The 2nd test starts a few hours earlier tonight with England unchanged.

10pm start isn’t it?

Bordeauxclaret wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 23, 2023 4:41 pm

10pm start isn’t it?

I think so with the coverage beginning at 21:15 on BT

Same team if we bowl first might be over today upthecolne

Just saw BT advertising 9.15.

Test starts 10pm. Coverage starts 915 BT Sports 3

Weather forecast not great. I’m just on my way to the airport. Will be there for the afternoon session. But more likely tomorrow.

Green track by the rumours so whoever wins the toss might well choose to bowl.

Should be a belter

Lost the toss, Batting first

Quite possibly one of the greenest pitches I've seen. They might as well be playing on the outfield.
Obviously designed like that by New Zealand. They don't want to be bazballed again.

Crawley fails again.

Shame for Pope he looked in good touch. Everyone else has struggled.

On this wicket I think this game is done in 3 days. Anderson and Broad are going to love it as much as the New Zealand bowlers are.

Root and Brook doing well after the 3 early wickets, 50 up at least, and despite the lively pitch England determined to still play their shots, probably the right approach really as if you just attempt to survive you'll likely get a ball with your name on it sooner or later.

You lot back home are missing something special. Time difference working in my favour this time, fun to watch.

Not me. No work today so watching it . Glad I stayed up to watch as well.

I had the pleasure of watching Root & Brook Marmalize the NZ attack.
Brook looks like a special player.
ESPN+ now shows Cricket!......it's been years since i've seen anything but highlights.
NZ know they're toast already.

Incredible from England again. What an exciting talent Brook is. Buzzing Root is back at it too.

Taffy wrote:

ESPN+ now shows Cricket!......it's been years since i've seen anything but highlights.

Check out Willow TV as well (available in the States) about $50/year. Haven't missed a Test Match in a while between ESPN+ and Willow.

Pajama cricket also available on Willow, but I don't watch that stuff much.

If Brook scores 93 in the rest of this innings and his next two he will be the fastest batsman to 1000 runs in Test history. What a player we have on our hands here.

Brook is making scoring Test match centuries away from home look easy.
He's already got 4 in 5 tests, equalling Mike Gatting's entire career record for centuries away.

He's so good we might even get a few yorkies coming back on and talking about the cricket.

And who would have thought the 2 darlings of English cricket would have been born just 20 miles away from each other.
Jimmy in Burnley and Harry Brook in Keighley.

Seen they only bowled 65 overs today I take it due to rain, is it an early start tonight to make up ?

claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:31 am

Seen they only bowled 65 overs today I take it due to rain, is it an early start tonight to make up ?

Yep. 9:30 start tonight.
Rained just after tea.

Bordeauxclaret wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 24, 2023 8:41 am

Yep. 9:30 start tonight.
Rained just after tea.

Cheers

Went to bed at 73-3 with England slowly recovering from the 3 quick wickets, I never expected to wake up to see us 315-3, with centuries for Brook and Root.

Brook is making test cricket look ridiculously easy, and Root follows up his 50 in the 1st test with his 1st ton in a while..

So much for it being a bowler friendly track, or maybe it still is and this pair have just batted brilliantly.

Same here as Tiger76.
Went to bed a bit later at c 100-3 with Brook already looking good but Root just hanging in there. I always like to make a prediction of the score Ill find on wakening. Assuming maybe 20 overs lost for weather, I went for c 265 for 6.
Great to see 315/3 in only 65 overs and two not-out tons.

I'll watch the first session tonight (21.30 here, 10.30 there start I believe) - hopefully a continuing onslaught but it's a new day and bowlers may get joy again in the mid morning conditions. Stage is set for a very decent first innings score having been put in though.

Well done to Harry Brook and also good to see JR back in some form.

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:43 am

Brook is making scoring Test match centuries away from home look easy.
He's already got 4 in 5 tests, equalling Mike Gatting's entire career record for centuries away.

He's so good we might even get a few yorkies coming back on and talking about the cricket.

No they won’t. Guess he will hardly ever play for Yorkshire

Completely different cricket type of course but before the men's test in NZ recommences, England women are in action in the T20 WC being played in South Africa this afternoon. They're playing South Africa for the right to play Australia in the final (Oz having narrowly beaten India in yesterday's semi).

Good luck to them although Australia will be favourites in Sunday's final whoever gets through today.

I must confess, as a very longtime county/test cricket watcher, I also enjoy watching women's cricket nowadays.

No wickets for Jimmy today then!

Coming in at 21/3 on a green top with swing and seam, Brook played one the finest test innings ever. Hope he can pick up today where he left off when the rain came. Pity he is a Yorkie but being from Keighley he could be a Claret ? But no doubt he will support Dirty Leeds ( well until end of this season)

Lord_Bob wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 24, 2023 6:01 am

Taffy wrote:


Check out Willow TV as well (available in the States) about $50/year. Haven't missed a Test Match in a while between ESPN+ and Willow.

Pajama cricket also available on Willow, but I don't watch that stuff much.

I think Willow got taken over by an Indian company & no longer shows here.....just happy to finally watch something that's not on a dodgy stream.

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:43 am

Brook is making scoring Test match centuries away from home look easy.
He's already got 4 in 5 tests, equalling Mike Gatting's entire career record for centuries away.

He's so good we might even get a few yorkies coming back on and talking about the cricket.

Watching yesterday, i noticed he was swinging and missing at bouncers.....he was quite lucky not to glove one or two, otherwise he looks an absolute talent.
The straight sixes back over the bowlers head being a highlight.

Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:33 pm

Watching yesterday, i noticed he was swinging and missing at bouncers.....he was quite lucky not to glove one or two, otherwise he looks an absolute talent.
The straight sixes back over the bowlers head being a highlight.

I only watched the first session but he obviously wants to put as much pressure back on the bowler as possible.

If you can pull that off then you get far more freebies off the bowler.

Weather report from Windy Wellington. Constant rain so far this morning. Can not see play starting in time.

RammyClaret61 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:54 pm

Weather report from Windy Wellington. Constant rain so far this morning. Can not see play starting in time.

Bummer!

Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:57 pm

Bummer!

Hold that thought, the sun is now out!!!

Actually looking promising.

I went and played golf yesterday because it looked "promising".....i was soaked by the 5th hole.

Underway on time but looks like rain will come late in second session. a six already from JR.

Brook gone..... just as I got the stream working

Not quite going to plan this morning.

Just saw someone in the crowd wearing the 1992 retro Endsleigh shirt

Root still going on 147, now 412/7.

RammyClaret61 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:19 pm

Not quite going to plan this morning.
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They will declare as soon as one of these gets out (providing Root has his 150).

Then a good chance NZ get bowled out for less than 150.

Robinson gone 18, moments after being dropped by the keeper, however England still batting 425-8.

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 24, 2023 11:01 pm

They will declare as soon as one of these gets out (providing Root has his 150).

Then a good chance NZ get bowled out for less than 150.

Declared as soon as Root got his 150

Curious innings, Brook and Root both hitting 150's, yet nobody else making 30.

Now let's see what Jimmy & co can produce with the ball.