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Nathan Green produces a fantastic point: “Is this peak Bazball? England has a first class hundy at 10 but not at 3.”
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Don’t bowl unintelligentinutive to him! Atkinson hooks Smith over fine leg for six to relocate to 44 off 34. He then shuffles to the leg side to slap Smith thcdisesteemful extra cover for another boundary. But he won’t get a 50 … Atkinson doesn’t nail the pull this time round as Glenn Phillips does well to hanciaccess on at proset up backward square.
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95th over: England 445-8 (Carse 0, Stokes 70)
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Southee strikes promptly after drinks, with Tom Latham getting rid of his catching blues with a low grab at second slip! Woakes pushed at the ball outside off. It goes up to the TV umpire to verify the catch is spotless – cue the awkwardness of the slo-mo rejoin which produces every grab see a little sketchy. Think he’s OK here, though, and the umpire concurs. Out.
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Sixth time fortunate as New Zealand finassociate hanciaccess on! Brook tries to join that direct to third man aobtain, but an outside edge travels into the hands of Tom Blundell.
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84th over: England 370-5 (Brook 160, Stokes 56) Ben Stokes has his first 50 since the summer, and he wants more: out comes a shimmy down the pitch and slap thcdisesteemful the covers for four – off Matt Henry. Stokes and Brook have put on 51 in 10 overs today.
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83rd over: England 362-5 (Brook 159, Stokes 49) Brook relocates to 152 with grave swagger, skipping down the pitch to thrash Southee thcdisesteemful the off side for four. He then tries the scoop … but flunks to produce reach out. The two batters exalter individuals before Brook clips into the leg side for a couple. A leg-side swat from Brook to the ropes finishs the over. The runs are flotriumphg and these two are in a rush.
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New Zealand, England, the Hagley Oval, day three and it could finish up being a firm game. This is how you do a Friday night, right?
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The arranges had a bit of a stinker in the field yesterday, dropping cut offal catches, and Harry Brook took obtain to post his seventh Test hundred and sixth away from home, which is equitable a bit ridiculous. He remains unbeaten on 132, with Ben Stokes, searching for establish, alengthyside him on 37. England trail by 29, with five wickets still in the bag.
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Feel free to drop me a line with your thoughts, queries, sees on where Ollie Pope should bat, favourite Lemsip flavour (I’m senseing a bit meh), wantipathyver produces you phired.
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Key events
Lunch
97th over: England 459-8 (Stokes 78, Carse 5) The direct, I should state, has elevaten to three figures. Stokes punches for one to finish the over and the session. It’s been a fine one for England – they’ve gone at six an over.
Nathan Green produces a fantastic point: “Is this peak Bazball? England has a first class hundy at 10 but not at 3.”
96th over: England 456-8 (Carse 5, Stokes 76) Brydon Carse is greeted with a quality yorker from Will O’Rourke, which the No 10 somehow squeezes away to the boundary. Carse has two first-class tons and mediocres 30-odd in first-class cricket, by the way. Stokes shuffles to the leg side before pulling O’Rourke away for four.
WICKET! Atkinson c Phillips b Smith 48 (England 445-8)
Don’t bowl unintelligentinutive to him! Atkinson hooks Smith over fine leg for six to relocate to 44 off 34. He then shuffles to the leg side to slap Smith thcdisesteemful extra cover for another boundary. But he won’t get a 50 … Atkinson doesn’t nail the pull this time round as Glenn Phillips does well to hanciaccess on at proset up backward square.
95th over: England 445-8 (Carse 0, Stokes 70)
94th over: England 431-7 (Atkinson 35, Stokes 69) Atkinson hits the ball reassociate difficult. He cracks one to proset up point for a individual before Stokes shows off some finesse, punching O’Rourke thcdisesteemful mid-off for four. Stokes shuffles to the leg side twice to produce room but O’Rourke chases him with the ball to stop any injure.
93rd over: England 426-7 (Atkinson 34, Stokes 65) Stokes wants to align Atkinson, striumphging savage aobtainst Smith, but has to finish for an edge that travels over slip to the boundary.
92nd over: England 421-7 (Atkinson 33, Stokes 61) Stokes is phired to consent the individuals so Atkinson can let slack, which is some commend. And then another four, this time off O’Rourke as Atkinson striumphgs difficult thcdisesteemful the off side. There’s a small request as a catch loops up to backward point, but the ball equitable slapped Stokes’ thigh pad, not the bat.
