England tour of New Zealand 2019

[Sir-fraz]

England name T20I and Test squads for tour of New Zealand

England National Cricket Selectors have named a 15-strong squad for the five-match IT20 series in New Zealand, staring 1st November, and a 15-man squad for the two-match Test series against the Black Caps, starting 21st November.

England IT20 squad
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) captain
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Tom Banton (Somerset)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Pat Brown (Worcestershire)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Tom Curran (Surrey)
Joe Denly (Kent)
Lewis Gregory (Somerset)
Chris Jordan (Sussex)
Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)
Dawid Malan (Middlesex)
Matt Parkinson (Lancashire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
James Vince (Hampshire)

Eoin Morgan returns as captain after a memorable summer, where he led England to ICC Men’s World Cup glory in July.
Tom Banton and Saqib Mahmood earn their first England call-ups after standout white-ball summers. Banton hit 549 runs for Somerset in the Vitality Blast – second most in the tournament behind teammate Babar Azam, while Lancashire’s Mahmood added eight T20 wickets to his competition-leading 28 in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
Worcestershire seamer Pat Brown and Lancashire spinner Matthew Parkinson also receive their first call-ups.

England Test squad
Joe Root (Yorkshire) captain
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Rory Burns (Surrey)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Joe Denly (Kent)
Jack Leach (Somerset)
Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)
Matthew Parkinson (Lancashire)
Ollie Pope (Surrey)
Dominic Sibley (Warwickshire)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

Warwickshire opener Dominic Sibley is rewarded for his remarkable summer with a first England call-up. The 24-year-old had accumulated 1,324 Specsavers County Championship runs going into the final round of fixtures, including an unbeaten double century and another century in the second innings against Nottinghamshire last week. Kent’s Zak Crawley is also included after a promising summer at the top of the order.

Lancashire duo Saqib Mahmood and Matt Parkinson also receive call-ups.
James Anderson was unavailable for selection in the Test squad as he continues his rehabilitation from a calf injury. The Lancashire seamer will work towards being available for the South Africa tour later this winter.

The two Tests against New Zealand do not form part of the ICC World Test Championship.
England tour of New Zealand 2019
Sun 27 Oct: T20 warm-up match – Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Tue 29 Oct: T20 warm-up match - Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
Fri 1 Nov: 1st IT20 v New Zealand – Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Sun 3 Nov: 2nd IT20 v New Zealand – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Tue 5 Nov: 3rd IT20 v New Zealand – Saxton Oval, Nelson
Fri 8 Nov: 4th IT20 v New Zealand – McLean Park, Napier
Sun 10 Nov: 5th IT20 v New Zealand – Eden Park, Auckland
Tue 12 Nov: Two-day warm-up match – Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Fri 15 Nov-Sun 17 Nov: Three-day warm-up match – Cobham Oval, Whangarei
Thu 21 Nov-Mon 25 Nov: 1st Test v New Zealand – Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui
Fri 29 Nov-Tue 3 Dec: 2nd Test v New Zealand – Seddon Park, Hamilton

 

[Abdullah719]

Bairstow dropped, but no Foakes?

 

[Pakhs]

Good squad - As good as the first choice.

 

[Amirforpresident]

Good to see Saqib Mehmood is picked.

 

[MenInG]

Wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow has been dropped from England's Test squad for their two-match series against New Zealand in November and December.

In a new-look T20I squad, Tom Banton, Pat Brown, Saqib Mahmood and Matt Parkinson have all earned their maiden England call-ups, while the latter two have also won Test calls. Opening batsmen Zak Crawley and Dominic Sibley both appear in the Test squad for the first time.

Ollie Pope has been recalled to the Test squad, while James Anderson and Mark Wood after failing to recover from injuries.

Ollie Pope has long been touted as one of the most promising young batsmen in the countryOllie Pope has long been touted as one of the most promising young batsmen in the country
Bairstow's axing comes after he averaged just 25.91 since the start of 2018, while in six Tests this summer he managed just one half-century. In his absence, Jos Buttler is likely to take the gloves, with Pope a backup option.

Pope himself has earned a recall after excelling in county cricket for Surrey. Still aged only 21 years old, he averages 57.55 in first-class cricket and has two double hundreds to his name. The right-hander played two Tests against India last summer, and though he only managed a top score of 28, he has long been touted as a future Test regular.

The other two new batsmen in the Test squad are both top-order options, an area which has troubled England in recent times. With 1324 runs to his name, Sibley is the only batsman in Division One of the County Championship to pass four figures this season, while Crawley is eighth on the run-scorer's list, and, aged just 21, is one as much for the future than present.

The same can be said for right-arm seamer Mahmood and leg-spinner Parkinson, each of whom play for Division Two champions Lancashire. Both have played fewer than 20 first-class games, but each have impressed in the opportunities they have won, while the latter has perhaps also benefited from Moeen Ali's decision to take a break from Test cricket.

Matt Parkinson has earned red- and white-ball call-upsMatt Parkinson has earned red- and white-ball call-ups
Both also appear in a T20I squad which England are using to rest players and try out some new faces ahead of next November's Men's T20 World Cup. Lancashire stormed to the top of the North Group, with Parkinson finishing third on the wicket-takers charts across all teams. 20-year-old Banton finished second on the run-scorers charts behind Babar Azam, despite their side Somerset failing to make the knockouts.

Brown, a seamer with plenty of variations who excels at the death, has played a key part in Worcestershire Rapids' appearance in consecutive finals, holding his nerve on Finals Day both times. The other uncapped player selected is explosive Somerset all-rounder Lewis Gregory, who has previously been named in ODI and Test squads.

20-year-old Tom Banton finished second in the T20 Blast run charts20-year-old Tom Banton finished second in the T20 Blast run charts
England's five-match T20I series against New Zealand kicks off on Friday, 1 November, while the Test rubber, which isn't part of the ICC World Test Championship, starts on 19 November.

