Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | (4.4 overs) | 14-for1wickets | ||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
Cook | c Watling | b Boult | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
Stoneman | not out | 5 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 | |
Root | not out | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 | |
Extras | 0 | |||||||
— | — | — |
NZ set up a trap. Bowl short at Stonemen.
He top edges a shaky pull for 6 to bring up his 50.
Next ball pulls it straight to long leg.
FFS what happened to batting TIME?
Why the hell is a Test Batsman playing that sort of risky shot in a situation where you have to occupy the crease. Just fvcking duck/dodge/weave you idiot
115-2
Just hope 5 NZ bowlers get caught ball tampering.
Root going well but I bet he gets a bouncer on the fingers a couple of balls before the end of the innings and gets out next ball.
That would just be our luck .
FFS
WICKET
c Watling b Boult 51
Outstanding from Trent Boult to Joe Root, still reeling from that blow on the fingers. A rip-snorterer from the left-arm paceman gets big on the England skipper and he gloves it behind. BJ Watling leaps to claim the catch.
Why did Root continue batting after that blow from Boult on in his fingers? He could have retired hurt and just returned in the morning. With two balls left and time up the umpires would have just taken the players.
That could be a huge blow to England’s hopes of saving the Test.
Stokes put in some effort but…
It was inevitable after the Kiwis fixed the weather.
Stokes
Same as Root last night - could have retired hurt after being rapped on the knuckles. Plays on, gets out next ball.
Some not very intelligent batting all round tbh
JUST GO BACK TO BED.
FFS
Barstow & Wood have a total of 100 runs between them.
About the same as everyone else
England 1st Innings
Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | (81.2overs) | 269-for8wickets | ||||||
— | — | — | — | — | ||||
Cook | b Boult | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
Stoneman | c Latham | bSouthee | 35 | 161 | 111 | 4 | 0 | 31.53 |
Vince | lbw | bSouthee | 18 | 60 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 43.90 |
Root | bSouthee | 37 | 81 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 58.73 | |
Malan | lbw | b Boult | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Stokes | c Watling | b Boult | 25 | 88 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 39.68 |
Bairstow | not out | 85 | 182 | 131 | 10 | 1 | 64.89 | |
Broad | c Sodhi | bSouthee | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
Wood | bSouthee | 52 | 79 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 83.87 | |
Leach | not out | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | |
Extras | 1nb 1w 2b 3lb | 7 | ||||||
— | — | — |
England should pay Granty NOT to watch them…
Bairstow got his ton.
England crept over 300
Broad had a purple patch reduced them to 30 odd for 5 then 142 run record partnership
115 behind 4 wickets left new ball due in morning
Good Test for a change
BJ Wattling.
Is that a cricketer or an oral sex technique?
Isn’t that the definition of Broads career?
Steady day by England. Broad’s streak continued - 6 fer and Anderson picked up 4.
Cook chased a wide one to keep his bad run going but amazingly Vince waited until he was in his 70’s before having a waft, he and Stoneman putting on over 100 and annoying everyone who wanted them dropped by neither kicking on nor being shit.
Steady work by Root and Malan leaves us 231 ahead with 7 wickets remaining.
2 days left to play, 14 overs until the new ball, Kiwis have no reviews left.
Time to kick on, pitch is playing much better apparently. Root will be mindful that he has been chased down for England and Yorl=ks with scores of over 400 in the 4th innings, England need to bat through to at least tea, not helped that the clocks changed and they only put the start forward by 30 minutes so will lose some overs in next 2 days.
Well poised is the best description.
Woke up about 5 and heard on radio that Vince was batting superbly for 74.
Got up, put on TV, saw him get a single, leave one and then get out.
Went back to bed.
NZ need 340 to win on final day 10 wickets in hand.
Bad light cut the number of possible overs.
England didn’t drive home their advantage more accumulated the lead.
Broad lost a bit of rhythm big day for Wood & Leach tomorrow
Broad with wickets from the first two balls
Not sure how long I will stick with this, bloody England not helping by playing well.
Leach takes his first test wicket as Taylor falls. Now 68-3