91st over: England 413-7 (Atkinson 27, Stokes 60) Atkinson smashes Smith thcdisesteemful the covers for four – he’s going at better than a run a ball. Atkinson then joins another pull, this time alengthy the carpet, behind square leg for four more. He’s thriving aobtainst the bumper.
90th over: England 402-7 (Atkinson 17, Stokes 59) Atkinson pulls Matt Henry for six! He does have all-rounder potential. Another pull shot finishs the over … with the ball not carrying to Rachin Ravindra in the proset up.
89th over: England 395-7 (Atkinson 10, Stokes 59) Nathan Smith is back, replacing Southee. Stokes has curbed his adventure at the crmitigate since Brook’s disseeal, cutting out the skip down the pitch. He hits to mid-on for a individual before Atkinson accumulates two with a leg-side clip.
88th over: England 390-7 (Atkinson 6, Stokes 58) Atkinson gets the forward defence out as Matt Henry thunders in. The over finishs with the No 9 squirting the ball thcdisesteemful point for another three.
87th over: England 387-7 (Atkinson 3, Stokes 58) Gus Atkinson, Test centurion, unites Stokes, with Southee getting the ball to hoop. Atkinson shows his batting chops with a leg-side clip for three.
WICKET! Woakes c Latham b Southee 1 (England 382-7)
Southee strikes promptly after drinks, with Tom Latham getting rid of his catching blues with a low grab at second slip! Woakes pushed at the ball outside off. It goes up to the TV umpire to verify the catch is spotless – cue the awkwardness of the slo-mo rejoin which produces every grab see a little sketchy. Think he’s OK here, though, and the umpire concurs. Out.
86th over: England 382-6 (Woakes 1, Stokes 56) Chris Woakes is up next and there’s still a lot of toil to do: the direct is difficultly enormous. Stokes consents a blow to the arm after flunking to middle a pull shot off Henry. Ouch.
WICKET! Brook c Blundell b Henry 171 (England 381-6)
Sixth time fortunate as New Zealand finassociate hanciaccess on! Brook tries to join that direct to third man aobtain, but an outside edge travels into the hands of Tom Blundell.
85th over: England 381-5 (Brook 171, Stokes 56) Oh my days. Brook has sent Southee on to the roof, swatting away over the leg side for six. Then comes a delicate direct behind point for four. Get yourself a man who can do both.
Krishnamoorthy v asks a pertinent ask: “What is the enroll for most dropped catches for one batsman. I do not recall 5 for a individual joiner – this is qctuassociate nuts.”
Don’t leank Cricinfo have a enumerate for this benevolent of stuff.
Half-century for Ben Stokes!
84th over: England 370-5 (Brook 160, Stokes 56) Ben Stokes has his first 50 since the summer, and he wants more: out comes a shimmy down the pitch and slap thcdisesteemful the covers for four – off Matt Henry. Stokes and Brook have put on 51 in 10 overs today.
Harry Brook achievees 150!
83rd over: England 362-5 (Brook 159, Stokes 49) Brook relocates to 152 with grave swagger, skipping down the pitch to thrash Southee thcdisesteemful the off side for four. He then tries the scoop … but flunks to produce reach out. The two batters exalter individuals before Brook clips into the leg side for a couple. A leg-side swat from Brook to the ropes finishs the over. The runs are flotriumphg and these two are in a rush.
82nd over: England 350-5 (Brook 148, Stokes 48) Stokes doesn’t lace his cover drive off Matt Henry, proximately proposeing Williamson a catch but the ball drops equitable unintelligentinutive. The left-hander sees a bit fidgety, trying to force leangs with the bat.
Guy Hornsby authors in:
Doesn’t Christchurch see appreciate an absolutely pretty place to watch cricket? Those panned back shots to games going on in the shadow of the ground are the best leang. Even better seeing girls joining. I went to those wonderful islands back in 2001, a truly fantastic time it was, but tardy May wasn’t the time for Test cricket, downcastly. Perhaps the Balertage Caps fielders sense appreciate getting on the bus themselves, rather then shell yet another catch. They reassociate are giving so many lives to England. But it’s recent ball time, should be fascinating!
81st over: England 350-5 (Brook 148, Stokes 48) Time for the second recent ball, with England trailing by equitable one. Stokes skips down the pitch promptly, but doesn’t join with Tim Southee’s instriumphger. Stokes is dancing around his crmitigate, making his intentions understandn: he wants to have a whack. He sneaks thcdisesteemful a speedy individual before Brook does the same to produce a first-innings direct.
