5th ODI - New Zealand v England

Sat Mar 10, 2018 (50 ovs) 11:00 local (22:00 GMT -1d)
Hagley Oval, Christchurch LIVE

Toss: Englan won and opted to BOWL

Livescorecard
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1088 ... z-2017-18/

NOTE (for me)
Game starts MORNING!!!!




5 Game ODI series New Zealand 2 v England 2

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Christchurch Weather

http://www.metservice.com/towns-cities/ ... hurch-city

TUI CRICKET FORECAST: 10 MAR 2018 - BLACKCAPS v ENGLAND
Tailor made fine weather for the decider.

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Teams (Probable)

New Zealand 1 Martin Guptill, 2 Colin Munro, 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Ross Taylor, Mark Chapman, 5 Tom Latham (wk), 6 Henry Nicholls, 7 Colin de Grandhomme, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Tim Southee, 10 Ish Sodhi, 11 Trent Boult

England 1Jason Roy, Alex Hales 2 Jonny Bairstow, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Tom Curran, 11 Mark Wood


Note
If Taylor's willy-string is a problem.. they will just wheel in Mark Chapman, (baby Taylor)
ETA: Taylor is OUT

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New Zealand Wickets - 5th ODI - New Zealand v England


1st Wicket
C Munro c †Buttler b Woakes 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

New Zealand 1/1 * (0.3/50 ov) RR 2.0
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2nd Wicket
KS Williamson b Wood 14 (25b 1x4 0x6) SR: 56.00
New Zealand 26/2 * (9.4/50 ov) RR 2.68
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3rd Wicket
TWM Latham c Stokes b Rashid 10 (19b 0x4 0x6) SR: 52.63
New Zealand 60/3 * (16.4/50 ov) RR 3.6
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4th Wicket
MS Chapman b Ali 0 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

New Zealand 61/4 * (17.3/50 ov) RR 3.48
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5th Wicket
MJ Guptill c Stokes b Rashid 47 (68b 3x4 1x6) SR: 69.11
New Zealand 79/5 * (21/50 ov) RR 3.76
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PREDICTION 3x25 ov Score
New Zealand 88/5 * (25/50 ov) RR 3.5 ===> Final score 264 (unlikely)
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6th Wicket
C de Grandhomme c Curran b Rashid 6 (11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 54.54
New Zealand 93/6 * (26.3/50 ov) RR 3.5
Latest WASP 181
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PREDICTION 2x30 ov Score
New Zealand 102/6 * (30/50 ov) RR 3.4 ===> Final score 204
Latest WASP 184
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7th Wicket
HM Nicholls c Morgan b Curran 55 (81b 1x4 1x6) SR: 67.90
New Zealand 177/7 * (43.5/50 ov) RR 4.03
Latest WASP 212
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8th Wicket
MJ Santner c Hales b Woakes 67 (71b 4x4 2x6) SR: 94.36
New Zealand 213/8 * (48.1/50 ov) RR 4.42
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9th Wicket
TG Southee c Bairstow b Woakes 10 (10b 1x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
New Zealand 214/9 * (48.2/50 ov) RR 4.42
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10th Wicket
IS Sodhi c Stokes b Curran 5 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 71.42
New Zealand 223/10 (49.5/50 ov) RR 4.47 (adjusted to 50 ov RR 4.46)
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Boring so far.

I don't think I've ever said this for a NZ match. I'm still optimistic though.

Yeah a bit boring... no wickets... no runs

NZ playing the old... score at 2/over game... and "catch up later"

As I have said before... you cant properly assess the game until you have seen how the other team bat on same pitch..... but... I'll "go out on a limb" and say NZ batting is CRAP!!!

And a wicket falls as I type

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I just spotted a WASP 273.
That is possible, but if NZ keep playing as they are... even that will be unlikely.
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Even commentators seem to suffer from daft thinking. Batsmen are going out with SR around 50.
I concede that they can "make up for it later"... if they dont get out.... but that rarely happens.
SOMEBODY has to strike at over 100% AND.. occupy the crease for a few overs.... or else NZ will struggle to reach 200
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The problem with "catching up later" is that the slow scoring "uses up" available overs. NZ already need 6/over (SR 100%) from this point to reach 250.. which is a poor score anyway. They already need to score 7 - 8 per over (SR 130) to post a competitive total. If Guptill remains he will need a huge SR to get his AVERAGE up to 130.

