***New Zealand v England 2nd Test***

could be another hour here or almost

Apr 3, 2018 -- 5:19AM, Whisperingdeath wrote:

could be another hour here or almost

I reckon 70 mins

it's the brightest evening ever in Christchurch

wait till that sun starts to sink though that will cause it to darken appreciably. But yeah an hour from here makes it 5.21 and maybe a few more mins after that with these conditions.

comms saying they won't be comfortable not hooking. why? surely they can play more than one way. I could when I played. It's called mental toughness ffs

Apr 3, 2018 -- 5:24AM, jucel69 wrote:

comms saying they won't be comfortable not hooking. why? surely they can play more than one way. I could when I played. It's called mental toughness ffs

Yeah and if you need to take one on the body you do, like Wanger there. I like his style. I did hook but often enough you duck or sway or whatever so the ball does/did not hit your noggin. In the start of my career I was still helmetless and that made sure you avoided it at all costs.

If the captain told me not to hook I wouldn't dare go against him!

Apr 3, 2018 -- 5:26AM, jucel69 wrote:

If the captain told me not to hook I wouldn't dare go against him!

musta had a good un.

We had green rubber pimpled gloves in my first school bag! Never ever saw a helmet and would not wear one now!

'it's the way he plays' doesn't cut it for me, it's a fecking cop out

Apr 3, 2018 -- 5:27AM, tyco161 wrote:

Apr  3, 2018 --  5:26AM, jucel69 wrote:If the captain told me not to hook I wouldn't dare go against him!musta had a good un.

I was only 16 in the first team, so there was a fear factor + respect for him and the team

draw is moving out to 2.70. its going to move quickly if these 2 can stay in at some stage. about 17 overs to go so that is quite a move per over. When is it going to start going?

i think we have been transported to Finland in the middle of summer

wonder if Tim can sh1t himself in the middle. That would cause a 10 min delay while he got changed

sun starting to fade in intensity though as those shadows are not as pronounced anymore..... haha if Tim did that I would buy him a beer definitely

I would do that to win the series

He could wear a nappy!

or paper panties!

when is drinks??

That there was a question mark about Southee is PATHETIC.......Malcolm Marshall played 1 handed after he broke his arm.   And hung about.

Apr 3, 2018 -- 5:33AM, jucel69 wrote:

when is drinks??

good question, the normally do it about half way dont they? probably about 4.45-4.50?

Apr 3, 2018 -- 5:33AM, jucel69 wrote:

when is drinks??

they will probably wait til a wicket so not to waste time!

almost no shadows now, getting gloomier...

NZ being matched sub 500

easy tyco,

Keep the faith

Apr 3, 2018 -- 5:36AM, Whisperingdeath wrote:

easy tyco,Keep the faith

haha fair enough. What is your desired outcome?

I am a black cap today!

Wallet says NZ

Heart says England deserve to lose the series as we need change. A win here would paper over the cracks.

this should have been easy

I am only really patriotic against Australia

the rest of the time I just want to see good cricket and good cricketers

Apr 3, 2018 -- 5:38AM, Whisperingdeath wrote:

I am a black cap today!Wallet says NZHeart says England deserve to lose the series as we need change. A win here would paper over the cracks.

you mean a nz win? or nz hold off for draw? Ok you an Englishman also plenty of them on the forum. Fair call about refreshing etc. Btw more cloud just coming acreoss the ground.

Apr 3, 2018 -- 5:39AM, Whisperingdeath wrote:

I am only really patriotic against Australia

aren't we all. not so much with the rugby with them coz we smash them almost at will, but in the cricket yeah love to beat them and wipe their smug faces in it.

Draw! Which is in effect a loss!

I make it about 13 overs to go, but funnier things have happened.

Cant believe Sodhi attempted a slog sweep just then.

there are a whole bunch of England fielders and support staff fielding beyond the rope around the ground. funny. there to get the ball back quickly but it looks crazy.

Wanger 1 off 28, now that is dedication

sun has come out again and the shadows are long.

Apr 3, 2018 -- 5:38AM, jucel69 wrote:

this should have been easy

Yeah these 2 and also De **** and Watling against the second new ball showed that its not that hard really. Shows that the top order really missed a trick for NZ. It should have been easy as.

That was funny, Root was fielding on his knees, right on the edge of the circle. Never seen that before.

Just woke up. Will Southee bat?

Apr 3, 2018 -- 5:58AM, detraveller wrote:

Just woke up. Will Southee bat?

Southee will bat if required, he is ill though.

He won't be needed

starting to get a lot darker out there now but the looks of things. another half hour max I think.

These Kiwis are too honest, other teams would be pulling all kind of strokes to waste time.

Finally got a bet matched after waiting over an hour

draw hits all time low ever in match.

greened!

I was hoping for a Jeffrey but settled for a bag!

3 have gone just over the slips, another very close there. could it be NZ's day?

sun comes out again, and the odds move

God I am tired. What time do we go to Johannesburg?

In about 2 1/2 hours

Stuck the green on draw, belatedly. Bear in mind a new batsman won’t run out if a wicket.

9am Blighty time

I better set the alarm!

I certainly got the light thing wrong. They could play for another 20 mins if this sun keeps going. 7 overs to go max.

Apart from that attempted slog sweep Sodhi , playing like a hero...as is Wagner.

weather has been freaky!

6 off 70 is courageous and dedication. loving this.

How many of these overs do we get? Four more? Fewer if a wicket.

fcuk me are they still playing! Sister has just arrived so been on meet and greet duties

Apr 3, 2018 -- 6:34AM, Fatslogger wrote:

How many of these overs do we get? Four more? Fewer if a wicket.

dunno now, I think 5 with the spinner but who knows we may get all 7. Need cloud to blot out the sun. If that happened it could be over very quickly.

