England tour of New Zealand (2024)

Which side will win the second Test between New Zealand and England?


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What a shot by Brook. Ball is moving around. He gets beaten in between. Then comes this inside out six against Smith.
 
Another outrageous shot over point for 4. He is taking chances without worrying about getting beaten in between. Great hand eye coordination
 
Pope is increasingly looking confident. NZ midly rattled. Bowling more freebies. Pitch is still offering significant assistance. You can never feel you are in here.
 
ball is still doing a bit. But Brook is playing with soft hands making sure not going to slips. Now again inside out commanding six against smith. 100 partnership
 
Well. they are waiting for revenge as SRT broke Saeed Anwar's 194 record.

You should've seen, they had a jinkx thread here which got bumped everytime when a player from another country was getting close to the Anwars 194..

Each time that thread got bumped the batsmen from the other country would get out and not beat the 194.

Then

One day SRT became the 1st player in history to score 200 in an ODI and it was against a quality SA attack, consisting of Dale Steyn and co, so many Pakistani lives were ruined that day, we still seeing the side effects today...

SRT the man, the myth, the legend, king of kings, the man still living rent free in Pakistani Heads, what a grip this man has over them, its quite scary
 
Awwww

Was the conditions a little too challenging for our little Rooty...


:sadbye
Reality check
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Harry Brooks is special player. Just need to improve his game on turning pitches
 
Henry bowled exceptionally well today. Any other team he would have taken 3 or 4 wicket sby now on this green wicket
 
Brook is a little absurd, Pope has done well to stand up in the absence of their greatest batter.
 
Pope 50. Not as authoritative. Not scratchy as well. WOrkmanlike 50 in between punishing loose balls
 
Harry brook is the best test batsman in the world right now.

Amazing player hopefully he scores thousands of runs
 
For all the bazball talk Stokes is one of the most boring Test batsman going around especially at the start.
 
Fantastic knock by Brook here. This is an example of making tough away runs in the test cricket. Going to be a very big name in world circket if he keeps playing suck knocks.
 
Fantastic knock by Brook here. This is an example of making tough away runs in the test cricket. Going to be a very big name in world circket if he keeps playing suck knocks.
And thoroughly entertaining too. Right mix of brute power and style. Easy on eyes. Kids will soon start idolizing him if he maintains this for a few years.
 
Phattu batting by Stokes. With zero feet movement he got out similarly in India. Once again played poorly. That should have been played forward.
 
O'Rourke is a great find for NZ. Hits 140 to mid 140s consistently. Hits the deck hard. Generating good bounce from good length. He also moves the ball bakc into right handers with bounce.
 
Most brain dead run out of the year 2024 hands down. There was no run. That was right before tea. WHat was the need.
 
280 is a good score given conditions Eng batted.
 
NZ are getting outbatted.

England got the toughest bowling conditions in NZ in years with the ball seaming 0.86 degrees and that freak Brook still destroyed them

Seam movement has declined to acceptable levels(0.68 ish )and still NZ lost 4 wickets.

Between Conway, Latham and Blundell, NZ are getting nothing with the bat.
 
ahhahahaha sochin rovindra again. mamoon with another L.
knew this guy is a hack vs swing and bounce. only can play spin
not even spin on turner. only slow turning wickets. not proper rank turners.
 
Day 1: Stumps - New Zealand trail by 194 runs

ENG 280
NZ 86/5 (26) CRR: 3.31
 
Beating New Zealand in a series in New Zealand is the benchmark in world cricket.

Mighty England well on course.
 
Brook & Carse give England upper hand on New Zealand

Second Test, Wellington (day one of five)

England 280: Brook 123, Pope 66; Smith 4-86, O'Rourke 3-49

New Zealand 86-5: Williamson 37; Carse 2-28

England lead by 194 runs

Harry Brook's scintillating century was backed up by crucial late wickets from Brydon Carse on the first day of England's second Test against New Zealand in Wellington.

Brook continued his stellar form and phenomenal overseas record with 123 from 115 deliveries. He added 174 for the fourth wicket with Ollie Pope, who made 66.

Either side, having lost the toss and been asked to bat, England were too expansive against the moving ball.

Their first four wickets fell for 43 runs, including Zak Crawley for a skittish 17, and their last four for 21.

After Brook and Pope, Chris Woakes' 18 was the next highest score in the tourists' 280.

The value of that total was put into context by England's collective assault on the New Zealand top order.

Woakes, Gus Atkinson and Ben Stokes claimed a wicket each, but Kane Williamson survived a tight caught-behind review and being bowled off a no-ball, both off Carse.

The paceman would not be denied. An edge off Williamson ended in the gloves of Pope, then a lifter took the glove of Daryl Mitchell to leave New Zealand 86-5, 194 behind.

Best and worst of Bazball

This was a helter-skelter day, the breathless cricket picking up from the previous time these sides met on this ground, New Zealand's classic one-run victory at the beginning of last year.

Tom Latham became the 17th successive Test captain to win the toss and field here, only for Stokes to claim he would have batted. The visitors were faced with the nipping ball and skilful Kiwis, so responded in the only way they know: aggression.

