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Clataaax
Crawley gawn fi 17- Henry strikes
21/2

3.2
Matt Henry to Duckett, out Caught by Latham!! Edged and taken really well at second slip. Simple, does it move in, does it move away type of wobble seam length delivery. Line is around off stump so Duckett has nowhere to hide. He tries to play a straight-batted defence but it takes a healthy outside edge. Latham stayed low and moved to his right to time that catch to perfection. If you have to be harsh on Duckett you could probably say he could have played a bit more closer to the body but that's just a classic new ball Test match wicket.

Duckett c Latham b Matt Henry 0(


ENG 21/2 (7.1) CRR: 2.93

7.1
Matt Henry to Crawley, out Bowled!! Timbaahh, through the gate, hitting top of middle! Matt Henry, you beauty! This was on the cards. Crawley gave it away that he wasn't comfortable. Saw Crawley as a bigger threat so he tried to put him off his length in the first over. Henry won that over in his first opportunity to bowl at Crawley. Now he starts the over with a testing length delivery that just pitched outside off stump. Crawley thought he had to show some respect. Well, the bowler demanded that.

Crawley b Matt Henry 17(23) [4s-1 6s-1]

ENG 21/2 (8.0) CRR: 2.52

Joe Root 0(5)
Jacob Bethell 4(12)

Matt Henry
4-4-0-2

In reply to Narper
What a catch dat Mitchell - - Root gawn fi 3

26/3

ENG 26/3 (10.1) CRR: 2.56

10.1
Nathan Smith to Root, out Caught by Mitchell!! We will get to Henry later but look at this screamer from Mitchell at first slip! Thick edge and he flew to his right one-handed. Almost overreached that but managed to pouch it with his big mit

Root c Mitchell b Nathan Smith 3(7)

In reply to Chrissy

One handed spiderman

In reply to Narper
Great catch

12.4
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, to long-off
12.3
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, wow! Just played a punchy off-drive and didn't even bother to move! Full and on the off stump, Bethell gave the full face of the bat to the ball and it raced to the boundary

12.5
Caught by Blundell!! Oh he's caught down leg now. He was so sound in his defence and playing straight. Suddenly they offered him a couple of boundaries to get him going and now Nathan Smith dished out what was a harmless short of length delivery down leg. Bethell in the mood now to attack with those two fours. Tries to pull this aggressively, only gets a feather (glove) on it and Blundell takes a good low catch to the right. This is so against the run of play from Bethell and this is a shot purely on adrenaline. Big dent for England

Jacob Bethell c Blundell b Nathan Smith 16(2 [4s-3]

Bethel gawn - good catch. 43/4

In reply to Chrissy

Bethel is west indian

In reply to Narper


Bethel is Bajan especially

13.6
Matt Henry to Brook, 1 run, 50 up for England! Back of a length delivery around middle and leg, it shapes back in sharply and Brook nudges it towards the on-side. Calls for a single, but Ravindra has a direct-hit at the keeper's end. Pope makes it in with a dive

14.2
Nathan Smith to Brook, SIX, Brook breaks the shackles. Advances down the wicket and spanks this length delivery over deep extra cover for half-a-dozen. Trying to counterattack

14.4
Nathan Smith to Brook, FOUR, Brook on the charge. Manufactures room and slashes the short and wide delivery over backward point for four runs. Almost went the distance

14.6
Nathan Smith to Brook, FOUR, 20 runs from that over.

15.2
William ORourke to Brook, FOUR, Brook continues to punish the bowlers. He's not going to stop. Width on offer and Brook cuts it through point. Conway in the deep fails to stop the boundary despite a good effort

ENG 81/4 (17) CRR: 4.76

Harry Brook 32(27)
Ollie Pope 10(10

18.3
Southee to Pope, FOUR, to deep backward point
18.2
Southee to Pope, FOUR, short of a length outside off, Pope plays it late, cuts it through gully and manages to find the gap. A couple of fielders chase it, but the ball races away to the boundary

