2nd Test NZ v England

Here is a fun fact. Only Australia have lost a test match having enforced the follow on. (3 times in fact). No other test team has. England like breaking records.
 
Colgates_shaving_foam said:
Over the last few years I've read comments from journalists saying things like Alistair Cook is the last great English test batsman, then they were saying Root is definitely the last of an era.

It is starting to look like they were wrong.
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I’ll never understand anyone saying Cook is better than Root.
 
NZBoro1 said:
Thats enough now AT, don't curse them.
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Well put it this way. Baz got a triple century here in Wellington on days 3 and 4 so this wicket just gets easier. Id say if we set 230 plus as a target then game on.

I think Englands problem going into the Ashes is the fifth bowler or lack of. With Stokes not bowling and Root only a part-timer England are effectively a bowler down and have rely on the ageing Anderson and Broad, good though they are. Leach for me is easy pickings.
 
Abel Tasman said:
Well put it this way. Baz got a triple century here in Wellington on days 3 and 4 so this wicket just gets easier. Id say if we set 230 plus as a target then game on.

I think Englands problem going into the Ashes is the fifth bowler or lack of. With Stokes not bowling and Root only a part-timer England are effectively a bowler down and have rely on the ageing Anderson and Broad, good though they are. Leach for me is easy pickings.
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Wood and Archer will be involved in the ashes series, Bairstow to come back we will annihilate the convicts 👍
 
Hoolio said:
Wood and Archer will be involved in the ashes series, Bairstow to come back we will annihilate the convicts 👍
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Who do you drop though? Bairstow for Folkes, Crawley or Duckett? Wood and Archer for Robinson, Broad or Leech, or just one of Archer and Woods rotated between tests?
Stokes not bowling is a big problem. Ok he's captain but without that does he get in the side on current batting form alone?
 
Heres a forecast. NZ will get a 400 lead by mid morning tomorrow and Eng will go for it. Whether they triumph is another thing. But beginning to wish I'd put a dollar on NZ Saturday tea time when they were odds of 25-1
 
Abel Tasman said:
Heres a forecast. NZ will get a 400 lead by mid morning tomorrow and Eng will go for it. Whether they triumph is another thing. But beginning to wish I'd put a dollar on NZ Saturday tea time when they were odds of 25-1
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England will go for it whatever. Various England supporters on other platforms having a pop at the follow on decision. England could have batted and put this out of sight. On this pitch, the last day and a half would have been turgid stuff and NZ would have batted out a draw.

Baz and Stokes...walking it like they talk it. Great for cricket ( and a great 2nd innings performance by NZ by the way)
 
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