77th over: New Zealand 193-5 (Mitchell 61, Blundell 37) Mitchell faucets Overton to leg for one.
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There was a sound, however not when the ball handed the bat, and certainly there was no edge.
77th over: New Zealand 195-5 (Mitchell 61, Blundell 36) I stated earlier that Overton missed his calling as a crocodile wrestler however forgot to say that, ought to one ever discover onself in a wrestling match with a crocodile, when it tries to roll one, don’t beneath any circumstances attempt to roll the opposite method, for it will lead to damaged bones. Go with the roll, then hope Overton – or Peter Willey – is within the neighborhood. If not, equally, don’t attempt to maintain its mouth open for this won’t be attainable, however do attempt to maintain it shut, and will there be a chase, run zig zag. Anyway, two singles, we be taught that DRS is again, then Mitchell misses a leg-side look and there’s an enchantment for lbw! It’s rejected, and England overview!
76th over: New Zealand 193-5 (Mitchell 59, Blundell 36) New Zealand will as cognisant as England that they new rambutan is imminent, and when Leach drops quick, Blundell zetzes him by way of cowl for 4. His remaining ball, although, is extra testing and Blundell tries to look it across the nook; Foakes takes it properly down leg facet and there’s a loud shout, however when the umpire says no, no chance of DRS to verify ought to England have needed to. I don’t assume there was bat concerned, however.
seventy fifth over: New Zealand 189-5 (Mitchell 59, Blundell 32) Overton begins with an inswinger stuffed with size; Mitchell edges into his pads. Two singles observe, Overton diving to avoid wasting runs when his fifth supply is hammered again down the bottom by Mitchell.
“Maybe assessments must be held in sunny north-east Scotland,” emails Mike Rodgers, “it’s 25 levels and sunny right here but once more. Our native membership, MCC (Methlick Cricket Membership) would, I’m positive, permit its floor (Laird’s) for use.”
We go once more…
“Undecided in case you take heed to Bob Mortimer and Andy Dawson’s surreal, football-adjacent podcast, Athletico Mince,” says Simon Harding, “wherein Steve McLaren’s hair island is an oft talked about subject.”
It’s a Jim Robinson/Alan Dale and that’s that.
The rain has stopped and play shall resume at 5.35pm BST
Emails Simon Burnton, considered one of our workforce at Headingley.
“Humorous you point out your powers of Neighbours recall,” says Darrien Daring, “as driving down a winding Cornwall highway earlier my spouse identified a bloke who appeared like Lou Carpenter and I used to be straight in there with ‘Tom Oliver?’”
Oh properly performed – although on this case, I’d most likely have gone with “Ian Branfoot”.
The primary covers is on the sq., however in any other case it’s simply tarpaulin on its speedy neighbours. It’s nonetheless mizzling, however hopefully we’ll get extra cricket presently.
Speaking of Jim Robinson, what number of cleaning soap characters have a haircut named after them? What folks now name a “hair island” is, at the least amongst folks I do know, known as a “Jim Robinson”.
“Sure, it was the Bungle Bungles,” returns James Debens. “She used to go together with Bob Dylan (pictured right here, proper) they usually lived off witchetty grubs and painted portraits of each other. Right here’s Helen’s oil on canvas of Uncle Bobby.”
I keep in mind this episode, Mrs Mangel as a Cluedo character – genius.
Rain stopped play
It doesn’t look – gulp – “set in” – however given the hour, they’ll do properly to get again on immediately.
74th over: New Zealand 187-5 (Mitchell 58, Blundell 31) England are simply ready for the brand new blob now, and Blundell performs out a maiden from Leach, then the gamers go off for rain.
73rd over: New Zealand 187-5 (Mitchell 58, Blundell 31) Mitchell cracks Overton’s first ball laborious to the person at midwicket, as we be taught that DRS remains to be down – the little minx and so on and so on. Three additional dots observe, Mitchell making first rate reference to he third however selecting out the fielder. Regardless of, he twizzles the following ball to nice leg for 4 then wears the one after on the pad; there’s a shout, nevertheless it was above the kneeroll.
73rd over: New Zealand 183-5 (Mitchell 54, Blundell 31) Overton returns, however earlier than he can bowl a ball, the umpires name for drinks as a result of DRS is down.
72nd over: New Zealand 183-5 (Mitchell 54, Blundell 31) Mitchell turns Leach to vast lengthy on they usually amble a single, the one run from the over.
“Didn’t Helen Daniels off Neighbours used to go and paint within the Bongo Bongos?” wonders James Debens. “Is {that a} euphemism then? … And is bongo bongo is the outdated bunga bunga? I keep in mind Frank D’Arcy was this Pan-like determine attractive aged women to the depths of the bush.”