20.5
Southee to Pope, FOUR, full and straight on leg, Pope times his flick through backward square leg and manages to beat the fielder sprinting across in the deep

Day 1: 1st Session

ENG 106/4 (22) CRR: 4.82

Ollie Pope 25(26)
Harry Brook 38(41)

23.1
William ORourke to Brook, FOUR, lovely shot! Pitched up by the bowler on off, Brook stands tall and drills this through mid-off with impeccable timing. Nicely played

23.3
William ORourke to Brook, SIX, has that gone the distance? Yes, it has! Brook shimmies down the wicket and smashes this length delivery over deep extra cover for a flat six

In reply to Narper

50 fi Brook

23.4
William ORourke to Brook, 1 run, fifty for Brook! Short of a length outside off and Brook carves it through backward point to bring up his fifty.

Harry Brook *50[47

ENG 124/4 (26) CRR: 4.77

Partnership: 81(80)



Day 1: Lunch Break

Harry Brook 51(55)
Ollie Pope 29(36)

Nathan Smith
6-1-41-2
Matt Henry
7-4-14-2

100 partnership

31.4
Matt Henry to Brook, FOUR, beautifully played. Length delivery outside off, Brook plays a white-ball shot, opens the face of the bat and guides it down, wide of the diving third slip and no third man

Day 1: 2nd Session

ENG 164/4 (32) CRR: 5.12

Harry Brook 75(70)
Ollie Pope 44(57

34.1
Phillips to Brook, SIX, no fear at all from Brook. There is a long-off in place but he doesn't care.

35.1
Matt Henry to Pope, 3 runs, 50 for Pope.

Ollie Pope 50[65

50 fi Pope

Brook reminds me of Viv

In reply to Chrissy

Reminds me of Kevin Pietersen

36.6
Phillips to Brook, FOUR, short and down leg, turning down too, Brook helps it on its way, over and wide of short fine-leg. Went down on his back knee to get the elevation

ENG 201/4 (37) CRR: 5.43

Harry Brook 98(87)
Ollie Pope 56(70)

37.2
William ORourke to Brook, 1 run, he is on 98 but doesn't care. Charges William ORourke and makes room to slash the short of length delivery on the stumps, it's in the air but in front of Conway at deep backward point. Talk about guts

moves to 99

37.4
William ORourke to Pope, SIX, to third man

Buy a wicket Kiwis

Ton fi Brook.

Harry Brook100[91

38.4
Phillips to Brook, 1 run, there's the 100 for the generational talent. A roaring applause form the Basin Reserve crowd.

In reply to Chrissy

Looks like 400 plus on de one

Day 1: 2nd Session

ENG 217/4 (39) CRR: 5.56

Harry Brook 104(92)
Ollie Pope 66(77)

PHEW!
Pope gawn fi 66
217/5

39.1
William ORourke to Pope, out Caught by Ravindra!!

Pope c Ravindra b William ORourke 66(7 [4s-7 6s-1]

41.5
William ORourke to Stokes, out Caught by Latham!!

Stokes c Latham b William ORourke 2(15)

In reply to Narper
Fighting back
222/6

Day 1: 3rd Session

ENG 271/8 (53) CRR: 5.11

Brydon Carse 8(2)
Chris Woakes 15(41)

53.4
William ORourke to Woakes, out Caught by Blundell!! Well done, Blundell! Howzatt, howzatt he shouted, more in shock that none of his mates joined him. William ORourke heard nothing too but it's actually a healthy edge. Shortish delivery, Woakes backs away and slashes, outside edge went straight to the keeper

Woakes c Blundell b William ORourke 18(43) [4s-3]

ENG 275/9 (53.4) CRR: 5.12

54.4
Nathan Smith to Brydon Carse, out Caught by William ORourke!! Hard swing of the bat across the line, big top edge. Two men in the deep interested behind square on the leg-side.

