought Potts kept on plugging away well! Hated the plan of Stokes banging it in short all the time. I know Mitchell got out hooking first innings but it became so predictable! Without movement the attack was a bit once paced but with all the injuries there wasn’t much they could do. Maybe they could’ve gone 7-2 field and look to hide it outside Mitchell’s off stump, play on his patience a bit, he does like to get on with it.

A day 2 Lords pitch and the circumstances make it wrong to judge Parkinson. I would’ve liked to have seen him go past the bat. But as I said with no prep and no time to mentally prepare it’s unfair to judge.

Game on, England require 277.

If one man can make a hundred the others just need to chip in. Not going to be easy but it’s doable.

Oh come on. Rule number one for any batsman, know where your off stump is!! That’s beyond amateurish from Lees!!!

(03-06-2022 13:55 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(02-06-2022 19:01 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  1st Test - Lords Day 3 Close
NZ 132 & 285 (91.3 overs)Mitchell 108 Blundell 96 Southee 21 Potts 3-55 Broad 3-76 Anderson 2-57
ENG 141 & 216-5 (65 overs) Root 77 no Stokes 54 Lees 20 Jameson 4-59
England need 61 runs