Helen went to the Bungle Bungles, I imagine. I can keep in mind Neighbours episodes and actors from 35 years in the past, not a clue what I had for tea final night time.
71st over: New Zealand 182-5 (Mitchell 53, Blundell 31) Blundell defends the ultimate ball of the over.
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There was no edge, or at the least no spike on the road.
WICKET! Blundell c Foakes b Root 31 (New Zealand 182-5)
Root flings down an arm-ball, Blundell seems to edge behind, and that’s gone!
71st over: New Zealand 182-5 (Mitchell 53, Blundell 31) “Oh no!” says Root as sends one exterior off, the sphere set for straight bowling, and Blundell clatters him for 4 by way of cowl.
“They had been at all times grub-hunters in my day,” experiences Tom Levesley on daisy cutters. “Which leads me down a path of childhood cricket guidelines – did anybody else do peg leg to unravel an argument about lbw or caught behind? You face the following ball holding the bat the wrong way up and utilizing the deal with to play the ball. Survive that and also you’re not out. Beats the overview system any day.”
Yup and agree, although our guidelines had been hit it you’ve received to run one, miss it you’ve received to run two.
seventieth over: New Zealand 178-5 (Mitchell 53, Blundell 27) Mitchell bangs one to cowl, then skips down and takes it on the pad. There’s a giant enchantment, a protracted chinwag, and no overview, earlier than Overton barrels after a drive to cowl and slides to show 4 into three. So Mitchell compensates by blocking, then coming down and, realizing there’s a protracted on in place to guard in opposition to his favorite shot, he will get exterior the ball to tickle Leach for six over lengthy off as an alternative, elevating his fifty within the course of. He’s batted fantastically this collection.
69th over: New Zealand 168-5 (Mitchell 46, Blundell 24) Blundell cuts Root to deep level for 3 and three singles observe as we see the sunshine lowering and wind kicking up. I’d not be shocked if we noticed the rain talked about on telly earlier, although it’s at the moment six or so minutes late.
“I’ve been studying the OBO since Day 1,” brags Ant Pease. “It stays the one discussion board wherein I ever see bongo referred to virtually completely as bongo. Are you taken to at least one facet at OBO college and dissuaded from saying — for instance — grot?”
You’ve received to chortle, there’s one factor for which we’ve received home fashion and it’s that.
68th over: New Zealand 162-5 (Mitchell 44, Blundell 20) England are waaay behind the over-rate; may that be why we’re seeing spin from baith ends? There’s received to be a motive, as a result of this isn’t threatening the batters in any respect, three singles added to the entire from this newest Leach over.
67th over: New Zealand 159-5 (Mitchell 43, Blundell 18) Root replaces Broad – perhaps he’s altering ends – and Blundell strokes him to level for 2, then guides one to further. Once more, and as Psychic TV as soon as sung, that is drifting
66th over: New Zealand 156-5 (Mitchell 43, Blundell 15) It’s very laborious to reconcile New Zealand’s working on this collection with New Zealand, and when Blundell nudges into the on facet, a run that’s by no means there’s made nonetheless, as a result of the shy misses. Mitchell does miss a sweep, taking ball on pad and galvanizing a strangulated enchantment, rapidly dismissed, however there’s no extra scoring within the over.
sixty fifth over: New Zealand 154-5 (Mitchell 42, Blundell 14) I dunno, there’s a good likelihood Stokes is aware of extra about cricket than I do, nevertheless it looks like England have wasted their shy on the new man. However Blundell doesn’t spot Broad’s inswinger, edging into his personal thigh – he donkey bites himself – however he reads the following ball which does likewise, presenting the complete face and watching the ball hit it because it races away to the lengthy off fence. So England go to the umpire once more, this time it gained’t move by way of the ring, and when the change is signalled for, Broad punches air with each fists. There’s one thing not unamusing a couple of transient case being opened when you possibly can’t see the contents, however this seems to include neither bongo nor Marsellus Wallace’s soul, and two dots observe.
sixty fourth over: New Zealand 150-5 (Mitchell 42, Blundell 10) Nothing doing regardless of Stokes’ animation, so chances are high they’ll have to attend till the brand new ball now. Meantime, Leach remains to be trundling in and aiming darts; I want he had the boldness to toss a number of extra up, and as I kind that, Mitchell stomps down, eases onto one knee, and clobbers 4 by way of sq. leg.