Test squad: Joe Root (c), Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Joe Denly, Jack Leach, Saqib Mahmood, Matt Parkinson, Ollie Pope, Dominic Sibley, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes

T20I squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Pat Brown, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, Lewis Gregory, Chris Jordan, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Matt Parkinson, Adil Rashid, James Vince

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1356220

 

[MenInG]

Moeen has taken a break from Tests so why is he not included?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Moeen has taken a break from Tests so why is he not included?

Because they are playing tests in new zealand and he wont be needed, his batting is brittle add to that england pick one spinner to play it wont be moeen.

Good test squad for england atleast they drop failing players and move on unlike pakistan.

 

[The Viper]

Picking Zak Crawley with a career avearge of 31 and 34 this season...

Sam Northeast would have been a better pick- 24 first class tons and averages 51 this season

 

[nextover666666]

Will be looking forward to see what Tom Banton can do

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Saqib mahmood, good to see.

 

[Titan24]

Bairstow dropped, but no Foakes?

Buttler is the main keeper in the test squad now. I think he is pretty useful as a keeper and no 7 batsman. As specialist batsmen both Bairstow and Buttler werent good enough recently but Buttler as an attacking keeper batsman at no 7 is a decent call in my opinion.

 

[Titan24]

Some really exciting names to watch here with Pat Brown, Banton, Mehmood, Parkinson, Sibley, and Pope.

 

[Mean&Green]

I guess they are trying new talent because that is a very weak squad in terms of bowling to even compete against Afghanistan

 

[Manunited18]

Good to see saqs getting a call up, a very promising fast bowler with pace and skill, his development been slightly held back with constant niggling injuries, been a outstanding talent in all the age groups he played at lancashire

 

[Bilal Ahmad15]

I can't believe New Zealand is playing a 5-match t20 series against England and also against India (absolute waste)

 

[m.awais]

No Jason Roy in T20 line up. That's a bit surprising...

 

[sweep_shot]

Ferguson will return from injury for the New Zealand XI in two T20 warm-up games against England at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln.

The Auckland Aces fast-bowler has been cleared fit to play after fracturing his right thumb in Sri Lanka last month and will join BLACKCAPS teammates Tim Seifert and Colin Munro in the 12-man squad.

New Zealand XI T20 squad v England

Colin Munro (c) - Auckland Aces
Katene Clarke - Knights
Josh Clarkson - Central Stags
Blake Coburn - Canterbury Kings
Anton Devcich - Knights
Lockie Ferguson - Auckland Aces
Jake Gibson - Knights
Brett Hampton - Knights
Anaru Kitchen - Otago Volts
Christian Leopard - Central Stags
Tim Seifert (wk) - Knights
Anurag Verma - Knights.

 

[Danyaalr01]

England are going to get thrashed in early season New Zealand. Early cricket season NZ is 2x the seam movement and swing as England and more bounce as well than a normal English pitch.

 

[MenInG]

England are going to get thrashed in early season New Zealand. Early cricket season NZ is 2x the seam movement and swing as England and more bounce as well than a normal English pitch.

Jofra Archer?

 

[Danyaalr01]

Jofra Archer?

I reckon NZ will neutralise his threat. I don't think English batsmen will be able to do well here. The techniques of English batsmen have gone down a lot recently. It might be alright in England where the pitches have gotten dryer and flatter, but not in places like NZ and South Africa.

 

[MenInG]

Lockie Ferguson will bowl in a competitive match for the first time since the Cricket World Cup final when he returns from injury for the New Zealand XI in England's tour opener on Sunday.

The Black Caps fast bowler, who was second to Australia's Mitchell Starc on the World Cup wicket charts, has been cleared to play after suffering a fractured right thumb on last month's Sri Lanka tour.

Ferguson will be joined by Black Caps Twenty20 regulars Colin Munro and Tim Seifert in the New Zealand XI to play England on Sunday and next Tuesday in T20 warmup matches at Bert Sutcliffe Oval at Lincoln, near Christchurch.

Munro will captain the side which features a mix of emerging talent and proven performers in the T20 arena, without players from the six Plunket Shield sides who start round two on Monday. Experienced former Black Caps allrounder Anton Devcich bolsters their ranks.

After a six week lay-off Ferguson said he couldn't wait to get back on the field. He was able to keep his fitness up but had to wait until the fracture had fully healed to resume fielding.
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"It's exciting to have England in New Zealand and obviously a lot different side than we played in the one-dayers [at the World Cup]. That T20 side has been winning a lot of games and they're an exciting young side.

"Definitely a big challenge for the Black Caps and I'm sure the New Zealand public will get around it."

The Black Caps squad for the five-match T20 series against England, starting in Christchurch on November 1, is expected to be named on Friday.

AT A GLANCE

New Zealand XI T20 squad v England: Colin Munro (captain, Auckland Aces), Katene Clarke (Knights), Josh Clarkson (Central Stags), Blake Coburn (Canterbury Kings), Anton Devcich (Knights), Lockie Ferguson (Aces), Jake Gibson (Knights), Brett Hampton (Knights), Anaru Kitchen (Otago Volts), Christian Leopard (Stags), Tim Seifert (Knights), Anurag Verma (Knights).

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/crick...ockie-ferguson-returns-for-t20-warmup-matches

 

[MenInG]

Chris Silverwood says England's historic World Cup triumph against New Zealand will count for nothing when the two sides clash again.

England won the World Cup for the first time after beating New Zealand in a dramatic Super Over at the end of an improbable final at Lord's in July.

Now the limited-overs side are off to New Zealand for a five-match Twenty20 tournament.

But there will be no time for reminiscing about the achievements of Eoin Morgan's side as new England coach Silverwood wants his team fully focused on the task at hand.

"I'm sure there will be a few conversations but we are here to focus on the series in front of us," Silverwood said.

"We have moved on now. Obviously, it was a fantastic game of cricket to be involved in at any level really, it was a real delight of an experience but we have got to move on.

"Obviously there is a different series in front of us now and we have got to concentrate on that."

Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler have not travelled for the series in New Zealand after a draining international summer.

But Silverwood, who has stepped up from England's backroom staff to replace Trevor Bayliss, wants the replacement players to show their potential.

