Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final

[KiwiMurph]

Play is starting at half past.

[MajorPom]

I'm 50 miles north east which is where the weather is coming from & it's bright here with minimal cloud. So once it starts, it should be off to the races. We had light drizzle around 2 hours ago as well.

[Canes4life]

Let’s go lads. Game on.

[Paekakboyz]

Giddy up!

[TeWaio]

if we can get to parity only 1 or 2 wickets down soon after lunch, then can look to accelerate to tea, then declare with 15 overs left in the day?

[MajorPom]

@tewaio said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

if we can get to parity only 1 or 2 wickets down soon after lunch, then can look to accelerate to tea, then declare with 15 overs left in the day?

I think these conditions are so tough for batting, that in a normal world we are in the same sort of conditions as being 200 behind.

[booboo]

Yay. We got a run.

LB but it adds ine

[Siam]

@booboo said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

Yay. We got a run.

LB but it adds ine

Get to bed now!!

[booboo]

@siam said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

@booboo said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

Yay. We got a run.

LB but it adds ine

Get to bed now!!

No. That results in a wicket. How long you been Ferning?

[booboo]

I just hate watching us batting coz any given ball ...

[booboo]

Yay. Kane on the board this a.m.

[Siam]

@booboo sorry mate, got carried away. Written in the tone and invective of 45 year old memories

Grab a coffee

[booboo]

Crikey that swung

[Damo]

Shami looks the pick of the bowlers after just 2 balls.

[booboo]

@siam said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

@booboo sorry mate, got carried away. Written in the tone and invective of 45 year old memories

Grab a coffee

Awaiting Jr's return from work.

Still a glass of red left

All of a sudden some action on field..

[ARHS]

I am thoroughly enjoying the superb sky coverage unlike most of you other ferners. Great variety of interesting commentators and I can replay and fast forward to my hearts content. Hugely trying batting conditions with Shami moving the ball so much. Can't see us scoring fast enough to set India a tough ask to bat out. But we can still hope.

[Chris B.]

Watching this - I'm pretty happy India doesn't have a 4th seamer!

Tough times - but, it always gets easier if you can hang in there.

[Chris B.]

Nasser agreeing about playing two spinners.

Rossco gloves one just wide of Pant for four. A bit unsettled and has a swish at the next one.

Head down Ross!

[TeWaio]

Batting looks ridiculously difficult out there. As does keeping!

[rotated]

@chris-b said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

Watching this - I'm pretty happy India doesn't have a 4th seamer!

Tough times - but, it always gets easier if you can hang in there.

The pitch still looks like it requires disciplined bowling to get a good reward. It may just be a case of hanging in there until there until they lose their length a little bit. CdG went to the cleaners the one poor over he served up.

Steady as she goes until the second new ball IMO - then maybe look at starting to push things a bit more with the harder ball and two hopefully set batsmen.