Brydon Carse c William ORourke b Nathan Smith 9( [4s-2]

Day 1: Innings Break

ENG 280 (54.4) CRR: 5.12

Harry Brook run out (Nathan Smith) 123[115
Ollie Pope (wk) c Rachin Ravindra b William ORourke 66[78

Matt Henry 15 5 43 2
Nathan Smith 11.4 1 86 4
William ORourke 12 1 49 3

63/2....

N.Z. should bat out England in the 1st inning..... otherwise.... England wins..

64/3...N.Z. falling apart......

Strange game of cricket....
S.L bt N.Z.
N.Z. bt India
India bt Australia
Pakistan by England
England bt N.Z.

4 down....Kane gone....N.Z. in big trouble....

79/5..... Big collapse....

In reply to Onionman0
Trouble again
86/5 at stumps

Day 2: 1st Session

NZ 125
ENG 280 & 50/1 (9.1) CRR: 5.45
-
England lead by 205 runs

Jacob Bethell 18(23)
Ben Duckett 23(24)

Murda dis
Lead 224

Day 2: Lunch Break

ENG 280 & 82/1 (15) CRR: 5.47

England lead by 237 runs

Jacob Bethell 34(39)
Ben Duckett 39(44

18.5
Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, to long-off

Jacob Bethell 50(52)

Day 2: 2nd Session

ENG 280 & 103/1 (19) CRR: 5.42

England lead by 258 runs

21.1
William ORourke to Duckett, 1 run, 50 for Duckett. Now time for Duckett to raise the bat. Turns the length delivery on middle to the vacant mid-wicket area and gets to the other end

Day 2: 2nd Session

ENG 280 & 161/1 (30) CRR: 5.37

England lead by 316 runs

Ben Duckett 72(84)
Jacob Bethell 75(89

Bajan Bethel ton coming up

In reply to WIForever

Dash it weh

Bethell got excited in the moment!
Other than that mental lapse, he played exceptionally well.

In reply to FanAttick

Yes..nice knock but he needed some advice from his batting partner as he was losing
it with ill advised shot during the over. Duckett did not help the youngster there.

37.6
Southee to Jacob Bethell, out Caught by Blundell!! Heartbreak for Jacob Bethell. He falls for 96. Gets forward to drive a full delivery outside off and edges it. Simple catch for Blundell. Relief for Southee and New Zealand and Duckett pats Bethell on the back as he walks past. A standing ovation from Stokes and the rest of the England contingent for the youngster. A fine knock but he was a little flustered in the 90s. Was a bit too keen to get there and plays a loose shot to get out. Walks back disappointed.

Jacob Bethell c Blundell b Southee 96(11 [4s-10 6s-3]

Day 2: 2nd Session

ENG 280 & 200/2 (40) CRR: 5

England lead by 355 runs

Ben Duckett 89(109)
Joe Root 1(6

In reply to Narper

Duckett ducked out of a ton

41.2
Southee to Duckett, out Bowled!! Duckett too falls in the 90s. Both Bethell and Duckett don't get to their 100s. Wide length delivery outside off, Duckett tries to run it down with an open face, the thick inside-edge is found and it goes back on to off-stump. More joy for New Zealand. Duckett can't believe he has dragged it back on and that's a 100 which was there for the taking missed.

Duckett b Southee 92(112) [4s-6 6s-1]

Commentators talking about an England declaration after tea.

I’m curious

Why would England declare their 2nd innings on Day 2 of a 5 day test match?

Is this what Bazball is about? If so……I like it.

