Embarrassed – Day 5 At Mount Maunganui
At the end of day two at The Bay Oval, England had reduced New Zealand to 144-4 and had built a strong position. The Kiwis were still over 200 runs behind, their first four batsmen were back in the hutch (including their best player Kane Williamson), and they were facing the prospect of batting last on a surface that was [...]
Chastening – Day 4 at Mount Maunganui
During the first session last night I put up the following poll on Twitter. Needless to say the final option was the runaway winner. It was so tedious to watch. How much do we have to drink to make this session interesting? #NZvENG — The Full Toss Blog (@thefulltoss) November 23, 2019 New Zealand only scored 54 runs before lunch [...]
Facepalm – Day 3 at Mount Maunganui
Four wickets fell on day one at The Bay Oval. Ten wickets fell on day two - including the dismissal of Kane Williamson when a ball leapt alarmingly off a length from nowhere. The ball was swinging a bit too. So how many wickets fell on day 3? Two. Just two miserable wickets. And one of those was a miracle [...]
Swing Comes To The Rescue: Day 2 at Mount Maunganui
Well, the day didn't quite go as planned but England are still in a great position in the first Test. With New Zealand 144-4, and crucially still 209 behind, I'd expect us to push on and win the game from here. Yes this is a bold prediction. And talk of an England win could well prove premature. But when an [...]
Old School – Day 1 From Mount Maunganui
Well batted lads. That was encouraging. With the exception of Joe Root - who played possibly the worst defence grope since Boycott's gran first grabbed a stick of rhubarb - everyone played nicely. It was a struggle at times against a very disciplined attack on a slowish pitch, but I'll take 241-4 every day of the week. The tone of [...]
Inspirational Cricket Quotes
The test series against New Zealand starts on Wednesday evening so Chris Silverwood and Joe Root will be preparing their first team talks of this new era. Will they make the squad sing an updated rendition of “Onward Gower’s Soldiers, Marching Into War” – the infamous motivational technique used by Ted Dexter ahead of the 1989 Ashes – or will [...]
Ready For The Mount Maunganui Melee?
Are you ready folks? I certainly am. I've got my packet of Pro Plus, keg of Red Bull, and a veritable vat of coffee at the ready. If I don't manage to stay up all night on Wednesday then it won't be for a lack of trying. I'm really looking forward to this test match. We've got two evenly matched [...]
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