England v New Zealand Test Series 2022

(04-06-2022 20:56 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  ^^ I think Matt looks a lot more like his twin Callum.
Kirby's more ginger & bowls faster but yes there's a slight facial resemblance.
One of my all-time favourite cricketers, & a Yorkshire legend, despite being from Bury.

(05-06-2022 11:17 )Cooper_temple Wrote:  Personally, I prefer these kinds of matches to the ones where the teams are getting 500 runs and hardly any wickets falling

Could not agree more with that!! No issue if a team is able to rack up 400 - 500 if the pitch is not handing those runs to the team. In fact, such an innings would - if the conditions were slightly in the bowlers favour (if sufficient skills on show) stand - out - both as a team total and obviously, the individual scores that would be compiled in contributing towards achieving it!

(04-06-2022 13:00 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(03-06-2022 12:55 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(02-06-2022 18:01 )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 & 279-5 (78.5 overs) Root 115 no Stokes 54 Foakes 32 no Jameson 4-79
England won by 5 wickets

Fantastic win, & a masterful innings by Root, passing 10,000 Test Match runs in the process, Cook being the only other England player, & just 14 in total. A match winning knock, which took the Man of the Match away from Potts, who had a very accomplished debut, with 7 wickets.

England have retained Parkinson for the 2nd Test at Trent Bridge on Friday, in an otherwise unchanged squad.

This would be a good series win

^Far from over yet! Small margins in the opening match, and had NZ taken every opportunity presented (including spurning the IPL appearances - as you might have hoped world champion players would have done) a very different outcome perhaps. England were worthy winners, but they will know - much more work left to do!

de Grandhomme has been ruled out for the rest of the series with a heel injury. Offspinner Allrounder Michael Bracewell has been added to their squad.

England are set to field an unchanged side for the 2nd Test at Trent Bridge tomorrow, with Jack Leach passed fit.

2nd Test Trent Bridge - Day 1 Close
England won the toss & elected to field
New Zealand 318-4 (87 overs) Mitchell 81 no Blundell 67 no Young 47 Conway 46 Anderson 2-40 Stokes 2-40