63rd over: New Zealand 146-5 (Mitchell 38, Blundell 10) Yup, Broad is again and begins with the loosest of looseners, method exterior off. However he will get away with it, sending down a maiden after which Stokes and Bairstow attempt getting the ball modified.
“That is from Boycott’s e-book On Cricket,” says Marcus Abdullahi. “The opposite facet of Botham’s nature had turn into clear in Trinidad in the course of the first Take a look at, when he was larking about across the swimming-pool on the workforce’s lodge. He determined it was very amusing to go round knocking down folks’s shorts, however because the afternoon wore on his antics took on a violent undertone. Finally Peter Willey, who’s a really powerful buyer from the North-east, had had sufficient, so he threw a few of Botham’s gear into the pool. ‘Hey, that’s mine,’ snapped Botham. ‘I do know,’ stated Willey; ‘what are you going to do about it?’ Guessing that Willey meant enterprise, Botham averted a head-on confrontation. That represented one of many few events when he dodged hassle.”
I used to be speaking about Botham simply final night time, telling my spouse – after we’d watched Sanya Richard Ross as per the under – that if he will get into any sort of argument, about something, he ultimately provides it a “And what number of Take a look at wickets did you get?”
62nd over: New Zealand 146-5 (Mitchell 38, Blundell 10) Broad is stretching, so I ponder if Stokes isn’t fairly able to bowl once more; now I’ve stated that, he’ll most likely plough by way of 63 overs unchanged between now and the shut. However within the meantime, Leach is milked for 4 as the group, properly oiled, make a racket. I ponder what Brian Shut would make of the lad with the trumpet.
61st over: New Zealand 142-5 (Mitchell 35, Blundell 9) Blundell twizzles a single to sq. leg, then Blundell pokes two to 3rd man and bunts one to mid off.
“Defensive block within the imprecise route of considered one of their weaker fielders,” says Jeremy Boyce, “coupled with ‘Two there…’”
sixtieth over: New Zealand 138-5 (Mitchell 32, Blundell 8) 4 dots from Leach, as we hear the phrase “level of distinction” for the infinitieth time immediately; the third of them yields an enchantment when it seems to strike Mitchell’s tootsies, however I’m fairly positive it was bat first (as a result of Nasser simply stated it was). He then reverses two extra, and that is drifting a bit of – I’m unsure why England aren’t going tougher on the new man.
59th over: New Zealand 136-5 (Mitchell 30, Blundell 8) No, Root continues, and Mitchell knucks his third supply through reverse, however on to Leach at backward level. His fifth, although, is pressed to leg and the batters run by way of for a single.
“I by no means strayed from defence too typically,” admits Matt Dony, “but when I used to be taking part in additional up the pitch and dealing with my very own defenders ready for a move, saying ‘Shut him’ to my marker was surprisingly typically efficient. Freed myself up, and acquired house for the inevitable poor first contact.”
58th over: New Zealand 135-5 (Mitchell 29, Blundell 8) Blundell is into this straight away, and rightly so – he’s in nick and regardless of the 5 down, it is a first rate observe. He flicks two to sq. leg, the one runs off the over, and we be taught that rain is 42 minutes away.
57th over: New Zealand 133-5 (Mitchell 29, Blundell 6) Root continues – I’m a bit of shocked at that with a brand new batter in – and his first ball is well despatched for 4 to midwicket by Blundell. A single follows, then two twos to Mitchell, and that may be thanks Joe.
“I fairly appreciated ‘ankle smasher’ myself, says Jeremy Boyce of daisy cutters, “however truly ‘quick ball bowled on municipal pitch’ may also apply – though this may also be true of the one which blacks your eye. However what in regards to the one which hits you on the inside thigh? What are the completely different expressions for this And has anybody else had the identical pleasure as I’ve, taking part in social cricket and being handed an already sweaty field by the outgoing batsman as you exit to bat, as a result of we’ve solely received 2 for the entire workforce. Until you’ve got a private one.”
Inside thigh is a donkey chew, or was after we went by way of a part of grabbing one another’s at school. And sure, I’ve certainly shared a field.
56th over: New Zealand 124-5 (Mitchell 25, Blundell 1) Blundell has batted properly within the collection and I’m unsure he’ll let Leach bowl in the way in which of these above him; he’s received 4 balls to outlive from the over that started earlier than tea, and he strokes the third of them for a single to level.
