The International Cricket Thread

[TopDeck113]

England should wrap it up by lunchtime tomorrow. Hopefully a corner has been turned.

[Villan For Life]

England should wrap it up by lunchtime tomorrow. Hopefully a corner has been turned.

Unfortunately the weather forecast is dodgy, a result should still be possible but I expect it to be later than lunch. The rain/pitch and overhead conditions will have a part to play too.

[PaulWinch again]

I like New Zealand, have a great respect for them. But in all three games they’ve made some poor selection calls - slightly odd as generally that’s an area of strength.

[Villan For Life]

I like New Zealand, have a great respect for them. But in all three games they’ve made some poor selection calls - slightly odd as generally that’s an area of strength.

They’ve looked mentally shot and devoid of ideas since the first test. The decision not to select a front line spinner in dry late spring/early summer English conditions is mystifying.

[PaulWinch again]

Indeed - they also weren’t going to play Mitchell until Nicholls was injured/had Covid. They didn’t play Wagner for two games - all very odd.

[tomd2103]

England should wrap it up by lunchtime tomorrow. Hopefully a corner has been turned.

Think the top order remains an issue and until it is sorted, the potential to be rolled for a low score.  Sangakkara was suggesting on the TV that we open with Buttler in test matches!!

[simboy]

The Buttler idea is an interesting one. England’s selection policy currently seems to be that they pick someone who’re playing well at World level ( Root, Bairstow etc) or ripping up county level cricket (Pope, Overton). Crawley is neither and needs to go back to county cricket, sort out his technique, get a bucketful of runs and come back.

Buttler is a good quality player. His technique is better than, say Roy who they experimented with and if he gets in adds impetus, taking games away from teams in 30 or 40 overs. There would need to be a recognition that he may fail but what he adds when he gets going outweighs that. A little like Warner at the top for the Aussies.

I cannot see us reverting to a Sibley type opening the batting again for a while. 

Might be worth a series of Buttler up top.

Despite Leach’s ten wickets, I think we still lack a real quality spin bowler. Bizarrely New Zealand arguably have the better spinner in Patel and didn’t play him.

[Lastfootstamper]

Judging by what my weather app is telling me, there might not be any play before lunch.

[olaftab]

I think play is likely to start around 3 at Headingley. This will allow about 50 overs to be bowled.  England will need 25 or fewer.

[PaulWinch again]

Sounds like Morgan is retiring - what an incredible job he has done. He completely changed the culture of white ball cricket in England.

[olaftab]

He's doing absolutely the right thing. A very good captain and reasonable international class batter I hope he stays in cricket and takes up coaching.

[UK Redsox]

I think play is likely to start around 3 at Headingley. This will allow about 50 overs to be bowled.  England will need 25 or fewer.

Started at 13:30

Rain delay probably makes this a better day's cricket, seeing as England will go for it, whatever time they have

Pope out already

[UK Redsox]

Having been by far NZ's best bowler all series, Boult is now getting hammered as well

[Drummond]

58 needed. 7 wickets left and England going for their shots.

[Drummond]

Root could potentially get another hundred, unless Bairstow keeps the strike!