The International Cricket Thread 2018

[Richard]

Nice to see Woakes get Man of the Series after he missed out in the Aussie one.

[PaulWinch again]

Great display that.

[tomd2103]

Brilliant innings by Bairstow, he has torn NZ apart.

He really is developing into a top class top order batsman in ODI cricket and is nailing down that opener spot.  Would like to see him do it in test cricket as well, as that would solve a lot of our problems. 

[Lsvilla]

Brilliant innings by Bairstow, he has torn NZ apart.

He really is developing into a top class top order batsman in ODI cricket and is nailing down that opener spot.  Would like to see him do it in test cricket as well, as that would solve a lot of our problems. 

I think he has the game for it - but won’t happen whilst he’s keeping so needs Foakes to step up and then risks pissing Jonny off as he wants to keep.

[Colhint]

Chris woakes today

10 overs no boundaries

[JD]

Chris woakes today

10 overs no boundaries

Wow, I didn't realise that. That is outstanding bowling, especially as he was bowling at the end of the innings as well.

Woakes is becoming a top class player. 

[spangley1812]

From BEEB

Leg-spinner Mason Crane will miss England's Test tour of New Zealand because of a back injury.

The 21-year-old, who made his Test debut in Sydney against Australia in January, has a stress fracture in his lower back and will return to England.

He has been replaced in the squad by Somerset left-arm spinner Jack Leach, who took 8-110 for the England Lions against the West Indies A in February.

The two-Test series begins in Auckland on 22 March.

Hampshire's Crane finished with figures of 1-193 on his Test debut in Sydney.

He had been named in the squad for England's first tour match against a New Zealand XI, which began on Wednesday, but did not play.

Pace bowler James Anderson, who struggled with a stress fracture early in his international career, said he felt for Crane.

"I've been there myself. Mason has got got a good head on his shoulders and I'm sure he'll come back strong," Anderson told BBC Sport.

"What is unfortunate for someone is a bit of fortune or someone else. It's a good opportunity for Jack."

Leach had been close to a first senior call-up in 2016 when England travelled to India, but he was not considered because of concerns over his bowling action.

He underwent remedial work and went on to take 51 wickets in the County Championship in 2017.

He has taken 116 wickets for Somerset in the last two Championship seasons - the most of any Division One spinner - and also impressed on the recent Lions tour.

His figures against West Indies A in Jamaica were the best by an England Lions spinner, surpassing Graeme Swann's 8-156 against Zimbabwe in 1999.

[aev]

Nice article about Kevin Pietersen

[johny]

Anyone watching this? Fucking hell, shower of shit is an understatement!!!

[TheTimVilla]

58ao, and Overton got 33 of them!

[taylorsworkrate]

Just woke up and seen the score. Mainly i'm absolutely furious with myself. 11/4 on New Zealand seemed a ludicrously massive price considering how pathetic we were on Australia, and indeed have been away from home in general for a long time now. I didn't back it because im a moron.

I think Bayliss has come to the end of the road now

[PaulWinch again]

58....58!!! God almighty. Unacceptable.

[PaulWinch again]

I wonder if they'll send Farbrace out and he'll say we've had a good day.

[taylorsworkrate]

58....58!!! God almighty. Unacceptable.

Looking at the scoreboard, 58 appears to massively flatter us. Would have been much worse if not for some slogging from Overton

[OzVilla]

Utterly pathetic, they've embarrassed themselves today.