alfie wrote:Seems set up for a great last day...but I wonder if it might actually all fizzle out ? Losing those late wickets means NZ are neither far enough ahead to be looking at a quick close , nor with enough batting left to go ballistic in the morning. They will surely want to push the lead close to 300 ; and if that takes much of the morning the eventual target for England may look a bit too rich even for this McCullum/Stokes inspired "go for it" outfit...
I could see a couple of early wickets causing England to back off a little and ending up with too much to do later in the day - or indeed perhaps losing several and being faced with a struggle for survival . Which would of course make its own bit of drama ...that tail would not be safe to have xposed with evem 15 overs to go !
Speculating anyway - which has rarely been accurate in this match. Maybe both teams are so wedded to attack this is going to a dramatic finish whatever happens ? If so I really believe it could easily go either way. And I guess that is the best way to enter the fifth day of a very entertaining Test Match
bigfluffylemon wrote:Root's innings was far from his best ever, given the wicket and match situation, but it was as good as I have seen him bat, if that makes sense. His timing and placement were just sublime. Joy to watch.
The commentators are waxing lyrical about him being England's best ever. That's a big call given some stiff competition (Hammond, Hobbs, Hutton, Barrington anyone?), but it's hard to compare across eras. He's the best I've seen for England in my lifetime.
I might post a few polls about that.
sussexpob wrote:10th wicket hurting England here though. These small runs and the time they are taking are really squeezing England chances
Daryl Bradman is still there...
sussexpob wrote:He;s back on strike 2 balls later, and Ando ends it....
298 the lead. DO England go for this now?
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