England (539 & 299/5) beat New Zealand (553 & 284) by 5 wickets in the 2nd Test at Nottingham

[MP2011]

What sensational batting by Johnny!

 

[Firebat]

Wow, what are we seeing from Bairstow here? This is brutal.

 

[Robert]

Hundred partnership in no time.

 

[James]

4 more

 

[Ab Fan]

Bairstow is batting with a Viv Richards swagger. Chewing gums and hitting sixes for fun.

 

[Firebat]

Kiwis have lost their heads here. Now they know what the Aussies felt like at Headingley.

 

[MP2011]

Fastest ever test 100 by an English batsman was scored off 76 balls. Will Johnny break that long standing (came way back in 1902) record?

 

[Robert]

59 runs in four overs since tea. Unreal.

 

[James]

Stokes twists his knee trying to slog one

 

[Villager6964]

This session 4 overs 59 runs. Just ridiculous stuff.

 

[James]

100 to win

 

[James]

Another 4

Bairstow playing a worldie

 

[Firebat]

Is this the McCullum effect? Wonder what he said to Bairstow in the Tea break.

 

[MP2011]

Kiwis bowlers have bowled too short since tea and both these have taken full toll.

 

[James]

A maiden ball

 

[Robert]

Target in double figures.

 

[James]

4 again

 

[James]

92 to win

 

[hk031992]

When New Zeland has Jamieson and Wagner bowling well, along with Boult, it looks like the best or second best bowling attack in the world.

Without Jamieson and Wagner, the bowling attack looks toothless.

If you are going to play a spinner, bowl him and make sure he can turn the ball.

Henry is not very good and Southee, despite his good career stats, has never impressed me highly.

Boult is good but still a tier below the best in the world.

Well done to England. Barristow deserves a hundred.

 

[MP2011]

I expect this English team to badly maul our prima donnas in the only test we'll play next month.

 

[James]

Stokes 2, clearly in pain now

90 to win

 

[topspin]

I expect this English team to badly maul our prima donnas in the only test we'll play next month.

England will have fire in the belly whereas India is more concerned about pakora sales in the IPL. If you end up losing that's where the problem lies.

 

[James]

Stokes 4

RRR now 2.69 lmao

 

[MP2011]

What a glorious cover drive from Stokes!

 

[boomboomcheema]

What a time to plan a counter attacking innings like that from Bairstow just when your needed it most, runs to be scored quickly that is.

 

[James]

Bairstow 99

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Wonder what stokes does here?

Does he stick around and let bairstow hit.

Or does he go ballistic, try and get the required score down asap since he can't run.

 

[Robert]

Jessop's 121-year record for the fastest England century still stands.

 

[James]

Bairstow 102* (77) genuinely incredible

 

[Villager6964]

What an innings from Johnny.
One of the best test century ever.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Top class knock from YJB.

 

[MP2011]

Fastest ever test 100 by an English batsman was scored off 76 balls. Will Johnny break that long standing (came way back in 1902) record?

And he couldn't break it. But a sensational 100 nonetheless!

 

[James]

Very special innings from the Yorkshireman.

 

[Robert]

Hundred for Son of Bluey! That's his fourth in his last six tests.

 

[James]

75 to win.

85 runs since Tea

 

[MP2011]

England will have fire in the belly whereas India is more concerned about pakora sales in the IPL. If you end up losing that's where the problem lies.

Truly pathetic state of affairs in BCCI ever since Ganguly took over which is really sad.

 

[James]

Bairstow another 6

 

[DeadlyVenom]

How did they work out how many balls Jessop faced btw?

 

[James]

And another, lol

 

[Villager6964]

Johnny bairstow have so much talent but i m sure he will be disappointed with his test career. He only averages 34 after Playing so many tests.

 

[James]

And a 4

 

[Robert]

Hundred for Son of Bluey! That's his fourth in his last six tests.

I tell a lie - third hundred.

Bairstow averages 50 this calendar year.

 

[James]

Johnny bairstow have so much talent but i m sure he will be disappointed with his test career. He only averages 34 after Playing so many tests.

This is a legendary knock though

 

[MP2011]

Bairstow single handedly defeating Kiwis.

 

[James]

Some people wanted Bairstow dropped before the series lol. Atherton included

 

[boomboomcheema]

So many sixes in a short span. Never seen such display of batting in Test Cricket ever.

 

[James]

Gone from 160 to win at Tea down to 57 to win less than an hour later. Haha

 

[Robert]

Johnny bairstow have so much talent but i m sure he will be disappointed with his test career. He only averages 34 after Playing so many tests.

To be fair he did keep wicket for a lot of those.

 

[boomboomcheema]

102 runs in 9 overs since Tea. Batting even faster than a T20 innings.

 

[topspin]

Truly pathetic state of affairs in BCCI ever since Ganguly took over which is really sad.

With this weather, it will suit India though. Don't lose hope just yet. You might just be favourites.

 

[topspin]

102 runs off the last 9 overs.

The modern game. The T20 effect right there.

 

[Kroll]

What the…

England are gonna win this easily, what batsmanship, England take a bow.

 

[James]

Stokes 6!

50 for the England captain

 

[MP2011]

With this weather, it will suit India though. Don't lose hope just yet. You might just be favourites.

On flatties we are even more hopeless. Our best chance is on bowling wickets.

 

[Robert]

for Hoppalong Stokes. He can't run singles, so he hits sixes.

Fifty for Stokes, and 50 runs to win.

 

[Amjid Javed]

like a real life game of brian laras cricket

110 off last 10 overs.

 

[Ahmed216]

Havent watched a single ball but this must rank as ATG test knock from bairstow

 

[James]

50 to win Eng

 

[Robert]

150 partnership.

Off 110 balls.

This is like T20.

 

[James]

Bairstow another 4

 

[Villager6964]

Trent boult and Southee look tired after playing 3 months of IPL.
Blame should go to IPL for new zealand's dismal performance.
That overrated Williamson is injured due to IPL even Kyle Jamieson is injured due to IPL.

 

[James]

NZ have run out of bowlers

Don’t say I told you so but

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Part of me wants a wicket to fall for the drama.

But I mainly want New Zealand to get spanked for bowling part time filth in a key phase of the game.

 

[Robert]

RRR started off close to 5. Now down to 2.

 

[Ahmed216]

Hundred for Son of Bluey! That's his fourth in his last six tests.

Is that true?? Bairstow's 4th hundred in six tests?

 

[James]

Stokes 4

 

[Robert]

NZ have run out of bowlers

Don’t say I told you so but

Their main gun is out of action, and the rest were chasing leather for 500+ runs with not much rest.

 

[James]

Stokes 6, nearly out of the stadium lol

 

[DeadlyVenom]

He smoked that. My goodness.

 

[Amjid Javed]

wonder what was served to Bairstow for tea? )

 

[Robert]

Is that true?? Bairstow's 4th hundred in six tests?

No, third. My mistake.

more to Stokes. This is total destruction.

 

[James]

31 to win. Insane

 

[Shaddy86]

This is blasphemy. This is Madness!.. Madness?.. This is Bairstawwwww!

 

[James]

27 to win

 

[James]

Bairstow gone

ATG knock.

 

[Villager6964]

Lots of credit should be given to McCullum and stokes

 

[IMMY69]

This is amazing stuff.
Am absolutely glued to the screen.

Bairstow just got out but what amazing match winning innings.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Overall England innings run rate is now 6. Batted like scoring 300 in an Odi.

 

[Robert]

Hmmm. Stokes on one leg, and Foakes. NZ back in with a sniff?

 

[James]

RRR 1 an over