*Official* England in New Zealand 2019

[vcs]

Is this one of those NZ pitches which get progressively easier to bat on as the match progresses?

 

[Athlai]

Is this one of those NZ pitches which get progressively easier to bat on as the match progresses?

Do you mean all NZ pitches?

 

[thundaboult]

ffs start scoring faster already.

 

[Burgey]

England is losing this by an innings.

 

[Gnske]

I don't think Watling has earned the right to be aggressive yet.

 

[Flem274*]

good knock santa

 

[Immenso]

No salt mountain besides the ground this test.

As a kid I alwats wanted to jump the fence and climb that.

 

[GotSpin]

NZ basically can’t lose. Step on the gas

 

[wellAlbidarned]

didn't think it was possible but this current england might be replacing australia as my least favourite team

 

[Spark]

I'm surprised you actually watch them.

On the TMS podcast in this case.

 

[hendrix]

Excellent first session. Was no need to accelerate. Grind them into the dust, bat until just after tea.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

Archer really going through the motions right now in the mid-130s ...

This is going to affect England's attack for the second test, as well.

Yesss 150 for Watling!!!

 

[straw man]

Was happy to play it slow for the first 15 overs but started to get impatient later in the first session. Want a good chance to push for a win and wickets won't be easy to come by. Time to start #intenting it.

 

[Burgey]

They’ll crumble like a Sao in a blender.

 

[Burgey]

If england do draw this match, can NZ claim the win based on hitting more boundaries?

 

[Flem274*]

lol hesson surely trying to throw the english off the scent there. that graphic shows broads been banging away too short all innings.

i'll put the knockers on him and say i hope we bat until bj gets the two hundy. deserves a bit of downhill skiiing after all those 100s and 50s digging nz back into games.

 

[91Jmay]

Brilliant from NZ. Cashed in when got batters set. No chance we have the ability to block out a draw.

 

[The Hutt Rec]

lol hesson surely trying to throw the english off the scent there. that graphic shows broads been banging away too short all innings.

i'll put the knockers on him and say i hope we bat until bj gets the two hundy. deserves a bit of downhill skiiing after all those 100s and 50s digging nz back into games.

Santner 100 and Watling 200 would do me nicely.

 

[Meridio]

No salt mountain besides the ground this test.

As a kid I alwats wanted to jump the fence and climb that.

Once played hockey on the turf there, with a howling wind blowing straight through the salt mountain and across the turf. Was not a fun experience.

 

[Flem274*]

i don't like the new scorecard. it forces me to look up englands score (if this was my first time seeing the game) and then do maths to work out the lead/trail by.

lol as i type they've put a 'lead by' box up.