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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    England should be able to bat out comfortably for a draw. Indeed an ideal chance to get some "easy" runs
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    394/6 all a bit dull.
    NZ lead by 41.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    The best song was just sung.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,313
    This game needs wickets asap tbh
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    It needs something. New ball in 7 overs? 
  • AshBurton
    AshBurton Posts: 1,142
    What a magnificent setting. For one of the dullest Test matches you can watch between 10pm and midnight four nights in a row. 
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    edited November 2019
    Even the crowd there are bored after that rendition of Pianoman.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,313
    This setting with a good Test pitch would be wonderful and I 100% endorse it
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,907
    Turned it off in the hope that me not watching might make something happen.
  • AshBurton
    AshBurton Posts: 1,142
    cantersaddick said:
    Turned it off in the hope that me not watching might make something happen.
    Good thinking. It didn’t work 
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  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Welcome to the ‘sky sports main event’ viewers, if this is main event, there must be some shite on the other channels. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,620
    Callumcafc said:
    The pitch is doing nothing - Archer’s banging it into the pitch and getting nothing. Leach isn’t getting any turn. Expecting this to barely reach a fourth innings.
    I'm sure England will find a way to have a batting collapse 2nd innings. I still expect NZ to be chasing down something after tea on day 5.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,313
    Has Denly bowled yet? Get him on. Santner has a 50!
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,313
    Just looked at the screen for a second and James Franklin was listening to Rob Key going on and he looked SO pissed-off! I wonder why.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,840
    Leuth said:
    Has Denly bowled yet? Get him on. Santner has a 50!
    Are they worried about his ankle? Seems weird otherwise to not give him a go after 171 overs!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    This partnership is now 67 overs old...
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    What will happen first. Wicket, drinks, Santner 100 or Watling 200? 

  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    drinks then. 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,313
    Santner brings up a hundred with 0 runs behind square on off!! Guess he's not been particularly streaky then...
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    74 overs between our opener bowlers with no wicket. Even with the unhelpful conditions, that’s very poor from Broad and Archer.
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Santner gone for 126. Curran gets the wicket.

    577-7, lead by 224...
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited November 2019
    Fifth longest stand (by balls faced) for any New Zealand wicket, ever.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    200 up for Watling 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,761
    edited November 2019
    So NZ declare on 615-9 with Watling making 205 - that drop by Stokes from what was a relatively regimental catch when Watling was on 27 has rather cost us. Santner helped himself to 126 which was not only his first Test hundred but also his highest ever score in any form of professional cricket.

    We also had the distinction of returning the equal most wides in a Test innings (21) and the number of byes that Buttler "let" through (22) rather indicates that it is only the generosity of the Umpires that prevented us from setting a new world record. Still 54 extras isn't something to be too proud of albeit that we were some way short of the record of 76 achieved by Pakistan against India in 2007 - and there wasn't a single wide recorded (35 byes, 26 leg byes and 15 no balls) in that innings.

    Currently we are 48-1. Burns is 31* and Sibley has just got out to Santner who he struggled against all innings. The first dismissal from any NZ spinner in NZ in 102 wickets!

  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,761
    Followed by an ordinary shot from Burns off Santner without adding to his score.

    52-2 and Santner is looking ten times more threatening than Leach or Root did at any time. Given that Root bowled 18 overs himself why wasn't the ball ever thrown to Denly for something a bit different?

    Nightwatchman Leach is in to join Denly.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Leach out, Santner again.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,761
    Leach out for a duck off the final ball of the day, again off Santner but we should have reviewed as he didn't hit it!

    55-3 off 27.4 overs at close and still 207 runs behind

    Denly 7* (16) 

    Santner's figures are an impressive 8.4-4-6-3 and he even hit Leach on the helmet off one that got up off a length - tomorrow is going to be a long day for us! 
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    Addick Addict said:
    tomorrow is going to be a long day for us! 
    We hope so !! 
  • greenwichred68
    greenwichred68 Posts: 277
    Shambles.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,620
    golfaddick said:
    NZ on top. Our bowling has resembled a village green outfit at times.....Root's looked the most dangerous & that was with the old ball.

    Expect to be in deficit on 1st innings by at least 50. 
    Ever the optimist me....

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