***Official*** England in New Zealand 2018

[straw man]

That said this is a very slow start from these two. Confidence can't be high for Williamson.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

I don't like this plan of completely abandoning intent if Munro goes early. We don't have the players to accelerate later.

 

[bill8164]

That said this is a very slow start from these two. Confidence can't be high for Williamson.

and that is why Kane shouldn't be playing T20. JMO though.

 

[vandem]

Don't understand the tactics here. No attempt to put pressure on the bowlers. No trust in the lower order unless they get < 10 overs to bat?

 

[robbypark]

What an awful start for NZ

 

[straw man]

I don't like this plan of completely abandoning intent if Munro goes early. We don't have the players to accelerate later.

Yeah I didn't like it either, even before Williamson got out. England have two spinners who it won't be dead easy to score from in the middle overs, and we know our lower order batting is unreliable, so needed more run rate up the front of the innings.

Awful innings from Williamson and also Guptill so far. Unpleasant to see Williamson bat like this.

 

[vandem]

Into the 9th over, chasing 280+, steady bowling and only 1 attempt to hit over the field. Like being back in the 1980s, Wright and Edgar nudging us to 0-100 off 30 overs.

 

[robbypark]

Don't understand the tactics here. No attempt to put pressure on the bowlers. No trust in the lower order unless they get < 10 overs to bat?

Well NZ do have a garbage middle and lower order for ODIs. They are a top heavy team.

 

[straw man]

Probably the worst innings I've seen Guptill play, outside of test cricket obviously.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

I really hope guptill isn't being told to play an anchor role here. So poorly suited for the role.

 

[robbypark]

Don't know why anybody is surprised about Kane. Dude has been awful in limited overs cricket for a long time now.

 

[Moss]

Don't know why anybody is surprised about Kane. Dude has been awful in limited overs cricket for a long time now.

Nah. He's had a bad season, but was playing brilliantly as recently as the Champions Trophy middle of last year.

 

[Flem274*]

latham is a bit of a slow track bully so if he can't score here...

Well NZ do have a garbage middle and lower order for ODIs. They are a top heavy team.

only a couple of blokes averaging mid 40s and another two newbies with good starts to their careers

 

[robbypark]

This game is over.

I might change my prediction from 4-1 England to 5-0 whitewash.

 

[robbypark]

latham is a bit of a slow track bully so if he can't score here...

only a couple of blokes averaging mid 40s and another two newbies with good starts to their careers

Averages mean **** all as they encompass a career.

Yeah Taylor isn't the same player he once was and he doesn't have the ability to accelerate. Latham is a tapper who barely ever goes for shots and De Grandhomme is one of the most inconsistent players in all of cricket.

NZ success is completely predicated on their top order.

 

[Flem274*]

Averages mean **** all as they encompass a career.

Yeah Taylor isn't the same player he once was and he doesn't have the ability to accelerate. Latham is a tapper who barely ever goes for shots and De Grandhomme is one of the most inconsistent players in all of cricket.

NZ success is completely predicated on their top order.

averaged 60 last year?

CdG has been around 5 minutes and averages 50, and you've ignored Kane and Nicholls completely.

anyway you seem unshakeable in your beliefs so i'll leave you to it

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Taylor has become absurdly good at jammy singles to leg. Kane take note

 

[Athlai]

Highest 4th wicket partnership for NZ vs. England

 

[straw man]

Excellent from these two, especially Latham being the most under-threat selection in the side.

Still don't want more than 80 needed in the last ten overs, so need 60 from the next 9 overs.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Yeah this is great but we don't have the hitting power to chase above 8s. Need to start pushing it now.