1st TEST :: New Zealand v England

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Why only 1 slip?

Don’t need a slip when you’re bowling bouncers. Deep backward square. 6 of them

 

[Aidan11]

Cheeky shot that.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

We never try to get the set batsman out. Part of the reason why we've been so horrendous at finishing the tail for a good 3 years now.
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He’s not even set. And he’s a decent test 7. He’s not Lara on 200

 

[scotch]

Big series for Woakes Ashes tour this imo

 

[mackembhoy]

The decision to retire Jimmy while pretending Woakes isn't utter dogshit away from England continues to be wild.

 

[hudson88]

The decision to retire Jimmy while pretending Woakes isn't utter dogshit away from England continues to be wild.

I just do not get it at all. Didn’t make sense at the time, still doesn’t now.

 

[SuperSub]

Ffs will someone just bowl straighter to the no.11, these deliveries wouldn't even hit a second set of stumps

 

[Aidan11]

Got a feeling these two are going to hang around for a while.

 

[Keith S30S]

I just do not get it at all. Didn’t make sense at the time, still doesn’t now.

Jimmy will be 43 by the time of the Ashes next winter. It's hardly rocket science.

 

[mackembhoy]

Got a feeling these two are going to hang around for a while.

Will if Woakes continues bowling 76mph dibbly dobbly crap.

 

[DieselBert]

We are so bad against the tail.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Jimmy will be 43 by the time of the Ashes next winter. It's hardly rocket science.

Woakes won’t play in the Ashes.

 

[Keith S30S]

Woakes won’t play in the Ashes.

Fair enough but we have some decent younger bowlers around who aren't 43.

We need a bit pace in Australia and Woakes in bowling about 80 mph which is about the same pace as Jimmy.

 

[mackembhoy]

Jimmy will be 43 by the time of the Ashes next winter. It's hardly rocket science.

But he'd have been useful in both Pakistan and here instead of Woakes.

I mean Potts should be playing over Woakes really!

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Fair enough but we have some decent younger bowlers around who aren't 43.

We need a bit pace in Australia and Woakes in bowling about 80 mph which is about the same pace as Jimmy.

Woakes is also significantly less skilful, and approaching 36.

He averages 52 in Australia

But he'd have been useful in both Pakistan and here instead of Woakes.

Which is the point

 

[Aidan11]

That was close.

 

[Keith S30S]

But he'd have been useful in both Pakistan and here instead of Woakes.

Possibly but you can't go to Australia with 43 year old bowling 80 mph. We have got to be looking ahead not back.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Possibly but you can't go to Australia with 43 year old bowling 80 mph. We have got to be looking ahead not back.

You can’t go to Australia with a 36 year old who is cannon fodder either

 

[scotch]

Got a feeling these two are going to hang around for a while.

Not sure we want to bat in these conditions mind

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

That’s 22 they’ve put on already