English Cricket Summer Tests 2016 - NZ & Aus

[Baron Greenback]

Shame i was hoping morgan would survive till the end!

[johnxjsc1985]

TheExcession said:

Boo Morgan - what a great knock.

Common Stokesy...

the lad couldn't buy an innings a while back this is wonderful to see he will enjoy his pint tonight

[johnxjsc1985]

How many times have we seen England choke at a half decent total. This is really great stuff

[Baron Greenback]

Dont loose concentration Batsmans!!!! You can do it!

[RichB]

Rootie on the nervous 90s. He should have got it with a flourish and a 6. Been there a couple of overs now...

[johnxjsc1985]

RichB said:

Rootie on the nervous 90s. He should have got it with a flourish and a 6. Been there a couple of overs now...

that was close but being positive got him there

[hornetrider]

Who are these imposters and what have they done with the England side we all know and love?

[hornetrider]

Have some of that Stokesy!

[SydneyBridge]

Easy....
699 runs in 94 odd overs

[johnxjsc1985]

what is this positive attiude stuff. Not sure if it will catch on. Do they know this is supposed to be England snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
4 mathces down enjoyed everyone.I can hear my old Dad shouting "Hit it" maybe he had something afterall

[spikeyhead]

johnxjsc1985 said:

spikeyhead said:

Nothing can go wrong from here

you realise we know where you live

Pah!

Ye of little faith

[TheExcession]

hornetrider said:

Who are these imposters and what have they done with the England side we all know and love?

Great stuff for the next one (Saturday is it?)

Bowlers on both sides have been hammered in this series, so The Ashes has me worried.

[ralphrj]

4th highest successful run chase of all time - with 6 overs to spare.

[dav123a]

Unbelievable stuff really 6 overs left . NZ probably needed 425 to have been safe. You have to think what sort of WC we would have had if this team had flown out. Fantastic team performance not something we are used to seeing. It wasn't that long ago that Bell opened in ODIs.

[johnxjsc1985]

spikeyhead said:

Pah!

Ye of little faith

never in doubt I take it you used the old "crying it in" technique it never fails

[johnxjsc1985]

fair play the Kiwi's captain saying England deserved to win with that run chase. How refreshing to hear honesty in sport.

[hornetrider]

johnxjsc1985 said:

fair play the Kiwi's captain saying England deserved to win with that run chase. How refreshing to hear honesty in sport.

Very kind words for Steve Davies the retiring umpire too, pure class.

[Challo]

Great batting by both sides, but not so great bowling from NZ and England. Aus will be a great test after the Ashes.

Overall though its fantastic to see England play ODI's in the right frame of mind. Start on the front foot, and keep attacking. Nice to see them stick with the same batsman even if they don't get a score. A bit of confidence from the management does the world of good.

[anonymous-user]

hornetrider said:

johnxjsc1985 said:

fair play the Kiwi's captain saying England deserved to win with that run chase. How refreshing to hear honesty in sport.

Very kind words for Steve Davies the retiring umpire too, pure class.

There's a really good, positive competitive respect between NZ and England. Very different to the England vs Oz one

[Leithen]

Sat watching the end of the England innings with Mrs L remarking what a transformation had taken place. Confidence, aggression, along with great sportsmanship - what's not to like.

Unless of course you are a bowler....

Interesting article in today's Times by Michael Atherton putting the development and advances in batting against the physical and technical limits of bowling. The gist is that like horse racing, bowlers are not going to physically develop any more and are limited by tendon and ligament fragility.

The hint was that perhaps it would be necessary to relax the strict arm action rules that has neutered a number of spinners such as Saeed Ajmal, who is a shadow of his former self having had to alter the straightening of his arm.