"They are not here, obviously. But it gives opportunity to other young talent coming through, gives us an opportunity to see them and them an opportunity to express themselves as well," he said.

"One or two of them are having a break but it will be business as usual from a one-day point of view and with the T20s, Eoin Morgan has got a really strong hold on what he wants to do with the team and it is my job to back him up and put those things in place."

England test captain Root has gone back to basics in a bid to rediscover his best form with the bat, linking up with a friend from boyhood club Sheffield Collegiate for informal coaching sessions.

Root will return to lead the red-ball side against the Black Caps and he has been using his time to tinker with his game, having managed only one test century in 18 innings in 2019.

"I've done three sessions and used the head coach at Sheffield Collegiate. He's called Josh Varley and he's younger than me," Root said.

"From the age of 12 or 13 we've thrown balls at each other, all day every day down at Abbeydale. We've been doing a bit of work together, not much technical stuff but he's been doing a lot of flinging.

"I wanted to work on a few things so it's been good to get back into it. I want to start the winter with a bang and set a marker in terms of making big scores and leading from the front."

https://supersport.com/cricket/new-..._glory_counts_for_nothing_now_says_Silverwood

 

[Danyaalr01]

I hope the NZ fans give the English something for the World cup. Unfortunately I can't watch as I'm busy, even though there's a t20i in AUckland and the tests are in Hamilton and Mt Maunganui, which are close by.

It's good the test is in Hamilton. It's the best test pitch right now in the world. It's also been rated the best and most complete pitch. They use their own unique soil which allows the pitch to age perfectly

Day 1 will be really green and seaming.
Day 2 it will dry up a bit but still be green and seam, with more bounce.
Day 3 it will be dry, hard and very bouncy.
Day4 will start turning and still have bounce.
Day 5 will have a good amount of turn.

ALthough it might be slightly different early season so it probably won't turn much on day 5.

It doesn't really matter who wins the toss, as the pitch means that no one really has an advantage or disadvantage.

 

[Robert]

England are going to get thrashed in early season New Zealand. Early cricket season NZ is 2x the seam movement and swing as England and more bounce as well than a normal English pitch.

Then Broad and Curran will come to the fore.

 

[andy0204]

Then Broad and Curran will come to the fore.

You seem to have forgotten what happened last time i.e last year when England toured to New Zealand?
They got bowled out for 58 and lost the series.

 

[Robert]

Test squad: Joe Root (c), Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Joe Denly, Jack Leach, Saqib Mahmood, Matt Parkinson, Ollie Pope, Dominic Sibley, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes

So most likely....

Burns
Sibley
Denly
Root (capt.)
Pope
Stokes
Buttler (w)
Curran
Archer
Leach
Broad

 

[Nikhil_cric]

So most likely....

Burns
Sibley
Denly
Root (capt.)
Pope
Stokes
Buttler (w)
Curran
Archer
Leach
Broad

Sam Curran is not good enough to be 3rd seamer with his pace, height and a kookaburra ball in hand. Saqib should start ahead of him.

 

[Robert]

Sam Curran is not good enough to be 3rd seamer with his pace, height and a kookaburra ball in hand. Saqib should start ahead of him.

He was good enough against India and Australia and will be in similar conditions to home. Might do really well with the Kookaburra. English swingers/seamers tend to do well in NZ.

 

[Robert]

You seem to have forgotten what happened last time i.e last year when England toured to New Zealand?
They got bowled out for 58 and lost the series.

Going by your logic, India will never win in England again.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

He was good enough against India and Australia and will be in similar conditions to home. Might do really well with the Kookaburra. English swingers/seamers tend to do well in NZ.

New Zealand wickets are batting paradises after the first two sessions. English seamers didn't do well the last time they toured or the tour before.

 

[Abdullah719]

Tim Southee will captain the BLACKCAPS in the GJ Gardner Homes T20 series against England after Kane Williamson was withdrawn from the squad with a right hip injury.

Spoiler

The decision was made following the opening round of the Plunket Shield on Thursday, where Williamson turned out for Northern Districts against Canterbury at Hagley Oval.

BLACKCAPS coach Gary Stead spoke with Williamson after the match and they agreed a period of rest was the best way forward.

“We’ve been monitoring the injury for a while now and it’s the same issue that ruled him out of the final Test against Bangladesh back in March,” said Stead.

“It’s disappointing timing for Kane at the start of an exciting Kiwi summer, but we feel it’s the right decision with a busy season ahead.

“We’re fortunate to have someone experienced like Tim who can comfortably step in and take the reins, as he successfully did on the recent tour of Sri Lanka.”

Having been named in the New Zealand XI side to face England in two T20 warm-ups starting on Sunday, fast-bowler Lockie Ferguson has also been included for the first three games of the series as he returns from a broken thumb.

Ferguson will make way in the final two games for left-armer Trent Boult who is set to play a second round of Plunket Shield four-day cricket next week.

“In working with Trent and looking at the season ahead, we feel another four-day game will provide him with the best preparation for the upcoming Test series against England and Australia,” added Stead.

BLACKCAPS T20 squad
Tim Southee (c)
Trent Boult (Games 4 and 5)
Colin de Grandhomme
Lockie Ferguson (Games 1-3)
Martin Guptill
Scott Kuggeleijn
Daryl Mitchell
Colin Munro
Jimmy Neesham
Mitchell Santner
Tim Seifert (wk)
Ish Sodhi
Ross Taylor
Blair Tickner

Central Stags pace-bowler Blair Tickner’s been included in a BLACKCAPS full-squad for the first time, after making his debut in the T20 series decider against India earlier this year.

In commenting on the rest of the squad, Stead noted the power and versatility across the line-up.

“If you look at the batsmen there’s plenty of good ball strikers and that explosive hitting is a crucial component in the shortest format.

“Tim will have a variety of bowling options including our spin combination of Ish and Mitch who are both ranked inside the top ten T20 bowlers in the world.

“We obviously have a lot of T20 cricket on the horizon ahead of next year’s World Cup and a tough five-game series against England should be a great start to the summer.”