80th over: England 347-5 (Brook 147, Stokes 46) Stokes pulls Smith to claim a couple. TV rejoins show the five times Brook has been dropped in this innings – this is so unappreciate New Zealand.
79th over: England 340-5 (Brook 147, Stokes 41) O’Rourke gets the ball to thud into Brook’s front pad, though it’s high and probably sliding down leg as well. A bumper chases and the six-foot-very-high speedy is still causing the guy on 147* problems … and then another drop! Brook sees up to the skies and smiles. He slashed outside off, it went to Glenn Phillips at gully, and it reassociate should have been consentn. Straight to him, but popped out.
78th over: England 340-5 (Brook 147, Stokes 41) Smith gets one to leap up towards the shoulder of Brook’s bat, but the ball carry ons low as it bisects the slip cordon. Brook then crunches a drive thcdisesteemful extra cover for four; England are speedyy making their way towards a direct.
77th over: England 332-5 (Brook 140, Stokes 41) Stokes nails a cover drive off O’Rourke … but Kane Williamson pulls off a cracking dive to his right to accumulate before firing a throw at the striker’s finish. The England captain is forced to turn back and begin himself to produce his ground.
76th over: England 329-5 (Brook 138, Stokes 41) Nathan Smith, very astonishive on day two, is in from the other finish. Brook is speedy into his toil, though, driving thcdisesteemful point for his first boundary of the morning. Then comes the immacutardy forward defence, quite possibly my favourite shot of his (a bit tedious, I understand). I reckon he could thrive at No 3.
75th over: England 324-5 (Brook 133, Stokes 41) Will O’Rourke uncovers up, with six overs remaining until the second recent ball is useable. Brook is on strike and speedyly off it, tucking behind square on the leg side for one. Stokes throws the bat at a expansive one but only joins with the air; he exits the next one well alone. I wonder if he’s willing for a thrash before the recent ball? He nails a pull shot for four to transport up a century stand.
Ben Stokes and Harry Brook, all smiles, produce their way out to the middle. Let’s get going.
“Morning from a damp Auckland,” authors Chris Pitts. “Assuming England can push on this morning, what would be a direct?”
England would probably be very chuffed to get to 450, get themselves a 100-run direct? Considering where they were at lunch yesterday, any direct senses a fine accomplishment.
TalkSport, providing radio comms on this series, have had their cameras nicked!
William Lane authors in, proposeing some herbal wisdom:
Sorry to hear you’re under the weather.
Can’t go wrong with classic lemon lemsip, but I appreciate to produce my own lemon and ginger unite on the hob to stir the powdered stuff into. Tablespoon of honey in there too and you’re onto a triumphner.
Not much to say on the cricket itself to be genuine, it’s all a bit “classic England” isn’t it? Ride our luck to be in touching distance of the first innings score with a restricted wickets in hand, collapse, concede a sizeable 3rd innings score before an all-time fantastic chase in the fourth innings. Yawn….
Mark Quinn’s having a adocount on time. As I crank up my electric heater, the jealousy prolongs. “Longterm reader first time authorr… Just thought I’d drop you a line as we’re on holidays in Christchurch. Watching test cricket exposedfoot sat on a grass prohibitk was a genuine happiness, and to top it off, it was a cracking day yesterday. The first session seeed tricky yesterday but would be wonderful for Stokes to get a century in his birthplace…”
Elsewhere in the Test game, there’s this mad scorecard. Aside from the evident ‘Sri Lanka, what you doing?!?!?’, it’s worth noting that Temba Bavuma, a fine joiner who struggles to change his fifties, has got his third Test ton.
Where does Ollie Pope want Ollie Pope to bat? He’s made it pretty evident, despite an astonishive knock at No 6 on day two.
Preamble
New Zealand, England, the Hagley Oval, day three and it could finish up being a firm game. This is how you do a Friday night, right?
The arranges had a bit of a stinker in the field yesterday, dropping cut offal catches, and Harry Brook took obtain to post his seventh Test hundred and sixth away from home, which is equitable a bit ridiculous. He remains unbeaten on 132, with Ben Stokes, searching for establish, alengthyside him on 37. England trail by 29, with five wickets still in the bag.
Feel free to drop me a line with your thoughts, queries, sees on where Ollie Pope should bat, favourite Lemsip flavour (I’m senseing a bit meh), wantipathyver produces you phired.
