Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final

[TeWaio]

Comms were saying Broad has gotten Taylor out 10 times for an average of 18....that last over from him was great as well....double gulp

[MajorPom]

@tewaio Aren't you at the game ... ?

[canefan]

@gt12 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

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

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

Kane really is a great "leaver" isn't he?

Thoughts on who is/was better at that?

He hits the ball so damn late. There was one delivery where he seemed to hit it so late it was about to hit the stumps. One of the fielders looked quite perplexed

I blame you for that.

Hey! I didn't actually say he was playing awesome. Nasser mentioned that Anderson has gotten Kane 6 times in the past, and his average of around 30 in England is the lowest he has in any of the test nations.

[Siam]

Poms bowling beautifully after lunch. Big test for Taylor and conway

[SynicBast]

Oh dear gawd, it looks like we may have a repeat of the incompetence of the Australian Tour non-selection of Southee: Boult has said he will be available for the second test but the imbecile who is our current coach (A real Buggin's Turn appointment if ever there was) has stated that Boult is unavailable and won't be selected. Can someone please put Gary Stead out of our collective misery please?

[ACT Crusader]

Conway debut half century. Excellent stuff. Looks very assured out there.

[jinx alert/]

[canefan]

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

Oh dear gawd, it looks like we may have a repeat of the incompetence of the Australian Tour non-selection of Southee: Boult has said he will be available for the second test but the imbecile who is our current coach (A real Buggin's Turn appointment if ever there was) has stated that Boult is unavailable and won't be selected. Can someone please put Gary Stead out of our collective misery please?

It's a miracle the players put up with him at all

[Snowy]

@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:

It’s been a long time since we’ve been the Black Craps. I stand by my post.

I'm going to bed at 116-3. If it is worse when I watch the rest tomorrow I will make room in my cellar for you, which is actually a wine fridge. I will cut you up to fit you in it though.

[TeWaio]

@majorrage tomorrow! In the media center box as well woo

[SynicBast]

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

@majorrage tomorrow! In the media center box as well woo

If you have the opportunity can you a) arrange for Gary stead to have an unfortunate accident on any steps b) get one of the journos there to really go after him about his mixed signals on selection and link it back to the Aussie tour fuckup

[sparky]

144/3 at tea. Very slow over rate. England probably happier of the two teams.

[sparky]

Devon Conway makes a Century in his debut test at Lords.

[sparky]

Black caps 200-3

[sparky]

The Daily Mail have found some racist and sexist tweets by Ollie Robinson (from 9 years ago when he was 18) that the ECB won't be happy about:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-9644785/England-cricket-debutant-Ollie-Robinsons-historic-racist-sexist-tweets-emerge.html

[sparky]

England have taken the 2nd new ball. 233-3

[TeWaio]

at 132* Conway has highest debutant score at Lords ever, well done that man

[sparky]

Close of play. NZ 246-3. Conway 136*

[shark]

Is this the least surprising debut century in NZ test history? Has to be .

[sparky]

Grafting, controlling, calm innings by Conway. Played the situation wonderfully.

Latham, Williamson and Taylor all got in, never got in their groove, then got out.

[Canes4life]

Wonderful Conway. Welcome to test cricket.