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*Official* England in NZ 2023

Howe_zat

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Woke up and saw the Nighthawk has flown off with the test match

The sound of Henry Nicholls' career ending can barely be heard over the screeching.
 

Moss

International Vice-Captain
No arguing that it's great bowling but shouldn't batsmen be getting their pads in line with these and being lbw instead of bowled....
In Conway’s case it’s a feature not bug, this sort of dismissal is the tradeoff. Disappointing from Latham and Williamson though after all those runs in Pakistan.
 

Moss

International Vice-Captain
Nicholls test average down to 37. Feels like it undersells him but when you think about it he’s been sub-par since 2019 which is pretty much 50% of his test career now (barring that 2020-21 home season when opposition fielders were seemingly determined to keep watching him bat).
 

nzfan

International Vice-Captain
Oh no... went out for dinner, deliberately didn't glance at the score hoping if I don't watch this inning early things will be different (superstition) but it's worse.
 

Howe_zat

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Crazy that stat from the comms, the first time someone bowled the top 3 since Fred Trueman in 1960.
That's just for England. Boult did it in the return series last summer.

It tells you how much England usually rely on slip catches for their new ball wickets more than other sides, probably
 

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