Eng Test tour of NZ, Nov 28 - Dec 18

[backfootpunch]

Some pretty average bowling

Not making the most of the conditions at all

[backfootpunch]

Carse looks dangerous when he pitches it up

Don't think all the bouncers are necessary

Need them 4 down at lunch having bowled first ideally

[Arthur Crabtree]

Kiwis' morning. England not taking advantage of winning the toss.

[backfootpunch]

If you're bowling first ideally you want them out for less than 275 so they will need to bowl much better in the next 2 sessions.

Having them edge behind and not reviewing doesn't help

[Durhamfootman]

odd that they've only now called Robbo up to replace Cox. Cox was ruled out of the series a while ago, I think. Feels far too last minute to have been a considered decision

[Arthur Crabtree]

I thought he got injured during the warm up. Smith got injured a while ago.

[Arthur Crabtree]

50 partnership, off 12 overs, between the old and new stars of NZ cricket.

[backfootpunch]

I thought he got injured during the warm up. Smith got injured a while ago.

Smith is on paternity leave as far as I know

New Zealand to make 400 then England to get bowled out inside 60 overs giving the bowlers no rest is my prediction

Hopefully I'm wrong

None of the seamers have been able to consistently hit a good line and length which is dissapointing

Woakes continues to look ineffective away from home. You'd think he'd be well suited to new Zealand but averaged 60 in the 3 games he'd played before this one.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Smith is on paternity leave as far as I know.

Yes. Human error.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Maybe another bat instead of Bashir would be worthwhile...

4 for Bashir!

Maybe NZ will rue the lack of a front line spinner.

[andy]

Typical hagley park wicket...looks green starts moving then flattens right out....Bashir always seems more content on pitches that don't turn lots...pressure off he seems to thrive...stokes constantly looks angry and riled up at the moment very un-stokes like

[Durhamfootman]

I noticed that England managed to bowl an impressive (ahem, ahem) 24 overs before lunch. I'll bet that they had to add at least half an hour and maybe more on at the end in order to end up only 7 overs short for the day..... and.... Bashir bowled more overs than anyone. They really do take the ssip

[Arthur Crabtree]

11nbs. But still very poor.

[bigfluffylemon]

So they'd only be 5 short if they didn't keep overstepping.

Mixed day. Probably slightly NZ's, runs on the board and England batting last, but if England can wrap up the innings quickly they'll probably be happy to keep NZ below 350. Never know until both teams have batted.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Early wicket for Carse. Caught in the outfield.