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Commentators lamenting the fact that de Grandhomme has got out (3 times)... caught while going for the "big hit".
(They are also mentioning what an "asset" Taylor is)
They miss the point in both player cases.
De Grandhomme's "style" is to be a big hitter...he bats at No. 7...his roll is to bash some quick runs after the 6 "star batsmen" above him have set a foundation...... he has won games for NZ by doing that. It simply does not always work...
de Grandhomme would be criticized if he just batted "slow but sure". He does not have that luxury because the top batting order has FAILED to score.. AND those batsmen have used up too many overs.. leaving de Grandhomme with a more difficult task.

Taylor.....

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Innings Break

New Zealand 223/10 (49.5/50 ov) RR 4.47 (adjusted to 50 ov RR 4.46)



Target for England 224
Req RR 4.46


England should do this in about 25 overs... the CROWD deserve some entertainment
Req RR 9.00


NZ need to be given a demonstration of how to play ODI properly. They have forgotten

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England Wickets - 5th ODI - New Zealand v England


CENTURY
Jonny Bairstow 100 (58) SR 172.41
England 151/0 * (20/50 ov, target 224) RR 7.55 (Req RR 2.43)
England require another 73 runs with 10 wickets and 30.0 overs remaining
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1st Wicket
JM Bairstow b Boult 104 (60b 9x4 6x6) SR: 173.33
England 155/1 * (20.2/50 ov, target 224) RR 7.62 (Req RR 2.32)
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2nd Wicket
AD Hales c Williamson b Santner 61 (74b 9x4 0x6) SR: 82.43
England 177/2 * (23.6/50 ov, target 224) RR 7.7 (Req RR 1.8)
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3rd Wicket
EJG Morgan c de Grandhomme b Sodhi 8 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 114.28
England 192/3 * (26.4/50 ov, target 224) RR 7.2 (Req RR 1.37)

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So we are waiting on England to make the target in ... 38 overs?

This is my guess.

You probably have a way of figuring it out exactly.

I'm listening to Safari Live from this morning while watching Cricket on mute.
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ETA: Okay, I didn't see it because you added it. I forget to go back and look for additional comments.

I posted my "wish" for England to do it in 25 overs

I'll settle for 30 overs (RR 7.5)


England are NOT going nuts...but both batsmen are managing SR 100.

THAT is what you need to do (at a minimum) at the start of a ODI innings. Occupying the crease at that rate, even when a player gets out eventually, sets up a foundation for subsequent batsmen.

Rather than "catch up later" ...... it needs to be score at an OK rate FROM THE OUTSET.. and then it can be a push to INCREASE the rate later.

ETA
Just like Bairstow is doing now SR 140
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Hales needs to get on with it now... SR 74


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Commentators opining that NZ are "chokers".. as in they lose when its a game deciding a series/tournament.

It may have worked out that way... but this series NZ were outplayed by England in most of the games... NZ were LUCKY to have scraped through with 2 wins and still be in with a chance today.

NZ do not DESERVE to win Cricket games the way they are playing

England won in just over 30 overs... that is a fitting result after NZ innings was hopeless.

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5th ODI - New Zealand v England - RESULT

New Zealand 223
England 229/3 (32.4/50 ov, target 224)

England won by 7 wickets (with 104 balls remaining)


5 Game ODI series New Zealand 2 v England 3

ENGLAND WON THE SERIES

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1st Test - New Zealand v England

Thu Mar 22 - Mon Mar 26, 2018 14:00 local (01:00 GMT)
Eden Park, Auckland LIVE D/N

Pink ball, day-night test match. The first played in NZ


Toss: NZ won and decided to bowl.


