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This #ENGvNZ test series is just bizarre. You can count on one hand series in history where the two teams have been as even a these two in the 1st innings.
No team has had a 50 run 1st innings lead in any test.
The difference in collective 1st innings batting averages is 0.77.
No team has had a 50 run 1st innings lead in any test.
The difference in collective 1st innings batting averages is 0.77.
And yet, England have already won the series and are looking at a whitewash.
And it's not like NZ have batted particularly badly in the 3rd innings.
In every match, England have been set between 275 and 300.
Teams don't normally chase scores in that range successfully.
And it's not like NZ have batted particularly badly in the 3rd innings.
In every match, England have been set between 275 and 300.
Teams don't normally chase scores in that range successfully.
So what has gone wrong?
1. England has batted very well.
It's important to give credit where it's due. There are two teams on the field, and England have been extraordinary.
But that's not th he whole story.
1. England has batted very well.
It's important to give credit where it's due. There are two teams on the field, and England have been extraordinary.
But that's not th he whole story.
Joe Root has been hanging about with the rough lads and has picked up some ~glorious~ habits. #EngvNZ
Joe Root smokes rollies
Joe Root calls his mum by her name
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bowl against England in the first semi-final of the #T20WorldCup on Wednesday, with Jonny Bairstow to open England's innings with Jos Buttler u.afp.com/wJyg #ENGvNZ #AFPSports 
#UPDATE Moeen Ali smashed an unbeaten 51 as England reached 166 for four against New Zealand in their #T20WorldCup semi-final in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday u.afp.com/wJtZ #ENGvNZ #AFPSports
Cool little package from Nass on Kane Williamson’s superpower: playing the ball late. Every time I watch Kane bat I am reminded of AB de Villiers’ box theory. 🎥 . #ENGvNZ
There’s playing the ball late and then there’s playing the ball when Steve Smith plays it - which is—frankly—absurd. If it looks like Smith has a fraction of a second longer to make his decisions that’s because he does. Freak. #ENGvNZ
For what it's worth, Kohli's average interception point v pace in this timeframe is 2.18m - one of the earliest in the world. As is often the case it is extreme approaches that breed success. Playing late allows time to adjust; playing early can nullify movement. #ENGvNZ
Match 1: England started their campaign with a 104-run win over South Africa.
Ben Stokes (89 runs, 2 wickets, 1 spectacular catch) exhibited his supreme all-round skill. 4 batsmen got fifties.
Jofra Archer pegged back SA with his opening spell. Top win
#CWC19 #WCThread #ENGvSA
Ben Stokes (89 runs, 2 wickets, 1 spectacular catch) exhibited his supreme all-round skill. 4 batsmen got fifties.
Jofra Archer pegged back SA with his opening spell. Top win
#CWC19 #WCThread #ENGvSA
Match 2: West Indies bowled out Pakistan for 105 & registered a 7-wicket win.
This is Pakistan’s 11th consecutive loss in completed ODIs.
West Indies pacers troubled Pakistan with extra pace and short deliveries.
Gayle Scored an attacking fifty
#PAKvWI #WIvPAK #WCThread #CWC19
This is Pakistan’s 11th consecutive loss in completed ODIs.
West Indies pacers troubled Pakistan with extra pace and short deliveries.
Gayle Scored an attacking fifty
#PAKvWI #WIvPAK #WCThread #CWC19
Match 3: New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets at Cardiff.
New Zealand pacers kept the pressure on SL bowling them out for 136. Karunaratne carried his bat.
Munro-Guptill chased the target with ease.
Excellent start for @BLACKCAPS
#NZvSL #SLvNZ #WCThread
New Zealand pacers kept the pressure on SL bowling them out for 136. Karunaratne carried his bat.
Munro-Guptill chased the target with ease.
Excellent start for @BLACKCAPS
#NZvSL #SLvNZ #WCThread
