England vs New Zealand | 2nd Test | Edgbaston | June 10-14

[Lone Wolf]

6 minutes ago, ShoonyaSifar said:

Number 1 in Tests

Number 1 in ODIs

Number 3 in T20Is

 

Finalists in 2015 and 2019 WCs and ICC Test championship

 

What an incredible achievement for a nation with a small pool of players

Incredible indeed.  They don't have the resources but they maximize every freakin thing to a stretch.  Kudos to their domestic system that turns nobodies like Conway into world beaters. 

Credit goes to B Mac too he made them believe & changed their approach. 

[GeeGaw]

19 minutes ago, ShoonyaSifar said:

What an incredible achievement for a nation with a small pool of players

Pool increases tremendously when you take their recruiting ground of South Africa into consideration. 

[Lone Wolf]

Atherton calling Ind vs NZ final..  A David vs Goliath battle 

Hopefully NZ turns into complacent mode after this series victory. 

[Austin 3:!6]

Matt Henry will be the toughest bowler to face. He has that McGrath isque line and length outside offstump. It will test the technique of all our batsmen.

 

If I was NZ captain, I would bench Trent Boult and play Southee-Henry-Jamieson-Wagner.

 

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[Jay]

14 minutes ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

Matt Henry will be the toughest bowler to face. He has that McGrath isque line and length outside offstump. It will test the technique of all our batsmen.

 

If I was NZ captain, I would bench Trent Boult and play Southee-Henry-Jamieson-Wagner.

 

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in egnland only*. just want to make that clear. he averages 51 everywhere else. but yea in this context it matters as we are playing in england. 

 

i do agree 100% they should drop boult for henry but they wont. I believe jammu will be dropped. jammieson is vastly overrated and we saw that in the few games he played in IPl and also the first test in england. yes small sampe size but with his pace, his reliance on seam friendly pitches, i dont see him as anything special outside n.z. 

 

i think it will be boult southee wagner and henry actually. no spinners. 

 

 

[Jay]

25 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Atherton calling Ind vs NZ final..  A David vs Goliath battle 

Hopefully NZ turns into complacent mode after this series victory. 

so we are david? lol ok. 

[ShoonyaSifar]

33 minutes ago, GeeGaw said:

Pool increases tremendously when you take their recruiting ground of South Africa into consideration. 

There has to be something good in their domestic system to let players like Conway blossom and become so good. 

[Lone Wolf]

11 minutes ago, Jay said:

so we are david? lol ok. 

Nah he just gave the reference India is obviously the Goliath here.  A country of 5 mil vs over a billion something like that.  Then he compared TV rights deal. 

Overall normal stuff.

[zen]

Congrats NZ. IIRC, last time NZ won in Eng was with Hadlee 

[Gollum]

15 minutes ago, zen said:

Congrats NZ. IIRC, last time NZ won in Eng was with Hadlee 

1999 under Fleming, won 2-1. Eng pushed to #8 ranking, skipper Nasser Hussain was booed....

Edited June 13, 2021 by Gollum

[GeeGaw]

I'm sure we will hear about how terrible a batting surface this was from Pom media any minute now:

 

Day 3 Edgbaston:  5.25 overs / wicket

 

Day 3 1st Chennai test:  10.63 overs / wicket

 

Day 3 2nd Chennai test:  7.25 overs / wicket

 

Day 3 2nd Ahmedabad test:  5.85 overs / wicket

 

No Day 3 for first Ahmedabad test because England batsmen are total ****.

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

[Ankit_sharma03]

3 hours ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

Matt Henry will be the toughest bowler to face. He has that McGrath isque line and length outside offstump. It will test the technique of all our batsmen.

 

If I was NZ captain, I would bench Trent Boult and play Southee-Henry-Jamieson-Wagner.

 

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[Nikhil_cric]

An excellent performance from Enzed. England are an extremely difficult side to beat at home. Toughest after India anyway. 

[rollingstoned]

5 hours ago, Austin 3:!6 said:

Matt Henry will be the toughest bowler to face. He has that McGrath isque line and length outside offstump. It will test the technique of all our batsmen.

 

If I was NZ captain, I would bench Trent Boult and play Southee-Henry-Jamieson-Wagner.

 

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Id rather face Henry than any of the others. If unzud are fooled into picking him over Southee and Wagner all the better. He is an overrated test bowler. 

[Norman]

44 minutes ago, Nikhil_cric said:

An excellent performance from Enzed. England are an extremely difficult side to beat at home. Toughest after India anyway. 

 

* Toughest after India, Australia and New Zealand. 

 

 

[Lord]

Boult got 6 this game,he isnt gonna be benched

 

It will be Boult Southee Henry and one of Jamieson/Wagner/Ajaz as Grandmom is likely to play

 

I prefer Wagner

 

 

[Lord]

2 minutes ago, rollingstoned said:

Id rather face Henry than any of the others. If unzud are fooled into picking him over Southee and Wagner all the better. He is an overrated test bowler. 

 

No his average is misleading as he never play more than 2 Tests together. We saw what he did here

 

Maybe he prefers dukes

[Jay]

8 hours ago, Gollum said:

1999 under Fleming, won 2-1. Eng pushed to #8 ranking, skipper Nasser Hussain was booed....

Vaughn as much as he is annoying to listen to, he was a much better captain than huss. However, huss had a far weaker side. 

[Majestic]

Boult has to play.

 

Due to rain expected, there will be overcast condition and Boult can end Rohit's test career right there.