The BLACKCAPS and England open the series at Hagley Oval on November 1, a match that is doubling as a fundraiser for the victims of the Christchurch terror attacks in March.

 

[Robert]

New Zealand wickets are batting paradises after the first two sessions. English seamers didn't do well the last time they toured or the tour before.

Broad has 30 wickets in seven tests in NZ, average 26.

I think Woakes bowled 30 wicketless overs there but I doubt he will get a game this time. Stokes barely bowled at all last time.

 

[andy0204]

New Zealand wickets are batting paradises after the first two sessions. English seamers didn't do well the last time they toured or the tour before.

Going by your logic, India will never win in England again.

What iam saying that last time they toured at last year and that was not long time ago like other teams travels after 4 years, Bringing some new players and changing the squad doesn't mean that they are going to win.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Broad has 30 wickets in seven tests in NZ, average 26.

I think Woakes bowled 30 wicketless overs there but I doubt he will get a game this time. Stokes barely bowled at all last time.

And broad is tall and hits the deck hard . All the more reason you need another genuine quick rather than a short trundler.

 

[Robert]

And broad is tall and hits the deck hard . All the more reason you need another genuine quick rather than a short trundler.

Eh? I thought NZ tracks were seamers. It’s the land of medium pace. NZ don’t have any genuine quicks.

 

[Robert]

What iam saying that last time they toured at last year and that was not long time ago like other teams travels after 4 years, Bringing some new players and changing the squad doesn't mean that they are going to win.

Doesn’t mean they will be bowled out for fifty again either. Now that ODI specialist coach has gone, we might see a return to patient test match batting.

The bowling looks stronger this time - a rejuvenated Broad, real pace in Archer, left arm swing in Curran, plus a more attacking spin option than Moeen in Leach.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

So most likely....

Burns
Sibley
Denly
Root (capt.)
Pope
Stokes
Buttler (w)
Curran
Archer
Leach
Broad

More chances for denly?

The guy just scores a 50 after three failures, he had his chances, time to drop him.

 

[Robert]

More chances for denly?

The guy just scores a 50 after three failures, he had his chances, time to drop him.

So he is on the up! It was a 94 which set up England's win. He has four test fifties in his eight tests, five of which were against the powerful Aussie attack. I think he will do better at #3 than as opener, and will protect Root from the new ball.

Sometimes you have to stick with the guys you reckon can do it - I think Steve Waugh played 25 tests before he got a century.

 

[MenInG]

Twenty20 warm-up, Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln

New Zealand XI 172-4 (20 overs): Devcich 62, Kitchen 50; Rashid 2-25
England 178-4 (18.1 overs): Bairstow 78; Ferguson 3-32
England won by six wickets

Jonny Bairstow scored an unbeaten 78 from 45 balls as England cruised to a six-wicket win over a New Zealand XI in their first Twenty20 warm-up match.

Opener Bairstow has been dropped from the Test portion of the tour which follows the T20 games, but saw his side home with 11 balls to spare in Lincoln.

The Kiwis had made 172-4 from their 20 overs following half-centuries by Anton Devcich (62) and Anaru Kitchen (50).

The T20 international series begins in Christchurch on Friday.

Yorkshire wicketkeeper-batsman Bairstow, who smashed six fours and four sixes, shared stands of 61 with Sam Billings (28) and and an unbroken 66 with Sam Curran (28 not out) as England won their first match under new head coach Chris Silverwood.

Bairstow, 30, said: "I'm on this tour to naturally score as many runs as possible, that's what's going to be the key to winning games of cricket.

"Selection is gone now, I've got some things to work on, I'm working very hard and I'm really enjoying that challenge."

England fielded uncapped batsman Tom Banton and pace bowlers Pat Brown and Saqib Mahmood, and it was a mixed day for the trio.

Lancashire's Mahmood took 0-35 from his four overs and dropped two catches in tricky windswept conditions at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, while Somerset opener Banton made 11, while Worcestershire's Brown (1-39) was expensive but took the wicket of Christian Leopard.

But Bairstow added: "In the conditions, running into the wind, it's a huge effort to be running in and trying to execute your skills the first time you've played for England, so I thought they did really well."

England play a New Zealand XI in a second warm-up game at the same ground on Tuesday.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/50198662

 

[MenInG]

Twenty20 warm-up, Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln
England 188-5 (20 overs): Vince 46, Denly 39; Verma 3-46
New Zealand XI 191-2 (18.3 overs): Munro 107; Parkinson 1-38
New Zealand XI won by eight wickets

England lost their second Twenty20 warm-up match against a New Zealand XI by eight wickets as Kiwi opener Colin Munro smashed an unbeaten century.

England posted 188-5 from their 20 overs with James Vince making 46 and Joe Denly 39 not out.

But Munro smashed 107 from 57 balls with nine fours and seven sixes to lead New Zealand to an eight-wicket victory with nine balls to spare.

England's five-match T20 series against New Zealand starts on Friday.

Leg-spinner Matt Parkinson, who is yet to make his full debut, dismissed Anton Devcich with his third ball in England colours and had two catches dropped off his bowling.

Uncapped Saqib Mahmood was the only other member of England's inexperienced bowling attack to take a wicket but he and fellow seamers Pat Brown and Lewis Gregory, who are also yet to play a full international, went for more than 10 runs per over.

Gregory earlier hit 29 from 11 balls while Sam Billings made a 23-ball 27.

Opener Tom Banton made just six while captain Eoin Morgan was out for 12.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/50218045

 

[Robert]

More chances for denly?

The guy just scores a 50 after three failures, he had his chances, time to drop him.

In fact three fifties in the last three Ashes tests, the last one a 94.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Eh? I thought NZ tracks were seamers. It’s the land of medium pace. NZ don’t have any genuine quicks.

NZ pitches don't seam around like English pitches do nowadays. Maybe for a session or two and then they flatten out. Also, not much swing either.

 

[Danyaalr01]

NZ pitches don't seam around like English pitches do nowadays. Maybe for a session or two and then they flatten out. Also, not much swing either.

