Thats a given especially as it’s a day nighter.
Getting the excuses in early as ever.
Its not excuses if it’s true.
Indians don’t play day nighters that much even in their home pitches. The dew there makes day nighters a non starter.
I like the spectacle of day night matches in specific countries but too often it’s become even more toss dependent.
Boland is a beast. Lance Morris is the big hope and Spencer Johnson is real quick. Also Neser etc
That’s just the quicks.
Bowling stocks are good.
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Jacob Bethell making his test debut at #3 is the latest in a string of baffling decisions made by Key/McCullum/Stokes.
Pretty even first day between NZ/Eng. Bashir getting 4 wickets on day one was a pleasant surprise, out of the norm for a spinner to do that in NZ. Judging by the highlights a few of them gifted their wickets away, but England were unlucky with a couple of chances and nobody heard the Ravindra edge early in his innings. Woakes again ineffectual away from home, at some point they have to stop persisting with that selection.
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Yeah pretty even depends how long these two last another 50 and NZ will be the happier. Below 350 England will be.
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Ah I forgot England couldn’t bat.
Good, and lucky, fightback by England. Game is still in the balance.
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Yeah that scrap to 100 was rather painful to watch didn’t see any after that but NZ seemed to drop one every over.
Just can’t give a player of Brook’s quality that many chances, comically bad fielding by NZ with that one wonder grab by Phillips being the exception. Decent enough tail for England that they should be eyeing a 100+ lead.
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Wouldn’t bet on it, these teams seem to be only able to bat when I’m sleeping 
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Woakes’ dismal test match continues
That seemed to inspire them. 111 lead with two wickets left isn’t a bad situation at all.
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150 lead. Not bad.
Cricket logic:
England are beating New Zealand.
New Zealand beat India.
India beat Australia.
Therefore, England are better than Australia.
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Hazlewood ruled out of Adelaide test.
England letting this game drift.
Woakes made it drift back in.
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Should be England’s but you never know. It’s been quite an enjoyable test
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Stokes should just give up. Injured again
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