The International Cricket Thread

[PaulWinch again]

Good Test match this, NZ have shown some good fight. I do think of all the places I’d love to watch cricket it’d be NZ, some of the grounds are just lovely.

[tomd2103]

Follow on was correct decision as Basin Reserve turns into Rawalpindi mat pitch after the first two days. So batting on to get a lead of 500 would have removed the immediate pressure on NZ and ensured an almost certain draw.

Which considering we are 1-0 up in a 2 match series, would have been fine.  I know they are going to try and win every game they play in and that is commendable and the results have been pretty remarkable so far, but I can see it biting them at times. 

[olaftab]

Good review that both for catch behind and stumping. Right decision in the end but bloody difficult for Dar.

[olaftab]

Follow on was correct decision as Basin Reserve turns into Rawalpindi mat pitch after the first two days. So batting on to get a lead of 500 would have removed the immediate pressure on NZ and ensured an almost certain draw.

Which considering we are 1-0 up in a 2 match series, would have been fine.  I know they are going to try and win every game they play in and that is commendable and the results have been pretty remarkable so far, but I can see it biting them at times. 

You are right in terms of purely results. I will be annoyed if in the summer England  were one up and in the 5th Ashes test Stokes makes a similar decision.

[olaftab]

It’s been a great inning's by Williamson so far and he’s taking the game away from England.

[Villafirst]

So, NZ 483 all out. England need 257 to win.....do we see a one day type chase or more caution with plenty of time left?

[Lsvilla]

Follow on was correct decision as Basin Reserve turns into Rawalpindi mat pitch after the first two days. So batting on to get a lead of 500 would have removed the immediate pressure on NZ and ensured an almost certain draw.

Which considering we are 1-0 up in a 2 match series, would have been fine.  I know they are going to try and win every game they play in and that is commendable and the results have been pretty remarkable so far, but I can see it biting them at times. 

You are right in terms of purely results. I will be annoyed if in the summer England  were one up and in the 5th Ashes test Stokes makes a similar decision.

The way he's protecting his left knee I can't see him playing 6 tests in 8 weeks.

[manic-road]

It’s been a great inning's by Williamson so far and he’s taking the game away from England.

And dismissed by Harry Brooks who got his first test wicket, England should win unless gremlins appear in the pitch.

[PaulWinch again]

Great Test match and either team could win on final day. England should win, but NZ definitely have hope.

[LeeB]

Great Test match and either team could win on final day. England should win, but NZ definitely have hope.

I bet they knock off those 200 runs in about 20 overs for one wicket

[olaftab]

The way he's protecting his left knee I can't see him playing 6 tests in 8 weeks.

Stokes being unfit for Ashes terrifies me. He must now rest till end of May.

[PaulWinch again]

At the moment this looks tricky.

[olaftab]

4 down. One more and it could be squeaky….,

[olaftab]

Brook gone first ball run out.

[olaftab]

This is tricky now. Bazball has not seen this sort of pressure before.