Apr 3, 2018 -- 6:34AM, jucel69 wrote:

fcuk me are they still playing! Sister has just arrived so been on meet and greet duties

Yeah the clouds have gone again. comms think we will get through all overs now.

What a great Test Match

No sign of Grant or T3!

Wait till Grant hears of it 6 off 70!

Apr 3, 2018 -- 6:34AM, tyco161 wrote:

6 off 70 is courageous and dedication. loving this.

It’s excellent work from this pair. Can’t see why he’s bowling a part timer though.

Hey did you ever find the £10,000 bet slip?

Do you remember you told us about it. Your sister may have had it. Can't remember the bet

Apr 3, 2018 -- 6:35AM, tyco161 wrote:

Apr  3, 2018 --  6:34AM, jucel69 wrote:fcuk me are they still playing! Sister has just arrived so been on meet and greet dutiesYeah the clouds have gone again. comms think we will get through all overs now.

The sun is almost down. They need to get a move on to bowl 4 I think.

Apr 3, 2018 -- 6:36AM, Whisperingdeath wrote:

Hey did you ever find the £10,000 bet slip?Do you remember you told us about it. Your sister may have had it. Can't remember the bet

No, never got found unfortunately

Imagine a hat trick now

Half chances galore.

sun goes under at 6.17pm tonight, so in 37 mins

but you can probably take off 15 mins for it being under all sorts of things like buildings and trees

I'm OUT! and safe and in greenland

Apr 3, 2018 -- 6:41AM, Cardinal Scott wrote:

I'm OUT!  and safe and in greenland

well done. its been a long slog.

Apr 3, 2018 -- 6:40AM, tyco161 wrote:

but you can probably take off 15 mins for it being under all sorts of things like buildings and trees

Shadows near the middle. Don’t know if it’s all over when they hit.

We can all go to Johannesburg First Class AC!

Well done and night all. I am going to listen to the rest in bed. My work here is done too!

Well done Tyco, I am sure I won't be premature but I am glad NZ have fought this out and won the series. great for cricket!

Four more overs. Think we get them now.

Apr 3, 2018 -- 6:41AM, tyco161 wrote:

Apr  3, 2018 --  6:41AM, Cardinal Scott wrote:I'm OUT!  and safe and in greenlandwell done. its been a long slog.

Certainly has been gruelling.....last nightshift of Aus/NZ cricket season. Followed more or less every ball of every game in all 3 formats in Aus & NZ.

Apr 3, 2018 -- 6:43AM, Whisperingdeath wrote:

We can all go to Johannesburg First Class AC!Well done and night all. I am going to listen to the rest in bed. My work here is done too!Well done Tyco, I am sure I won't be premature but I am glad NZ have fought this out and won the series. great for cricket!

cheers, yeah it has been a great game, good for test cricket, and like CS said, it has been gruelling. Great game and great opportunities all round. I got the end wrong on this one with the amount of time left but these two have more than compensated for it. I love Wagners tenacity and Sodhi, ( I knew he could bat) has done his country proud...

just greened at 1.02. Proper worked for that, now to celebrate !!

Just laid 1.02 35k !! Hoping for a miracle now ... for ENgland

CMON England !!

Apr 3, 2018 -- 6:49AM, jucel69 wrote:

Just laid 1.02 35k !! Hoping for a miracle now ... for ENgland

I almost went back green at 1.05 but didn’t really feel it was value.

Can I turn the sound up yet? .... have the Barmy Army stopped?

The 250 lands.

laid some 1.01 with a bit of green, you never know, but I hope it does not come in.

bathed in full sunshine, who would have thought. Getting more overs than budgeted for.

could get 3 overs in still if the light holds

Apr 3, 2018 -- 6:55AM, tyco161 wrote:

bathed in full sunshine, who would have thought. Getting more overs than budgeted for.

They should have bowled quicker.

although if a wicket falls, bet your bottom dollar that southee will take his time.

7 off 99 from Wagner. What a hero.

Wagner reviews, takes time and even if out, then southee takes 2 mins. Game over

huge edge

timber but still my hero today.

game over, off for light

Yep Neil Wagner, someone to admire...bat and ball.

A big win for me despite checking Auckland weather for the first 4 days of the test.

King of Dubai 03 Apr 18 07:06

Well done england, you've embarrassed yourselves once again.

Kindly explain how so King of Dubai?

Not at all.  All quite clearly documented not just this Tour selection but over the last few years. Most of us have been quite clear about the stupidity of many of the selections, the way the team has been run and managed.

That was a great cricket match. No quarter asked or given The players did their bit honestly and to the best of most of their abilities. It is not their fault they are not great Test Cricketers. All they can do is their best.

At least they didn't cheat and break down in tears after being caught and lying about it!

I do think Bayliss, Farbrace, Ramps, Uncle Tom Cobley an all are getting away with crimes against cricket.

Even Sir Bob wouldn't stick his size 14s in. Soft.

What have they done to the batsmen who all (bar Stokes) think it's wise to play from their stance? The Aussie batsmen are the same. It's shocking.

These 'coaches' do my nut. They offer nothing. Get back to basics. Here's a thought...DON'T play every shot on the walk. DON'T copy Smith. He's a freak.

Stay blanced, go right forward, right back and if you overbalance go and play club cricket on soft pitches until you learn basic technique.

I like WD and Inj’s posts above. England test selection has been pretty rum for a while. WTF is Vince doing near the side, let alone in it. That he’s probably got the eye to play tests just isn’t good enough, he needs to use that talent by changing his game to a less flashy and risky one. There’s only so much the coaches can do with a fairly mediocre talent pool though.