Pitches are dryer and harder with the warmer weather we’re having for the past few years. Warm weather with no rain for a month and you get browner wickets with less seam.

But the pitches in this series will have seam movement and there will be swing as it is still spring, the weather is wet and cloudy.

 

[Robert]

Pitches are dryer and harder with the warmer weather we’re having for the past few years. Warm weather with no rain for a month and you get browner wickets with less seam.

But the pitches in this series will have seam movement and there will be swing as it is still spring, the weather is wet and cloudy.

Excellent, this will help Curran.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Excellent, this will help Curran.

Yes it will.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Ok,he has played less matches so he deserves more chances to prove himself but i am sure if he fails in this series he will be dropped.
Secondly he is 33 so theres not much chance of improvement.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Pitches are dryer and harder with the warmer weather we’re having for the past few years. Warm weather with no rain for a month and you get browner wickets with less seam.

But the pitches in this series will have seam movement and there will be swing as it is still spring, the weather is wet and cloudy.

Interesting. English bowling attack is very good in helpful conditions. Flatter wickets would have favoured NZ as their attack is less pitch reliant. Don't think dam Curran will do much as he was ineffective in windies of all places but broad and archer will be deadly on current form

 

[Robert]

Interesting. English bowling attack is very good in helpful conditions. Flatter wickets would have favoured NZ as their attack is less pitch reliant. Don't think dam Curran will do much as he was ineffective in windies of all places but broad and archer will be deadly on current form

But dry sunny conditions in WI are unlike most overcast NZ.

 

[Robert]

Ok,he has played less matches so he deserves more chances to prove himself but i am sure if he fails in this series he will be dropped.
Secondly he is 33 so theres not much chance of improvement.

Might have a great couple of years. It’s all in the head. Six more runs in his last match would have proved to him he can do it.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

But dry sunny conditions in WI are unlike most overcast NZ.

Only in England do you find more swing than the Windies . I remember seeing a CricViz stat about this. They use the Dukes in the Caribbean and NZ use kookaburra. Curran is primarily a swing bowler and is quite reliant on it. If he wasn't effective in the Caribbean, I don't think he will do anything in New Zealand. Should be picked only for tests in England.

 

[MenInG]

England's uncapped all-rounder Lewis Gregory, who was named in their Twenty20 International squad for the upcoming series in New Zealand, said he was a "three-dimensional cricketer" and hoped to play in all formats for England.

"I see myself as a three-dimensional cricketer across all three formats. You try to adapt to each format as best as possible," said Gregory, who took 51 wickets in the 2019 County Championship for Somerset.

In England's second 20-over warm-up match against a New Zealand XI side on Tuesday, 29 October, Gregory hit 29* from 11 balls to help push his team's total to 188/5, which the hosts chased down thanks to Colin Munro's unbeaten 107.

Gregory, 27, hoped that if he does get picked in the upcoming T20Is, he'd continue to thrive in a similar fashion. Asked specifically about finishing an innings, he said: "It's something over the past couple of years I've done reasonably well, and hopefully if the opportunity comes in the next five games, we'll be able to do a similar thing.

"It's just trying to put people under pressure. There's no real pressure on myself, it's just going out there and try to hit the ball as far as I can.

"I like to think that there's more than just a slogger in there," he added. "But whatever is put in front of me, I want to adapt to. Whether it's batting for 10 overs or two overs, it's about going out there to assess the conditions and try as perform as best as possible. If I get a go, that's probably what I'm likely to be doing in this side, and I'll try to do it as best I can."

England have named four other new faces in the T20I squad, and ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020, Gregory said there would be plenty of competition for places in the side.

"It's a long way off," said Gregory. "It's a great opportunity out there for any of the guys to put your hands up and go, 'look at me, look at what I can do'. There's no doubt that if guys get an opportunity, they'll be pushing to stake a claim for that T20 World Cup.

"The dream for everyone is to play international cricket and that's no different for me. I've wanted to ever since I started playing – that was the ambition, to play international cricket and succeed in it. If I get an opportunity hopefully I can push on and succeed and nail down a place in the XI."

England will play the first of five T20Is against New Zealand on Friday, 1 November, in Christchurch.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1474832

 

[Robert]

Only in England do you find more swing than the Windies . I remember seeing a CricViz stat about this. They use the Dukes in the Caribbean and NZ use kookaburra. Curran is primarily a swing bowler and is quite reliant on it. If he wasn't effective in the Caribbean, I don't think he will do anything in New Zealand. Should be picked only for tests in England.

Eh? Don't be fooled by Anderson's success there. He is also successful in dry UAE.

Windies wickets used to be trampolines for their quicks, now some are dry and dusty. The air is usually dry with not much swing. You get the odd heavy shower and it will seam a little but the sun comes back out and dries the pitch quickly. WI don't produce swing bowlers because there is no point to it there, you need pace and bounce.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Eh? Don't be fooled by Anderson's success there. He is also successful in dry UAE.

Windies wickets used to be trampolines for their quicks, now some are dry and dusty. The air is usually dry with not much swing. You get the odd heavy shower and it will seam a little but the sun comes back out and dries the pitch quickly. WI don't produce swing bowlers because there is no point to it there, you need pace and bounce.

Completely untrue. If you actually watched India Vs West Indies ,you would have seen the amount of swing being generated by the likes of Bumrah. He was bowling big hooping swingers with the new ball and hes a hit-the deck seamer generally. You may be right about the conditions but you forget that they use the Dukes . Makes a big difference. As for the Windies , all of Holder, Roach and even alzarri swing the ball at home.

Anderson being successful in Windies was also because he found more swing there than in any place other than England!

 

[Robert]

Completely untrue. If you actually watched India Vs West Indies ,you would have seen the amount of swing being generated by the likes of Bumrah. He was bowling big hooping swingers with the new ball and hes a hit-the deck seamer generally. You may be right about the conditions but you forget that they use the Dukes . Makes a big difference. As for the Windies , all of Holder, Roach and even alzarri swing the ball at home.

