2nd Test: England v New Zealand @ Nottingham Jun 10-14, 2022

[edabomb]

Not sure why Latham gets so much love in any respect - he's ok, but not top class...

Mitchell certainly providing a quandry - and FFS Michael Bracewell? He's 31 and never been much good... I haven't paid much attention to first class cricket in recent times, but what has Jimmy Neesham done wrong?

I heard he'd made himself unavailable for tests at some stage. He also seems to be on the outer in the shorter forms now.

Latham has led us to test defeats at home vs Bangas and 2022 SA. The credentials are poor.

 

[hineyrulz]

Latham seems a very negative skipper, how do you not attack with 550 on the board??

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Latham seems a very negative skipper, how do you not attack with 550 on the board??

Went to the Tasmanian School of Captaincy under the tutelage of Professors Ponting and Paine.

 

[JJ]

Man we’ve been awful since Williamson started missing tests…

 

[Bazal]

Gonna need a fair old rear guard from Mitchell for England not to pinch this IMO.

The deck's been pretty easy to score on.

That said I think NZ are still a decent chance. England will go for the win so there'll be opportunity for wickets

 

[edabomb]

If we can add another 40 in the first 10 overs it sets up the last day brilliantly. You'd favour England on a flat deck and assuming Jamieson can't bowl.

 

[hineyrulz]

LOL @ Ungerlunds tactics, don't take the new ball and bowl rubbish half trackers that go the journey. Now they take the new rock with everyone on the fence. LOL!!

 

[Fangs]

England can afford a draw but I hope they keep playing positive here. Would love to see a tight final session.

 

[JJ]

Normal service for NZ, changes at the top working for the Poms, fair innings from Bairstow

We’ve been our own worst enemy across two tests now

 

[AlwaysGreen]

This attack like buggery Mactactic is working at the moment but I can't see it being sustainable.

 

[edabomb]

Latham the clueless genius captain strikes again.

So disappointing to have CDG asleep at the wheel in the first test and then the Cantab Mafia selections cost us in this test. Hopefully with the series gone they pick a proper team for the third test.

 

[hineyrulz]

Wow that’s embarrassing for the Kiwis, bouncing a batsman with short boundaries and a flat deck mean you aren’t gunna have a good time.

 

[JJ]

Wow that’s embarrassing for the Kiwis, bouncing a batsman with short boundaries and a flat deck mean you aren’t gunna have a good time.

guess they thought the spirit of Wagner might help?

 

[hineyrulz]

guess they thought the spirit of Wagner might help?

It somehow works for him, the others not so much.

 

[JJ]

It somehow works for him, the others not so much.

why it works for him remains a bit of a mystery - but he's impressive

The bigger mystery is why he's been left out of successive tests, and why you'd pick matt Henry above him when both Boult and Southee are playing

 

[TheParraboy]

Zac Crawley 4 and 0

And kiwis still lost

Unbelievable