Eng Test tour of NZ, Nov 28 - Dec 18

[mikesiva]

Wed, 27 Nov '24
1st Test • Christchurch, November 28 - December 02, 2024, England tour of New Zealand
New Zealand
England

Thu, 05 Dec '24
2nd Test • Wellington, December 06 - 10, 2024, England tour of New Zealand
New Zealand
England

Fri, 13 Dec '24
3rd Test • Hamilton, December 14 - 18, 2024, England tour of New Zealand
New Zealand
England

[Arthur Crabtree]

This has crept up suddenly. This is the NZ side with KW back. Their staus as a side in steep decline has been reset after their tour to India. Kiwis going without a specialist spinner.

Tom Latham (capt), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Will O’Rourke

[Arthur Crabtree]

Looks like Southee's last Test series.

[andy]

Bethell to bat at 3

[Arthur Crabtree]

Pope keeps wicket and bats at six. Might feel a bit anxious if Bethel scores runs.

[andy]

Huge gamble putting bethel there though...he's on a hiding to nothing there especially as it's clear pope is unstoppable in the eyes of stokes and mccullum

[Arthur Crabtree]

Can't see there is an England team announced.

[Durhamfootman]

Pope keeps wicket and bats at six. Might feel a bit anxious if Bethel scores runs.

Presumably that means Stokes bats at 7

Top 7 picks itself in that case. Just a question of which bowlers play

[Arthur Crabtree]

Supposed to be a greentop.

Zak Crawley
Ben Duckett
Jacob Bethell
Joe Root
Harry Brook
Ollie Pope (wk)
Ben Stokes (c)
Chris Woakes
Gus Atkinson
Brydon Carse
Shoaib Bashir

[Arthur Crabtree]

Omitted.

Stone
Potts
Rehan
Leach

Presume they'll replace Cox, but the unbalanced squad didn't stand up very long.

[andy]

Ollie Robinson the wicket keeper flying in for Cox for second test...given how green it is I'm a tad surprised Potts didn't get the nod however carse did perform superbly well in Pakistan so not too unhappy he got the nod.....

Harsh on will young to get dropped given his series performances in India but other than maybe dropping Conway no one else deserves to be dropped.....4 seamers and the part time spin of Phillips for NZ

[Arthur Crabtree]

England get to bowl first.

Maybe another bat instead of Bashir would be worthwhile... but there isn't another bat!

[andy]

Atkinson strikes superb caught and bowled! 8-1

[Arthur Crabtree]

It's a greentop. Should be knocking the stumps over. Maybe a bonus wicket.

My recall is Woakes has an awful record in NZ.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Well, the first hour wasn't supposed to go like that.