England v New Zealand Test Series 2026

[Arthur Crabtree]

Stokes is more use the the side as a bowler than a batter though.

[andy]

Fantastic fightback from the bowlers to dismiss NZ for 438!!! Superb effort now go out and bat big and bat once!

[Arthur Crabtree]

Wickets for spin and pace is encouraging for NZ.

What happens now feel massively unpredictable.

[Durhamfootman]

Stokes is more use the the side as a bowler than a batter though.

but he shouldn't be doing all the donkey work to protect the bowlers who aren't fit enough to do it themselves

[sussexpob]

Duckett badly needs a score

[Durhamfootman]

Although I've only just noticed that NZ have an attack featuring Tickner, Sears and Santner. I only noticed when they appeared on the batting scorecard

clearly I need to pay more attention

What happened to Henry, Jamieson and somebody else.... Phillips, probably?

[sussexpob]

What happened to Henry, Jamieson and somebody else.... Phillips, probably?

Henry and Phillips injured, Jamieson rested as just back from injury

[sussexpob]

Duckett in a shot a ball mode. 2 boundaries in the first over, and 5 aggressive shots played

[Durhamfootman]

What happened to Henry, Jamieson and somebody else.... Phillips, probably?

Henry and Phillips injured, Jamieson rested as just back from injury

cheers SP.... presumably England wore them out by making them work so hard for victory in test 2

[Durhamfootman]

Duckett in a shot a ball mode. 2 boundaries in the first over, and 5 aggressive shots played

what could possibly go wrong?

I predict a 300 run opening stand.... no bother.... history says that trying to smack every ball to the boundary generally works more often than not

[sussexpob]

Gay out for 0.... gloved to the keeper. A terrible way to get out.

[Durhamfootman]

One of the things we learnt about Gay up here, is that he tends to score hundreds, fifties or noughts

today was the turn of the noughts

[Durhamfootman]

I predict a 300 run opening stand.... no bother.... history says that trying to smack every ball to the boundary generally works more often than not

I predict England will end up in a position where they may be asked to follow on

[sussexpob]

Duckett dropped...

[Arthur Crabtree]

Wiki describes Smith, Tickner and Sears all as medium-fast. So interesting to see what they do at a slower pace. It calls O'Rourke fast though, and he has the wicket.