Anderson being successful in Windies was also because he found more swing there than in any place other than England!

The new ball swings? That’s true anywhere. WI traditionally been a graveyard for English swingers when the shine goes off.

In England on a warm overcast day it will carry on swinging all day.

Anderson was also successful in UAE so there is more than one component to this.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

The new ball swings? That’s true anywhere. WI traditionally been a graveyard for English swingers when the shine goes off.

In England on a warm overcast day it will carry on swinging all day.

Anderson was also successful in UAE so there is more than one component to this.

Anderson , on average , has found 1.42 degrees of swing in England, 1.24 degrees of swing in West Indies and less than that in every other country ( 1.18 in SA). I said Anderson's success in Windies was because of the swing he found there. Nowhere did I say he wasn't successful in the UAE. You claimed that the ball doesn't swing in West Indies but it swings there more than any country than England.

 

[MenInG]

The England Men’s cricket team has appointed former England seamer Darren Gough as fast bowling consultant for the warm-up period leading into the two Test matches against New Zealand starting next month.

Gough, 49, will join up with the Test squad in Auckland on November 5 and will work with the seam bowling group until November 18 during the support period in Whangarei.

Commenting on the appointment of Gough, England Men’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood, said:

“I’m delighted to have Darren on board. I have known him a long time and his vast knowledge and experience at international level will drive our bowling unit forward leading into the two-match Test series. He will be excellent around the group and will settle in quickly.”

Gough, who is a qualified level three cricket coach, added:

“It is a tremendous honour to be asked by Chris Silverwood and Ashley Giles to be involved in this elite environment. I very much look forward to working with all the bowlers and helping them improve.

"I will gain a lot from the experience and to work at this level will do benefit me as a coach for the long-term. I can’t wait to get cracking.”

The former Yorkshire and Essex quick represented England across all three formats with distinction over a 12-year career, which saw him take 229 wickets in 58 Tests at an average of 28.39. In one-day internationals, he is England's second highest wicket-taker in history with 234 at an average of 26.42 from his 159 matches.

Since his retirement from the sport in 2008, the Barnsley-born Gough has become a respected radio broadcaster on the UK sports station TalkSport.

Ends

England Test squad

Joe Root (Yorkshire) captain

Jofra Archer (Sussex)

Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)

Rory Burns (Surrey)

Jos Buttler (Lancashire)

Zak Crawley (Kent)

Sam Curran (Surrey)

Joe Denly (Kent)

Jack Leach (Somerset)

Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)

Matthew Parkinson (Lancashire)

Ollie Pope (Surrey)

Dominic Sibley (Warwickshire)

Ben Stokes (Durham)

Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

England tour of New Zealand 2019

Fri 1 Nov: 1st IT20 v New Zealand – Hagley Oval, Christchurch

Sun 3 Nov: 2nd IT20 v New Zealand – Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Tue 5 Nov: 3rd IT20 v New Zealand – Saxton Oval, Nelson

Fri 8 Nov: 4th IT20 v New Zealand – McLean Park, Napier

Sun 10 Nov: 5th IT20 v New Zealand – Eden Park, Auckland

Tue 12 Nov: Two-day warm-up match – Cobham Oval, Whangarei

Fri 15 Nov-Sun 17 Nov: Three-day warm-up match – Cobham Oval, Whangarei

Thu 21 Nov-Mon 25 Nov: 1st Test v New Zealand – Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui

Fri 29 Nov-Tue 3 Dec: 2nd Test v New Zealand – Seddon Park, Hamilton

 

[Robert]

Gough was arguably England’s last real all-conditions fast bowler.

 

[andy0204]

Gough was arguably England’s last real all-conditions fast bowler.

What do you think about Archer?

 

[andy0204]

Gough was arguably England’s last real all-conditions fast bowler.

Freddie was also good on his day he can pick wickets on any conditions.

 

[Danyaalr01]

What do you think about Archer?

Archer has only played in England, he is untested anywhere else. But I reckon he will do well outside of England due to his pace adn ability to bowl long spells. He has to remember to bowl full in Asia and not get too excited by bounce in Australia.

If he wants to be successful in NZ then either he goes the Neil wagner way or he has to go by the saying "boring cricket is winning cricket",i.e. length between good and full between off stump and 6th stump all day.

 

[Robert]

Freddie was also good on his day he can pick wickets on any conditions.

32 average and only three career 5fers. He was a strike bowler for about three years - otherwise he was consistently bowing too short to take wickets, though he did build pressure and was nasty to face.

Archer has huge natural ability and could be an England great if he is looked after, but Root should be using him in short fast spells with Broad and the rest doing the leg work.

 

[Danyaalr01]

Excellent, this will help Curran.

Seems like we might not get those greentops. NZ has decided to warm up quite early this year. Almost all of the East coast is set to have temperatures of 30-31C over the weekend. We usually get this weather in January/February. Tauranga/Mt Maunganui will be 28C. It might just be a few days but we had 30C days in the east coast last week too.

The pitches could be brown earlier this year.

 

[MenInG]

Joe Denly will miss the remainder of the IT20 series against New Zealand after scan results showed that he has sustained ligament damage to his right ankle.

The Kent batsman picked up the injury in practice on Thursday in Christchurch.

At this stage, he will now start a rehabilitation programme and will be routinely assessed ahead of the two-match Test series against the Black Caps starting on November 21.

England will not call up a replacement for the four remaining matches in the IT20 series.

 

[Saj]

Yorkshire and England batsman Jonny Bairstow has been added to the Test squad for the two-match Test series against New Zealand as back-up for the injured Kent batsman Joe Denly.

Bairstow will stay in New Zealand, following the conclusion of the five-match IT20 series on Sunday at Eden Park, Auckland, for the the two warm-up matches against New Zealand Cricket XI starting in Whangarei on Tuesday.

Denly, who sustained ligament damage to his right ankle in practice ahead of the the first IT20 at the start of the month, is making progress on his rehabilitation and is hoping that he will be fit to play in the three-day warm-up match starting on Friday November 15.

