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

[Titanic]

England 52-1 (13.1 overs)

 

[vegster]

Up with the run rate required .. interesting to see what happens if/when there are a couple of quick wickets ....

 

[hart's shirt]

2 down...

 

[Titanic]

Big moment... Pope's gone.

Ollie Pope c †Blundell b Henry 18 (34b 3x4 0x6) SR: 52.94

53-2

 

[Titanic]

Up with the run rate required .. interesting to see what happens if/when there are a couple of quick wickets ....

 

[Pevenseagull]

Was just about to comment on how this was going well and all that.

Hmm.

Good game this.

 

[nicko31]

NZ edging it now just...

 

[Titanic]

Root gone... BANG BANG

56-3 and in a spot of bother.

This is going to need some heroics from the middlemen.

 

[hart's shirt]

It's all going wrong now.

 

[hart's shirt]

...interesting to see what happens if/when there are a couple of quick wickets ....

We'll get a chance to see that now!

 

[Bodian]

Unless Bairstow & Stokes pull off something extraordinary - this is a lost game.

Good competitive series though.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Well that changes things somewhat.

 

[Bold Seagull]

start the car...

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Good old England trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of a good draw.

 

[bhafc99]

Probably need one of Lees, Bairstow or Stokes to get a century now, there’s not a lot of batting beyond those three.

 

[Is it PotG?]

 

[hart's shirt]

Fair play to the McCullum / Stokes new England - they're playing the shots and seem to be going for the win.

Michael Vaughan on TMS:

"This is great fun, isn't it? This is what cricket is all about.

If England get the win it is remarkable but whatever happens they are sending a message that they will play this cricket and it is well worth watching."

 

[zeemeeuw]

Shit or bust ... I like it.

 

[Titanic]

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.

 

[jakarta]

139-4 at Tea, result could still be any of three way but our lower order are so poor that if either of these two go early it will be the Kiwis...

Very poor bowling this morning, should be chasing 120 or so...