Day 2: 3rd Session

ENG 259/3 (52) CRR: 4.98

England lead by 414 runs

Joe Root 27(45)
Harry Brook 30(30

In reply to FanAttick

Day 2: Stumps

NZ 125

ENG 280 & 378/5 (76) CRR: 4.97

England lead by 533 runs

Joe Root 73(106)
Ben Stokes 35(26

In reply to imusic

Rootball takes precedence. It's clear that Root has his sights on Tendulkar's Test record. It's just 3000 odd runs away, and at his current rate of scoring he'd be there in about 3 years. Hard to see him being displaced unless there was a really dramatic fall away in form.

In reply to KTom

He’s 34, and at the peak of his powers . If he plays on for another 4 years, the record will be his, a slight drop in form notwithstanding.

He only needs to score around 800 runs a year for the next 4 years. Not easy but he’s done it so many times before, and England okay a lot of test matches.

Hopefully he’s allowed to continue as long as he wants, unlike Anderson who was forced out when he was closing in on the record for most test matches played

Day 3: Innings Break

NZ 125
ENG 280 & 427/6 d (82.3) CRR: 5.18

Root c Blundell b William ORourke 106(130) [4s-11]
Ben Stokes *49[42

NZ need 583 to win

2.1
Woakes to Conway, out Bowled!! Straight through the gate! Conway's woes continue, he's gone for a duck! Absolute jaffa from Woakes, length delivery angling into off-stump, wobbled seam and Conway had no clue which way that was going, he was stuck on the crease as he tried to defend and it came back in, went right through bat-pad before going on to hit off-stump. England strike very early.

Conway b Woakes 0(5)

In reply to Narper

Woakes again, Williamson caught behind.
Appears as though he changed the grip on the ball while running in on both occasions

Dis done Kane alone een Able

Great catch CRse. Latham gawn now Chanderpaul b 23

6.6
Woakes to Williamson, out Caught by Pope!! Edged and gone! That's a massive blow! Woakes had Williamson in all sorts of trouble in that over and he caps it off with a dismissal, brilliant bowling. Length delivery just outside off, right in the channel again, just a bit of extra bounce too and slight movement away off the pitch, Williamson didn't do much wrong, looked to defend and held his line but the ball zipped through and took a faint edge before going through to the keeper.

Williamson c Pope b Woakes 4(16)

9.2
Brydon Carse to Latham, out Caught&Bowled!! Got him! That's a great return catch and Brydon Carse gets a wicket straightaway! Fuller and on the stumps, was slanting across just a bit and Latham closed the face of the bat early looking to whip it into the leg-side, it took the leading edge and popped back towards the right of the bowler. Carse leapt across to his right, stuck his hand out and grabbed. Had to change directions quickly. Great sharp catch that and New Zealand already in heaps of trouble.

Latham c and b Brydon Carse 24(35) [4s-3]

Day 3: 1st Session

NZ 38/3 (10) CRR: 3.8

New Zealand need 545 runs

Daryl Mitchell 4(5)
Rachin Ravindra 1(2

In reply to Narper

Ravindra gives it away minutes before lunch and rain.
59/4

13.6
Brydon Carse to Ravindra, out Caught by Pope!! Edged and gone! Ravindra is absolutely distraught with himself and New Zealand's problems continue to compound! This was a nothing shot, length delivery outside off, bit of width on offer and Ravindra looked like he just wanted to punch it through the off-side, pushed at it a mile away from his body and an edge was found, comfortable catch for Pope behind the stumps.

Ravindra c Pope b Brydon Carse 6(16)

Day 3: Lunch Break

NZ 59/4 (14.1) CRR: 4.16

New Zealand need 524 runs

Daryl Mitchell 20(16

Tom Blundell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

50 fi Blundell 54*

In reply to Narper

Big shot for 50 that Blundell, next shit just as commanding too

In reply to Brerzerk
Dem only need 442 more to win

clataaax Phillips gawn now. Done done done

Day 3: 3rd Session -

ENG 280 & 427/6 d
NZ 125 & 231/6 (4 CRR: 4.81

New Zealand need 352 runs

Nathan Smith33( 40)
Tom Blundell 109(99