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2 Game Test series New Zealand V England

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Auckland Weather...

http://www.metservice.com/towns-cities/ ... nd-central

Can you say... RAIN!!

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Oh FFS! Wish I had not looked.

I'm not going to worry about it, I'll just wait and see.

Teams

New Zealand 1 Jeet Raval, 2 Tom Latham, 3 Kane Williamson (capt), 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Henry Nicholls, 6 BJ Watling (wk), 7 Colin de Grandhomme, 8 Todd Astle, 9 Tim Southee, 10 Neil Wagner, 11 Trent Boult

England (probable) 1 Alastair Cook, 2 Mark Stoneman, 3 James Vince, 4 Joe Root (capt), 5 Dawid Malan, 6 Ben Stokes, 7 Jonny Bairstow (wk), 8 Moeen Ali, 9 Chris Woakes, 10 Stuart Broad, 11 James Anderson

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LIVE... weather update from our man on the scene in Auckland.

Weather Ok... ish

It was SUNNY this morning. It is cloudy now, but no rain and I am sure game will the start on time in an hour!!

The bad news is..... I would guess it will rain this evening... and be crap weather in subsequent days!!


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New Zealand have won the toss and they will bowl

Weather... SUNNY again.. clouds have passed.... as the live broadcast pictures show.
Still... my local "gut feeling" is rain is on the way.... trust me, I wouldn't put ya crook, mate!

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I THINK the game is headed for a washed out DRAW....
But FWIW... I would have batted... great conditions right now... get on and score some runs.

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With time already likely lost with rain... all the more reason to PENALIZE slow over rates

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I saw a tweet earlier that the white ferns' game abandoned because of rain.
But that was in New Plymouth. I am hoping they can get this day 1 complete without rain.

England 1st Innings Wickets - 1st Test - New Zealand v England


1st Wicket
AN Cook c Latham b Boult 5 (21b 0x4 0x6) SR: 23.80
England 6/1 * (4.2 ov)
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2nd Wicket
JE Root b Boult 0 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

England 6/2 * (6.2 ov)
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3rd Wicket
DJ Malan c †Watling b Boult 2 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
England 16/3 * (8.1 ov)
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4th Wicket
MD Stoneman c †Watling b Southee 11 (20b 2x4 0x6) SR: 55.00
England 18/4 * (9.4 ov)
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5th Wicket
BA Stokes b Boult 0 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

England 18/5 * (10.3 ov)
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6th Wicket
JM Bairstow c & b Southee 0 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

England 18/6 * (11.2 ov)
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7th Wicket
CR Woakes b Boult 5 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 55.55
England 23/7 * (13 ov)

BOLT has a Michelle 5/7*
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8th Wicket
MM Ali b Southee 0 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

England 23/8 * (13.4 ov)
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9th Wicket
SCJ Broad c Williamson b Southee 0 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

England 27/9 * (15.4 ov)
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10th Wicket
JM Anderson c Nicholls b Boult 1 (11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 9.09
England 58/10 * (20.4 ov)

Bolt 6/32 (Career best)

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I guess the Poms better start a rain-dance?
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NZ opting to bowl first... worked out OK

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NZ hold the "record" lowest Test innings score 26.

They would love to lose that
(Especially to England.. who bowled them out for 26)

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Commentator Mike Atherton would probably "like" England out for less than 46.
That is England's (2nd) lowest test innings.. and Atherton was Captain
(The actual England lowest innings is 45 in 1887)

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It's not even like T20 (or baseball).. because they are going out AND not scoring.
9 wickets down in 15th over is a bit like T20 wickets falling... but for 127 runs, not 27

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I know, right?

Thought for a minute I am watching a T20, but white sweaters and pink ball gave it away.

Uh oh ... getting worse.
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I'm trying to explain to my husband... the difference in Test batting (like versus T20), and how ODD this is to be out so quickly, and he says "oh like baseball".

It's kinda like when he stands behind me watching cricket and sees a boundary/6, he goes "another homerun".

He knows better and doesn't get to stand behind me too often.
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Interesting. Too bad NZ couldn't lose that record, so close.
That last catch was amazing.

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