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  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    That woke me up 
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    520-9
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,169
    Addick Addict said:
    England win the toss and have put NZ in to bat
    PWR

    Well, that was a good decision! Why would Stokes want to bowl first?
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,786
    No idea if it looked like the pitch was offering something yesterday morning? 

    Probably protecting the fragile batting came into the equation too. You can’t lose a Test match in the first day with your bowling, but you definitely can with your batting…
  • Mike
    Mike Posts: 6,166
    Oh Crawley. Times up.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,879
    Mike said:
    Oh Crawley. Times up.
    He'll still have the second innings tomorrow morning to redeem himself 
  • philcafc
    philcafc Posts: 3,886
    Lucky to get away with that. Another wicket now would leave us with an almost impossible task to save the game.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,879
    philcafc said:
    Lucky to get away with that. Another wicket now would leave us with an almost impossible task to save the game.
    I think NZ should drop Mitchell for that  ;)
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,862

    Andy Zaltzman

    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    In Crawley's 29 innings since he scored a double century against Pakistan in 2020, he has scored one century and two other 50s. He's been out in single figures in 18 of those 29 innings.

  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,959
    Catches win matches, Mitchell scoring 187 unnecessary runs.

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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,643
    So the big question........

    Will we avoid the follow on & if not will NZ enforce it  ?
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    50 up for Lees. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,879
    Missed opportunity for Lees that. 
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Poor shot from lees, no reason to play at that. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,786
    Well done Ollie Pope
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,879
    That was Pope's first 100 north of the Thames!
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Seen both his test 100’s. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,809
    Pleased for Pope because he has the ability to be a mainstay in this side. Despite me calling for him to bat at 3 for a while (and being told that because he's never done it for Surrey he can't bat there), he has to still build on this because one innings doesn't prove the case conclusively. Crawley has been allowed to live off that one big innings for too long and Pope mustn't do the same. This will give him confidence though against a very good seam albeit on a very flat pitch.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,683
    Addick Addict said:
    Pleased for Pope because he has the ability to be a mainstay in this side. Despite me calling for him to bat at 3 for a while (and being told that because he's never done it for Surrey he can't bat there), he has to still build on this because one innings doesn't prove the case conclusively. Crawley has been allowed to live off that one big innings for too long and Pope mustn't do the same. This will give him confidence though against a very good seam albeit on a very flat pitch.
    Agree with all you say there mate.
    Hopefully Surrey can be persuaded to bat Pope at three. 
    The more he plays at three the more accustomed to the position he will become. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,809
    Don't get bored Joe!!!

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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,959
    Well done Ollie Pope!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,879
    116 balls, Root's fastest Test century
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    edited June 2022
    His Fastest ever test hundred from joe root 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,643
    Odds on a draw or still a lot of time left for 1 team to force a result..?
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,786
    edited June 2022
    Any chance of a groundsman in this country finding a good balance between bat and ball?

    Feels like after all the criticism of the bowler friendly pitches following the Ashes, some have gone too far the other way and prepared roads.


    Thought there might be some balance coming back after the low scoring affair at Lords but after watching some of this Test, it seems like we’re at one extreme or the other.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,786
    273/20 in the first innings at Lords.

    884/12 here at Trent Bridge.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,959
    Well done Joe Root!
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,357
    this is especially great for Pope .. he should now develop into a 'proper' test player .. not ignoring Root, but we all know what a genius he is with the bat
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,643
    Lincsaddick said:
    this is especially great for Pope .. he should now develop into a 'proper' test player .. not ignoring Root, but we all know what a genius he is with the bat
    Until he changes his pad that is.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    successful review for NZ overturning umpire decision. Bairstow out. Stokes starts with a boundary. 

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