New Zealand v England 3rd test Hamilton

[TheRey]

Start of the morning, brand new ball, lower order batter (Santner is hardly a no.3), and yet 7 men out on the boundary with no slips or close catchers.

I don't understand, can someone please explain?

And before someone starts I'm not on a wind up, I'm just genuinely baffled by such a negative field set up.

This is what drives me nuts with this set up. They preach about speeding up Test cricket, playing it on fast forward and being flexible... yet when we're bowling, we stick rigidly to plans and set some f***ing defensive fields.

 

[Aidan11]

The pitch looks quite docile at present.

I'll bet it will.be different when we bat.

 

[TheRey]

The pitch looks quite docile at present.

I'll bet it will.be different when we bat.

Crawley c Williamson b Henry
9 (4)

 

[SuperSub]

No idea why we aren't bringing the field up to try and get the no.11 on strike for a full over instead of giving Santner the easy single on the 5th ball.

 

[TheRey]

No idea why we aren't bringing the field up to try and get the no.11 on strike for a full over instead of giving Santner the easy single on the 5th ball.

Vibes

 

[Aidan11]

Too easy this.

Get Carse on.

 

[TheRey]

Is Santner a short arse, or is O'Rourke freakishly tall?

 

[Aidan11]

Damn. That was a bit of false hope.

 

[TheRey]

This is bloody boring

 

[mackembhoy]

Is Santner a short arse, or is O'Rourke freakishly tall?

O'Rourke's head is a good foot on its own.

Santner is 6ft so yeah he's a big lad.

 

[LynchMob]

No idea why we aren't bringing the field up to try and get the no.11 on strike for a full over instead of giving Santner the easy single on the 5th ball.

Get the field up close on the 4th ball of the over, Sandtner will have to go big or go home!!

 

[Aidan11]

GET CARSE ON!

 

[mackembhoy]

So Carse is failing miserably at keepy ups instead of bowling

Absolutely pathetic this

 

[Aidan11]

Lunch is going to be extended by half an hour at this rate.

Still no Carse.

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[DonaldDownTheWing]

Frustrating we’ve not got them out yet but I’m not against us actually having a challenge. It’s been far too easy so far this series.

 

[TheRey]

Frustrating we’ve not got them out yet but I’m not against us actually having a challenge. It’s been far too easy so far this series.

It's a challenge all of our own making.

This is f***ing ridiculous

 

[Aidan11]

Very dull this. I'd rather watch the Ladbrokes advert.

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

It's a challenge all of our own making.

This is f***ing ridiculous

These are the types of challenges we’re gonna face next winter. Maybe they want to have a big score against them

 

[TheRey]

Very dull this. I'd rather watch the Ladbrokes advert.

It's a gaffer of an acca!!

Mockney c*nt.

 

[redandwhiterob]

These are the types of challenges we’re gonna face next winter. Maybe they want to have a big score against them

Nowt to twist about on PF so you decide to head over here for a moan