The Cricket Thread

[Tony Towner]

I'll go 75-3 at the close. Top 3 all out

 

[Tony Towner]

At least he was got out

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

Black caps trying to make the English feel better about their fielding performance.

I won't catch that just push it behind for 4 runs

 

[Dinowolf]

Lunch

England 195-2

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Root has pushed his test average to 49.75. If he gets another 73 runs he will go past Sunil Gavaskar and Younis Khan and also get to a 50 average.

 

[Johnny75]

Root has pushed his test average to 49.75. If he gets another 73 runs he will go past Sunil Gavaskar and Younis Khan and also get to a 50 average.

At 31 you've got to think he'll end up 2nd on the all time list, only just short of Tendulkar.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

He is actually pretty close to Tendulkar, but it depends how long he wants to go I guess. He will definitely be second you would imagine.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Great century for Pope

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

And a brisk 50 for Root

 

[Sniffer]

Great century for Pope

I hope it’s the start of something good for us but I fear he’s more flat track bully than the real deal at number 3.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Hard to say on this road.

Bracewell looks an interesting part time spinner.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

300 up and it looks a complete road. Root passes Younis Khan and also gets to a 50.01 average. Of course, if he gets out it drops so he needs to pass Gavaskar too to stay above fifty if his wicket falls.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Another century for Root. And he is very very close to Sunny Gavaskar's 10,122. When I were a pup that record seemed unattainable!

 

[Carrotdude]

At least Bairstow wasn’t bowled this time

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Hell of a delivery and everyone was surprised there was a touch. Great review by New Zealand.

Since then Stokes has been smashing them up a fair bit.

 

[Tredman]

Not clever that from Stokes

 

[AndyWolves]

Bit too aggressive for me there Stokes, no need to smash everything

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Root just looks imperious

 

[Nando]

Outrageous from Root. Great start this morning.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

50 for Foakes and Southee on the receiving end of some serious tap.