The Natural Posted June 4 Posted June 4 2 hours ago, The Natural said: England vs. New Zealand. Men's International Test Match Series - 1st Test - Day 1 of 5. New Zealand win toss and bowl first. England 55-5 after 20 overs. Same old England. 118-8 now.
The Natural Posted June 4 Posted June 4 30 minutes ago, The Natural said: 118-8 now. 140 all out. FFS.
The Natural Posted June 4 Posted June 4 1 hour ago, The Natural said: 140 all out. FFS. New Zealand 20-5.
SirFozzie Posted June 4 Author Posted June 4 (edited) Somehow I don't think this test is going to end in a draw, absent a biblical deluge England 140 all out, leads New Zealand 61/6 by 79 runs with 4 wickets left in the first innings. Edited June 4 by SirFozzie
DangerMark Posted June 5 Posted June 5 They lost about 30 overs to rain as it was. The Five Day Test Brigade are in disarray.
The Natural Posted June 5 Posted June 5 New Zealand dismissed for 113 giving England first innings lead of 27.
SirFozzie Posted June 5 Author Posted June 5 5 hours ago, DangerMark said: They lost about 30 overs to rain as it was. The Five Day Test Brigade are in disarray. "New rule. Tests are two days"
The Natural Posted June 5 Posted June 5 (edited) England 124-2 to 127-6. Fuck me. Edited June 5 by The Natural
The Natural Posted June 5 Posted June 5 (edited) Jonathan Agnew: BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special. If it does end up going in the same direction as Perth, I think I'll let Simon Mann go and interview Ben Stokes this time. Edited June 5 by The Natural
SirFozzie Posted June 5 Author Posted June 5 day 1:: 16 wickets Day 2: 17 Wickets. New Zealand need 218 runs with seven wickets in hand 1
The Natural Posted June 7 Posted June 7 On 6/5/2026 at 7:37 PM, SirFozzie said: day 1:: 16 wickets Day 2: 17 Wickets. New Zealand need 218 runs with seven wickets in hand England 140 & 226. New Zealand 113 & 138. England won by 115 runs, lead three-match series 1-0.
The Natural Posted June 7 Posted June 7 England captain Ben Stokes said the Lord's pitch on which his side won the first Test against New Zealand is not helpful for the future of the game's longest format. The home side began their post-Ashes rebuild by beating the Black Caps by 115 runs before lunch on the fourth day. On a surface that was incredibly difficult for batting, the match would have been concluded inside two days had it not been for bad weather. The 166 overs it took to complete the Test makes it the second-shortest to produce a positive result in the 150 matches held at Lord's, while it was the third-shortest at any ground when all 40 wickets have fallen. "From someone who loves Test cricket, is that something that will benefit Test cricket? I don't think so," Stokes told BBC Test Match Special. "But nobody's doing it on purpose. It's a tough job to be a groundsman." The rapid nature of the first Test against New Zealand was in keeping with a recent trend of matches involving England. The first and fourth Ashes Tests in Australia were both completed inside two days. The challenge for batters was compounded by some alarming uneven bounce from early in the match. In England's second innings, both Jacob Bethell and Jamie Smith were bowled by deliveries that kept low. All 40 wickets in the match fell to seam bowlers - this was the first completed Test to be played in England since 1988 where neither side opted for a single delivery of spin bowling. Former England captain Michael Vaughan said he "felt sorry" for the batters involved, while BBC chief cricket commentator Jonathan Agnew said the pitch was "really poor". In response to the criticism of the pitch, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), owners of Lord's, admitted the surface had fallen short of expectations. "We recognise that the pitch for this Test has shown more variable bounce than we would have wanted," said MCC chief executive and secretary Rob Lawson. "We hold ourselves to the highest standards and are naturally frustrated when a surface falls short of those expectations. BBC Sport. --- Piss poor pitch.
