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England vs New Zealand Series – New Zealand Report Card
Martin Guptill (70, 0, 0, 70) – Not entirely sure where his off stump is located but definitely knows exactly where the middle of his bat can be found. And that’s what he used twice, his careful...
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Joe Root and Chris Silverwood en route to Edgbaston. England Joe Root (97 runs at 24; one wicket at 99; one catch) Did anything go right for him? With the “resting” policy yielding a shallow pool of...
View ArticleEngland vs New Zealand First Test, Day One – The Final Over of the Day
Ball One – Meet the new boss / Same as the old boss as England vow not to be fooled again by Anderson’s age The promised acres of empty seats were not in evidence, the sun was shining and Jimmy and...
View ArticleEngland vs New Zealand First Test, Day Two – The Final Over of the Day
Ball One – Slow over rate, but fast match A tail as weak as any England have fielded since the heady days of Caddick, Mullalley, Tufnell and Giddens (it’s true!) added just enough to secure a lead and...
View ArticleEngland vs New Zealand Second Test, Day One – The Final Over of the Day
Ball One – Leaves blow away the wisdom of the decision to bowl New Zealand looked very much in need of a hit last week at Lord’s, but Tom Latham and Will Young have their timing sorted out in the first...
View ArticleEngland vs New Zealand Second Test, Day Two The Final Over of the Day
Ball One – Jimmy Anderson walks slowly Whether the GPS data bears hit out I do not know, but Jimmy Anderson on day two of a Test seems to walk more slowly back to his mark than any other bowler. Of...
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England Ben Stokes (194 runs at 48.5; three wickets at 75.0; five catches) For ten years or so, Ben Stokes played cricket with a snarl and a swear, but McCullumism has transformed that expression to a...
View ArticleNew Zealand 1-1 England report cards: grading every England and New Zealand...
England Ben Stokes: 173 runs at 34.6; one wicket at 54.0; one catch By the end, the body was broken, the spirit bruised but the attitude was still intact – I was reminded of Fred Dibnah, the ruins of a...
View ArticleEngland vs New Zealand Third Metro Bank ODI – The Final Over of the Day
Ball One – Jonny’s wings clipped by half-hearted clip to square leg One of my prejudices confirmed – and it was ball one too! Trent Boult jogs in and lets go a loosener on leg stump. Jonny Bairstow...
View ArticleEngland vs New Zealand Fourth Metro Bank ODI – The Final Over of the Day
Ball One: England, My England? Half an hour into the match, there are thousands of empty seats at Lord’s, a rare sight even in these straitened times. This fourth ODI follows on just two days after...
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