*Official* 2022 New Zealand Tour of England, Ireland, Scotland & Netherlands

[flibbertyjibber]

Meanwhile Parkinson a debutant bowled 16 overs.

Wouldn't have under the previous captain.?

 

[91Jmay]

And I hate to reiterate the point but honestly why the hell has Ajaz not bowled. Genuinely thought he was going to be quite a key player this innings when I went to bed yesterday, it was looking pretty flat and, well, he's a good bowler. Taking him off after Stokes whacked a few boundaries and then not giving him another over is just appalling captaincy. You can say conditions aren't in his favour and these two are good players of spin but so what - you've got to give the guy a chance.

He should have come off after Stokes got out still, but defo should have bowled more. Yesterday evening we were scoring freely, Foakes was ropey early against seam but Southee was flogged before close physically

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

No one will remember it in later years but that was a ****ing good knock from Foakes.

@sledger

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I should be able to get a decent sleep bcos it is finished but will probably mull on it for ages, so won't sleep that well. At least it is Queen's (non) Birthday tomorrow.

 

[mackembhoy]

Getting everyone a refund knocking them off as quickly as they did.

Makes the job done by Root and Foakes even better.

Ridiculous ticket pricing so well done fellas.

 

[jcas0167]

Shiv was within reach of Lara's tally...the selectors dropped him. He never played another test match

I see he came within about 100 runs of Lara's tally although it sounds like the decision was supported on form grounds.

Michael Holding backs Clive Lloyd's decision to drop Shivnarine Chanderpaul

The snub effectively means the end of Chanderpaul's illustrious career, in which he scored 11,867 runs at an average of 51.37 in 164 Tests.

m.economictimes.com

 

[nzfan]

I feel England will now be quite confident. A game like this helps when they came back and seized the momentum when they were staring down the barrel more than once.

I think the middle order or England, Root, Bairstow and Stokes are formidable. Root in particular will be giving our bowlers sleepless nights.

 

[Xix2565]

Brilliant win and a brilliant test match. But it’s anything other than ‘new England’. We won because of our quality bowling, then Root and Stokes with the bat. Nothing new, so NZ still well in this series, which is exciting.

To be fair that's how every side wins games on average, bowling being more impactful than batting. It's why England has had a decent home record for a long while despite their batting lineups.

 

[ImpatientLime]

Brilliant knock from Root.

NZ should not be too discouraged though apart from Root and Stokes England haven’t really shown they they have much else in the top order so it’s quite an open series

NZs top order is from another galaxy on paper but looks as shambolic as England's currently in the middle.

 

[Flem274*]

Also it's nice to see that, in a shocking twist, picking your best bowlers available helps a struggling team. Good England.

 

[White Ball]

I see he came within about 100 runs of Lara's tally although it sounds like the decision was supported on form grounds.

Michael Holding backs Clive Lloyd's decision to drop Shivnarine Chanderpaul

The snub effectively means the end of Chanderpaul's illustrious career, in which he scored 11,867 runs at an average of 51.37 in 164 Tests.

m.economictimes.com

The thing is and Silly cow can confirm but I am pretty sure Shiv was ranked number 3 in the world at the time in Test Cricket so despite his age and with the windies struggling to produce quality test batters in recent times it didn’t make sense..

 

[Fuller Pilch]

NZs top order is from another galaxy on paper but looks WORSE THAN England's currently in the middle.

Slight editing

 

[nzfan]

Done like a dinner by the woeful England who played with a rookie captain and coach.
Just can't handle this, I'm done with life, there's just no real need to keep breathing.

You'll be the first one in front of telly the next match haha

 

[straw man]

Congrats England and Joe Root for a match-winning innings.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah no paper over cracks, still dog**** side.

Potts hopefully a useful home conditions player but side only going to get worse with big dogs retiring. Dying sport alas.

But anyway on that positive note, brilliant win from our best player I've ever seen. Fell out of love with cricket in a big way but really enjoyed the Test match as a whole

 

[straw man]

Good guys New Zealand giving England's McCullum era and the Queen the celebration they wanted.

 

[ImpatientLime]

good debut by Potts and more importantly, another step closer to never having to watch Chris Woakes again

 

[jcas0167]

Athers referencing the WC final in his first question to Kane. Twisting the knife.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The thing is and Silly cow can confirm but I am pretty sure Shiv was ranked number 3 in the world at the time in Test Cricket so despite his age and with the windies struggling to produce quality test batters in recent times it didn’t make sense..

It was blatant to see for everyone. Prior to Shiv's exit, he made something like 115 in a handful of innings, so the selectors had ammunition to drop him.

He should have never been treated the way that he was. Any other country and he would have exited on the shoulders of the future generation.

 

[straw man]

Brilliant win and a brilliant test match. But it’s anything other than ‘new England’. We won because of our quality bowling, then Root and Stokes with the bat. Nothing new, so NZ still well in this series, which is exciting.

True though Potts was good. Maybe not sub-10 test bowling average level of good, but still bowled very well.