The Natural Posted June 9 Posted June 9 (edited) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c0ry801k2geo https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c4gydnq8qw2o Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson investigated over nightclub incident. --- FFS. Edited June 9 by The Natural
SirFozzie Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 First time in 21 years (and only 2nd time ever), Bangladesh have beaten Australia in an ODI. https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cz6vw6yvvdjo
The Natural Posted June 10 Posted June 10 (edited) 23 hours ago, The Natural said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c0ry801k2geo https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c4gydnq8qw2o Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson investigated over nightclub incident. --- FFS. Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson dropped for second test. Had to be. Yorkshire Captain Joe Root will be Interim England Test Squad Captain. Such a safe pair of hands. Stokes and Atkinson really fucked up especially Stokes as Captain and his previous issues. Edited June 10 by The Natural
DangerMark Posted June 11 Posted June 11 On it's own, going to a nightclub after a big win is fingerwaggingly dumb. Going to a nightclub after a big win when a member of leadership group got bopped by a bouncer within the last calendar year and people are writing think pieces about the team's drinking problems after the world saw them ripshit drunk in the middle of a series where they got their proverbial pants pulled down is pretty moronic. 1
SirFozzie Posted June 12 Author Posted June 12 On 6/9/2026 at 2:37 PM, SirFozzie said: First time in 21 years (and only 2nd time ever), Bangladesh have beaten Australia in an ODI. https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/cz6vw6yvvdjo You wait twenty one years for a victory to show up, and then two show up at once. https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/c621zz60774o
The Natural Posted June 12 Posted June 12 New Zealand's Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from international cricket effective immediately. Williamson debuted for the Black Caps in August 2010 and represented New Zealand 378 times, the last of which came at Lord’s last week against England The 35-year-old retires as New Zealand’s all-time leading international run-scorer with 19,346 runs across formats, including 48 centuries --- That's come out of nowhere mid Test series vs. England. Always liked Kane Williamson and the New Zealand cricket team.
DangerMark Posted June 17 Posted June 17 Second test starts today, and with all the debutants and whatever, England could replace Sonny Baker (zero caps,) with Phil Tufnell (42 caps) and Joe Root (164 caps) would still have more than the rest of the team combined.
Cleavy Posted June 17 Posted June 17 4 hours ago, DangerMark said: Second test starts today, and with all the debutants and whatever, England could replace Sonny Baker (zero caps,) with Phil Tufnell (42 caps) and Joe Root (164 caps) would still have more than the rest of the team combined. Tuffers is probably still a better spinner than most of the current English crop 1
DangerMark Posted June 17 Posted June 17 (edited) I won't hear a bad word said against England's premier spin bowler, Joe Root. Edited June 17 by DangerMark 2
The Natural Posted June 19 Posted June 19 Root Edges Closer to Test Cricket's Biggest Milestones Joe Root came within touching distance of another historic achievement after being dismissed for 46, finishing the innings on 13,998 Test runs — just two short of the 14,000-run mark. The England star has now moved clear of Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid on the all-time list, with only Sachin Tendulkar remaining ahead of him. Most Test Runs: - 15,921 — Sachin Tendulkar (329 inns) - 13,998 — Joe Root (301 inns)* - 13,378 — Ricky Ponting (287 inns) - 13,289 — Jacques Kallis (280 inns) - 13,288 — Rahul Dravid (286 inns) Root now needs 1,924 more runs to surpass Tendulkar's all-time record. With England set for a busy Test schedule and Root showing little sign of slowing down, the chase for the top spot is very much alive.
The Natural Posted June 21 Posted June 21 New Zealand's Matt Henry becomes the first bowler since Shane Warne in the 2005 Ashes to take a ten-wicket match haul at The Oval, and the first seamer since Devon Malcolm in 1994. 5-80 and 6-89. Congratulations.
SirFozzie Posted June 21 Author Posted June 21 Stokes and Robinson cleared of violent conduct allegations, and will face no further discipline and return for the third test.
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