England’s Test specialists arrived in Auckland this week and will travel to Whangarei on Monday with the rest of the squad and management.

England Test squad

Joe Root (Yorkshire) captain

Jofra Archer (Sussex)

Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)

Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)

Rory Burns (Surrey)

Jos Buttler (Lancashire)

Zak Crawley (Kent)

Sam Curran (Surrey)

Joe Denly (Kent)

Jack Leach (Somerset)

Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)

Matthew Parkinson (Lancashire)

Ollie Pope (Surrey)

Dominic Sibley (Warwickshire)

Ben Stokes (Durham)

Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)

England Test tour of New Zealand 2019

Tue 12 Nov-Wed 13 Nov: Two-day warm-up match – Cobham Oval, Whangarei

Fri 15 Nov-Sun 17 Nov: Three-day warm-up match – Cobham Oval, Whangarei

Thu 21 Nov-Mon 25 Nov: 1st Test v New Zealand – Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui

Fri 29 Nov-Tue 3 Dec: 2nd Test v New Zealand – Seddon Park, Hamilton

 

[Boiz Played Well]

England XI won the toss and chose to bat in the first practice game against New Zealand XI.

275-1. 62 overs. Root 40(33) Pope 0(1).

Centuries for D. Sibley and Z. Crawley.

 

[Abdullah719]

England in New Zealand: Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley hit centuries in tour match

Spoiler

Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley boosted their England Test hopes as they made centuries on the first day of a tour match against a New Zealand XI.

Uncapped Sibley, who opened the batting with Rory Burns, reached three figures from 161 balls before retiring, as England posted 285-3.

Kent's Crawley, who is also uncapped, compiled 103 from 137 balls batting at three before retiring.

England's first Test against New Zealand begins on 21 November.

The only wicket to fall during the day was opener Burns, who was dismissed by Henry Shipley for 23.

Captain Joe Root was on 41 at the close, with Ollie Pope also unbeaten on nine.

The two-day tour match will resume at 22:00 GMT on Tuesday at the Cobham Oval in Whangarei.

The start of the match was delayed by three and a half hours by rain, but Sibley and Crawley cashed in when play began.

Sibley, who is widely expected to make his Test debut in Tauranga, was the only batsman to score over 1,000 runs in Division One of the County Championship last season.

"I'm very patient. From a young age I've been able to bat for long periods of time, so I stick to that," Sibley told Test Match Special.

"I understand my game well and know where my areas are.

"Today was a massive positive for me. Hopefully I can build on that and get the call-up."

Joe Denly opened in the final Test of the English summer but he is expected to drop down to number three, with captain Root at four.

The Kent batsman is recovering from an ankle injury that ruled him out of the T20 series earlier this month, which could lead to Crawley making his debut.

"We had a good day and everyone got a good bit of time at the crease," Sibley added.

"There were a few nerves - when you have to wait around and stuff it's a bit frustrating but it was nice to get out there, get through the new ball and then cash in."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/50386088

 

[Danyaalr01]

Never heard of any of these players in the NZ side.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Looks like the wickets aren't going to be seamer friendly after all.

 

[Aman]

Looks like the wickets aren't going to be seamer friendly after all.

Haven't heard of any of the bowlers before so hard to say much about the conditions.

Bhula and Finn Allen are batsmen who played in the U19 WC last year.

 

[Robert]

Hope Bairstow doesn’t sneak back into the test side. Unless it is at #5 which is the only place he can bat he doesn’t keep.

 

[Aman]

Finn freaking Allen scoring runs @ a SR of 80 against full strength English bowling line up.

Bhula scoring some runs too, it's nice to see the two prospects in the runs against quality players.

 

[Aman]

Bhula effortlessly uppercutting Archer for six

 

[Aman]

Allen 7 runs away from a big 100 against England.

 

[Aman]

NZ 213/4

100 for Allen.

He's scored almost half the team's runs

 

[Danyaalr01]

Whangarei would have a flatter pitch than the rest of New Zealand as it is far North. Good choice of ground by NZC before the actual test series where Seden park will be a green top. I'm not sure what Mt Maunganui will be like though, it might be a bit less grass and less swing as it is East and in the North Island. May be similar to Napier, just a bit greener as Napier is usually very brown.

 

[Boiz Played Well]

ENG 376/2 decl
NZXI 285/4 (75.0)

Match Drawn

 

[MenInG]

England's bowlers failed to impress as the two-day tour match against a New Zealand XI ended in a draw.

After reaching 285-3 on day one, the tourists finally declared on 376-5 at the Cobham Oval in Whangarei.

New Zealand under-19 batsman Finn Allen hit a classy century in reply before retiring out as his side ended on 285-5, with only England fast bowler Jofra Archer taking more than one wicket.

England's first Test against New Zealand begins on 21 November.

With all-rounder Ben Stokes back bowling after injury prevented him from doing so in the final Ashes Test against Australia, England are expected to pick between Chris Woakes and Sam Curran for a spot in the starting XI.

Both opened the bowling and Woakes failed to take a wicket in conceding 28 runs off 10 overs, while Curran took 1-33 off nine overs.

Stuart Broad took an economical 1-15 off nine overs, Archer was expensive in claiming 2-46 off 11 overs and slow left-armer Jack Leach, leg-spinner Matt Parkinson and Stokes all could not claim a wicket.

"As a first run out, I was a little bit rusty, but with not having bowled a huge amount in the last six weeks I was relatively pleased," Woakes told Test Match Special.

"I'd like to think I've got a good chance of making the Test team but there are a few other guys knocking on the door - myself and Sam played in the last Test so I suppose we're looking at it between us.

"It's good to have that competition - I'll be coming out here to try and knock the door down to get in the team."

The hosts' Jakob Bhula made 61 before he was bowled by Curran, with Sandeep Patel adding an unbeaten 56.

Allen hit 10 fours and two sixes in a fluent knock, retiring out on 104 from 130 balls.

England Test captain Joe Root had earlier retired on 41, with Ollie Pope making 31 before Jos Buttler (38 not out) and Stokes (30 not out) set up the declaration.