It was the best and worst of Bazball. Crawley's flailing was a desperate attempt to reverse an awful record against the Black Caps and Jacob Bethell fell into a short-ball trap. Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Stokes all offered edges. The tail subsided in a blur of four wickets in 16 balls.

In between Brook played his astonishing knock, supported by Pope, who again made a vital contribution batting at number six. They scored at more than a run-a-ball, vindicating an England ethos of attack being the best form of defence.

Only when New Zealand came to bat did normal Test cricket break out, albeit with the ball moving much less. Carse, 10 wickets in the first Test, is a gem unearthed by Stokes and Brendon McCullum and impressed once more.

First was an athletic swoop to hold Rachin Ravindra, then the one-two punch of Williamson and Mitchell.

England are on top and have the further advantage of bowling last on a pitch already hinting at unevenness.

Bradman-esque Brook spares England

Brook made a triple-century in Pakistan in October and a hundred in Christchurch last week. Given the degree of difficulty and the match situation here, and the fact he was dropped five times in the first Test, this was his best knock of the winter so far.

While the majority of his team-mates surrendered either slogging of edging the moving ball, Brook's strokeplay was staggering. England scored 233 of their 280 runs whilst he was in the middle.

To negate the relentless New Zealand bowlers, Brook busily moved around in his crease. When the Black Caps missed their lengths, Brook pounced. He hit five sixes, three of which were audacious lofts over long-off from pace bowling. One went out of the ground.

His partnership with Pope was the second time the fifth-wicket pair have guided England from trouble in this series and will lead to further questions over Pope's best position in the batting order.

Brook's century, reached with a push through point off Glenn Phillips, came from 91 deliveries. Not long after, Pope tried to pull Will O'Rourke and skied to short leg.

The bowlers could not remove Brook, his demise came from his own error. Looking for a single, he was sent back by Woakes and bowler Nathan Smith hit direct in his follow-through.

It began England's tailend slide but Brook departed with his away average increased to 91.50, edging closer to the great Australian Sir Don Bradman.

Carse floors improved Kiwis

New Zealand improved their sloppy display of the first Test, yet are still looking at a first home series defeat against England since 2008.

Crawley bettered his previous average of 9.88 against New Zealand with a six off Tim Southee from the sixth ball of the match. Crawley became the first England batter, and second in history after West Indies' Chris Gayle, to hit a six in the first over of a Test.

But Crawley was bowled through the gate as part of a miserly opening spell from Matt Henry. Mitchell highlighted the improvement in New Zealand's catching with a one-handed screamer at first slip to hold Root, one of Smith's 4-86. O'Rourke weighed in with 3-49.

When New Zealand began their reply, Atkinson drew the struggling Devon Conway into an edge before Carse took centre stage.

An England review against Williamson for caught behind was turned down, rightly, even though Stokes discussed the decision with umpire Rod Tucker. In the next over, Carse produced a beauty that clattered the off stump, only for a marginal overstep to be detected.

Stokes, fit to bowl, had Latham chop on, then Carse had a hand in the next three wickets. The diving catch off Ravindra, the away nip to get Williamson and bounce at Mitchell. Overall, New Zealand lost 4-27.

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After NZ beat India in India 3-0, I thought Kiwis would blow England away. That didn't happen.

The way things are going, England may end up winning 3-0.
 
NZ were all-out for 125. Gus Atkinson got a hat-trick.

England - 8/0 (0.4 over).

Leading by 163 runs.
 
England is making fun of new Zealand who destroyed those arrogant Indians in their home.
Good stuff. England will win the series they might even whitewash New Zealand.
 
Omg how pathetic is NZ, I can't believe I thought they were the best Test side after beating India....
 
After NZ beat India in India 3-0, I thought Kiwis would blow England away. That didn't happen.

The way things are going, England may end up winning 3-0.
Year of upsets. All top sides are losing at home.

Maybe india can win in aus too but as long as kohli and rohit are playing, advantage aus. Aus will win
 
England is making fun of new Zealand who destroyed those arrogant Indians in their home.
Good stuff. England will win the series they might even whitewash New Zealand.
India missed players and India played poorly. Nz dint do anything special.
 
Omg how pathetic is NZ, I can't believe I thought they were the best Test side after beating India....
No shami
Jurel
Young guns
Cause the loss

At full strength we would win comfortably.

Washed up has beens like lohli and rohit should have never played in India. They can't play spin.
 
This is such a sore grapes comment.

If you win 3-0, you play well. Learn to give credits to opposition.
No I don't. Cause they dint beat a full strength india

We never were meant to play rohit and kohli. They are past it. I know we have way better player sin reserve. So sorry. No I can't give credit until you actually beat a full strength india.
 
Some Indian fans' logic: If India win, it is due to Indian brilliance. If India lose, it is because India played poorly.

Funny logic.
 
Some Indian fans' logic: If India win, it is due to Indian brilliance. If India lose, it is because India played poorly.

Funny logic.
Well india smashed England 4 -1 who are now obliterating nz

So it makes sense.

India dint have full strength team and played washed up has beens who really should be on their death bed. We have way better players in reserve.
 
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