*Official* New Zealand in England 2021

[The Hutt Rec]

First test toss win in what feels like a million years from Kane!

Edit: oh, we actually won the last one vs Pakistan.

 

[hendrix]

Conway and Latham opening. Wow.

Can't help but feel as though Blundell and Mitchell are a tad hard done by

 

[Shortodds]

Spark quality keep cracking up for anyone else, or just me?

It hasn't been great so far for me.

 

[theegyptian]

Does make me nervous not playing a spinner. Especially with the weather warm and dry.

Feel for Leach. Looked like he'd get a good run in the side after the winter and then dropped straight away.

Last time none of Stokes, Woakes, SCurran and Ali played in the test side? Maybe it was the test before Stokes debuted.

 

[Pothas]

Yeah poor old Leach. Can see why they have done it though.

 

[straw man]

yes

 

[cnerd123]

so is this being broadcast for free anywhere or is it behind a paywall all over the globe?

 

[nzfan]

Very good toss to win and bat. The pitch looks flat. Nothing like the decks we get here in NZ. You'd be hoping to win toss and bat every time.

 

[straw man]

Good 10 selected plus Santner as mascot to be unreasonably chirpy and lively in the field. Do feel for Blundell though, especially as seems likely he'll be left out for both tests and the final.

I'm not convinced about CdG being ready. I know theoretically his dibbly dobblies could be amazing with the duke but at the same time I don't know how match fit he is and equally his batting could turn out less convincing than our tailenders

I'm trusting that they think he's genuinely fit. If anything short of 100% they should've played Mitchell instead.

 

[superkingdave]

Feels like Lawrence and Root are getting a lot of overs here.

 

[theegyptian]

Could do with some of these english batsmen stepping up. Root aside none of the rest are assured of their places in the medium term. Even Pope who looked the next really good prospect averages 32 after 17 tests which isn't good enough. He was poor this winter against India, frenetic and lunging vs the spin.

**** man those averages of the england top 6. Burns 30.7, Sibley 30.4, Crawley 34.1, Root 49.2, Pope 31.9, Lawrence 27.6. ugh

 

[morgieb]

How good is the cricket back!

 

[nzfan]

Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad - respect

 

[nzfan]

Not a lot of lateral movement compared to say in NZ.

 

[hendrix]

Shoot Anderson already looking like he's got it on a string....scary

 

[trundler]

Let's gooooooo

 

[Gnske]

Already spraying it, this man's career is done

 

[hendrix]

Not a lot of lateral movement compared to say in NZ.

looks like enough movement there tbh. gonna be a tough examination for these two

 

[The Hutt Rec]

No speedguns in the English coverage?

 

[nzfan]

Good to see Latham taking the strike.