[Cricket] The Red Ball Reset: Eng v NZ 2nd Test

[Machiavelli]

Tea on Day 5

England 139-4 (34 overs)

Bairstow 43* (48 balls, 4 fours) Stokes 25* (33 balls, 1 six, 4 fours)

Require a further 160 runs from 38 overs, at RR 4.21

All four results are still on.... two of them probably need these two to bat for the next 20 overs.

If these 2 can put on another 50, I think England will then become favourites. Will probably need one of them to be there at the end to have any chance of winning though. I don't think the run rate will prove problematic.

 

[Jeremiah]

Intriguing last session set up. I would put NZ in the box seat because of our extra long tail which starts at number 8 .

It's been a great test .

 

[jakarta]

OK 9 off 3 balls - shut up shop for the rest of the over?

EDIT: 13 off 5...

 

[Titanic]

Jonny Bairstow 51* (51 balls, 6 fours)

 

[Titanic]

OK 9 off 3 balls - shut up shop for the rest of the over?

EDIT: 13 off 5...

and 13 of the next from Boult

 

[Titanic]

. 4 4 1 4 .

. 1 1 6 1 4

6 . 4b 6 . 1b

Crikey what a 3 overs that is since tea!

England 182-4, require 117 more from 35 overs, RR 3.34

 

[jakarta]

Do you think we can block this out for the Draw?

 

[Is it PotG?]

 

[keaton]

How much longer will Bairstow be given chances?

Thoughts?

 

[Hugo Rune]

Everyone needs to get on this game now!

 

[Titanic]

and the next over from Boult to Bairstow goes...

6 . 6 . . 4

 

[Bold Seagull]

Did Bairstow get the extra cherry bakewell at tea or something!?

 

[Titanic]

Partnership: 101 runs, 12.3 ov (RR: 8.08)

Stokes 34* Bairstow 84*

 

[hart's shirt]

Bairstow currently 88 off 68 balls. Strike Rate of 129.41.

On the 5th day of a Test.

Edit....now 4 runs away from the fastest 100 by an England player....

 

[Titanic]

100 to win

 

[Titanic]

That is a beautiful cover drive from Jonny Bairstow... classic

 

[Machiavelli]

If these 2 can put on another 50, I think England will then become favourites. Will probably need one of them to be there at the end to have any chance of winning though. I don't think the run rate will prove problematic.

Without wanting to quote myself, England must be favourites now. Never thought they'd put on (in excess of) that 50 in five overs though.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Bairstow currently 88 off 68 balls. Strike Rate of 129.41.

On the 5th day of a Test.

Forget ‘1 day mode’, Bairstow is in 20-20 mode. On for fastest 100 ever by an England player in a test match.

 

[hart's shirt]

68 runs in the last 5 overs with Bairstow getting 53 of them.

 

[A1X]

This is ****ing nuts

Fastest hundred ever in test cricket by an England player is 75 balls. Bairstow 96* on 72...