England face New Zealand in two Tests but the series does not count towards the ICC World Test Championship.

The tourists continue their preparations against a more experienced New Zealand A side at the same venue in a three-day tour match, starting on Friday.




https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/50401388

 

[MenInG]

Auckland Aces fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has earned his maiden call-up to the BLACKCAPS Test team, as part of a 15-player squad named to face England and Australia over the coming months.

The inclusion caps an impressive rise for the 28-year-old speedster who has become a mainstay in the BLACKCAPS white-ball sides and finished as the second leading wicket-taker at the recent ICC Cricket World Cup in England.

However, it’s with the red-ball that Ferguson has arguably produced his best from domestically, having taken 153 wickets from 42 First-Class matches at an average of 24.30.

Selector Gavin Larsen said Ferguson fully deserved his selection.

“There’s no doubt Lockie has been knocking on the door for a while now and we’re delighted to finally bring him into the Test fold,” Larsen said.

“It’s well documented he has raw pace, but he also possesses a quality bowling skill set and has proved his durability.

“He showed good form against England in the recent T20 series and backed that up with a solid outing for the Auckland Aces in the Plunket Shield, where he claimed four for 23 against the Wellington Firebirds.

“Our pace bowling stocks are strong at the moment and we feel Lockie will add another dimension to the picture, and will create some great competition.”

The 15-man squad also features the return of captain Kane Williamson who missed the T20I series against England with a re-occurring right-hip injury.

Larsen said a two-week period of rest and rehabilitation had Williamson primed to return for what will be a historic inaugural Test for his home ground of Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.

“Kane’s made good progress over the past fortnight and we’re delighted to welcome back a player of his class and experience.

“It’s obviously going to be a very special Test for him and Trent Boult being such passionate locals - we know there’s already a lot of excitement in that part of the Bay of Plenty.”

There are two changes from the recent Test squad who toured Sri Lanka with Ferguson and leg-spinner Todd Astle included in place of spinners Will Somerville and Ajaz Patel.

Larsen said the selections represented a horses for courses approach.

“There were certainly some tough decisions in terms of the spin group with Will and Ajaz performing admirably during their tours of the sub-continent.

“We’ve gone with the versatility of Mitchell and Todd who have experience in the conditions we will face over the next few months and will bolster our lower order batting.”

BLACKCAPS Test Squad
Kane Williamson (c) (Northern Districts)
Todd Astle (Canterbury)
Tom Blundell (Wellington Firebirds)
Trent Boult (Northern Districts)
Colin de Grandhomme (Northern Districts)
Lockie Ferguson (Auckland Aces)
Matt Henry (Canterbury)
Tom Latham (Canterbury)
Henry Nicholls (Canterbury)
Jeet Raval (Auckland Aces)
Mitchell Santner (Northern Districts)
Tim Southee (Northern Districts)
Ross Taylor (Central Stags)
Neil Wagner (Northern Districts)
BJ Watling (Northern Districts)

The first Test of the G.J. Gardner Homes England Tour starts on Thursday November 21 at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.

Two players from the BLACKCAPS squad will be released on the eve of the match to play in the second round of the Ford Trophy, before re-joining the squad ahead of the second Test at Seddon Park in Hamilton, starting Friday November 29.

 

[Saj]

NZ A currently 45/1 against England.

Stuart Broad with the wicket.

 

[Abdullah719]

Root warns England against playing Test cricket in 'fast forward'

Spoiler

England captain Joe Root has urged his players to not get carried away by the "fast forward approach" while playing the long format, ahead of the two-Test away series against New Zealand, starting on 21 November.

England have lost four of their last five away Test series, with their lone win coming against the lower-ranked Sri Lanka last year. In their last Test series in New Zealand, in March-April 2018, England were blown away by the new-ball pair of Trent Boult and Tim Southee, and were bundled out for 58 in the opening session of the first Test in Auckland. It cost them the game and, eventually, the series.

Root laid special emphasis on batting for longer periods this time around and called for better adaptability on either front.

"We have to be prepared to play some attritional cricket at times," Root said, ahead of England's final warm-up match before the Test series. "We have to try to bat longer. It doesn't matter how long it takes to get a good score on any given wicket. Time has never really been an issue in Test cricket, especially in the modern game, where things naturally move quicker than they have in the past. It would be nice to get used to batting for 120 overs more regularly, especially in the first innings.

"And it doesn't just apply to our batting," he added. "It's with the ball as well. We have to be prepared to go at two an over and build pressure in different ways. You can fall into the trap when playing in English conditions, as they've been in the last couple of years, and get used to Test cricket being played in fast forward.

"But it's not like that everywhere you go. So we've got to be prepared to adapt. And if that means doing things slightly differently – whether it's controlling the rate with the ball, or being prepared to score at two an over for 150 overs, if that's what it takes to make 400 – then we've got to be prepared to do that."

England's preparations have seemed to be right on cue with their captain's words, as they piled up 387/2 in 87 overs in their first innings of the two-day practice game in Whangarei. Root seemed immensely impressed with newcomers Dominic Sibley and Zak Crawley, who notched up centuries and have pressed their case to earn their maiden Test caps in the first Test at the Bay Oval.

"It was really pleasing to see Sibley and Crawley not waver from how they would go about things in their normal county environment," Root said. "It's what you always want but you don't always see it. For two young lads to come in and set the tone for the tour was really pleasing. We set our stall out exactly how we want to template our Test cricket.

"That first session was obviously going to be the most challenging one for us and I think we only scored at two an over. But we were only one down at lunch and, as the game progressed, we knew we had guys capable of upping the ante if we need to. I thought the template and the tempo of how we went about it was much more how I want to see us play in future."

The series will also be the first Test assignment for Chris Silverwood, who was promoted from bowling coach to head coach, after Trevor Bayliss opted to not renew his contract post the home Ashes series earlier this year.

"Chris has been around the group for two years, so we've had a really strong relationship anyway," Root said. "We're very much on the same page about how we take this team forward."

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1495386