“One of the best sledges are at all times pre-performance sledges,” says Robert Wilson. “You stroll in to bat in borrowed package and baseball boots in opposition to a comparatively tasty fast. You scratch your mark, stretch and take guard beneath the judgemental gaze of some chubby and malicious baldy standing at a contemptuously shut cowl who loudly bellows ‘Simple does it, Invoice/Jim/Mo, on the stumps please, this hopeless tw*t can’t defend hisself’ to gales of disobliging laughter. Naturally that first ball up ALWAYS zipped previous your ears in a roguish method. These first thirty seconds or so had been at all times when the actual poets of sledging did their most interesting work.”
Tea-time e mail: “Simply two phrases so as to add to the Royal Rumble dialogue: Brian and Shut,” reminds Geoff Wignall.
Sure, truthful sufficient – a type of you recognize might provide you with a pasting simply by taking a look at his face, even when he was into his 80s. I keep in mind studying that when he was first picked by England he was in the midst of some sort of military punishment – he’s a type of laborious blokes who’s nearly as good at enduring ache as dishing out it.
And that’s tea! England are bang in cost; New Zealand are combating to maintain head above broon. see you now for what guarantees to be one more sensible session.
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WICKET! Nicholls c Lees b Leach 19 (New Zealand 123-5)
HAVE – A – LOOK! Simply once you assume you’ve seen all of it, you realise you’ve seen nowt! Nicholls comes down, drives laborious, straight at Mitchell … who tries to maneuver his bat out the highway however as an alternative middles a drive on to mid on! I’ve by no means seen something like that, and I suppose yiu’ve received to congratulate Ben Stokes for protecting Leach going and providing the large shot within the over earlier than tea. However actually, what a carry-on!
fifty fifth over: New Zealand 123-4 (Nicholls 19, Mitchell 25) Yup, that was Pottz’s final over, with Root right down to attempt a twiddle earlier than tea – have a go saying that after a
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As quickly as I hit launch I remembered it was Gooch out dealt with ball, and right here’s Martin Crookall placing me in my place: “Not Mike Atherton with the Dealt with the Ball however Mike Vaughan. And earlier than that, Graham Gooch at Outdated Trafford, within the Take a look at when Shane Warne bowled THAT ball, dealing with Mervyn Hughes and sweeping the ball away with hisforearm earlier than it fell on his wicket, which I solely carry up so I can level out that I used to be there to really see that one…”
54th over: New Zealand 120-4 (Nicholls 18, Mitchell 23) Credit score to Stokes for protecting Leach going – there’s little extra inspirational than realizing folks imagine in you – the 2 most necessary phrases are “properly achieved” stated the best HR man of all-time, Alex Ferguson, and letting somebody do their factor is a tacit method of doing precisely that. Anyhow, the captain is rewarded with one other tight over, Nicholls pushing to lengthy on for the one run from it.
53rd over: New Zealand 119-4 (Nicholls 17, Mitchell 23) That is the fourth over of Potts’ spell; I ponder if it may be his final, because it’s fairly scorching in Leeds and he flings each ounce of himself into each supply. England would love one other wicket right here – they’re in cost, however break this partnership they usually’re pondering all out 250 at worst. They’ve to make do with one other maide.
“Re the all-time England Cricket Royal Rumble,” provides Ewan Glenton, “I’d again Peter Willey in opposition to most comers; I’m positive I keep in mind one thing about him being the one one Ian Botham was afraid of, and in some dressing room horseplay ‘Willey quickly overpowered the beefy all-rounder’ is a sentence that caught in my thoughts a long time in the past.”
Sure, that’s definitely his popularity – it’s nice, and terrifying, when those who don’t look nails are. Jockeys, for instance.
52nd over: New Zealand 119-4 (Nicholls 17, Mitchell 23) Leach continues and deceives Nicholls with a faster one, a part of his fifth maiden of the day.
“I at all times most popular worm-burner myself,” says Andrew Benzeval on daisy-cutter synonyms, “subterranean and due to this fact even worse than the pea curler.”
And a much more evocative picture.
51st over: New Zealand 119-4 (Nicholls 17, Mitchell 23) Potts has the look of a straight-down-the-line cop in a US TV collection, the bloke who by no means solves the case however is there when another person does, then goes to the celebration and has a Coke. Anyhow, Nicholls turns an inswinger to sq. leg the place Overton misfields, they usually take a single – the one run from the over.
“Shouting ‘MINE’ after skying one whereas jogging right down to non-striker’s finish, watching a nervy fielder get beneath it,” provides Alex McGillivray.
I like that one. Tangentially, as a child I used to be as soon as handed a going-over after top-edging one, then elbowing it into the pitch earlier than the fielder might accumulate his dolly. I feel it was after somebody, Atherton I feel, was given out for swiping the ball away from his stumps together with his hand.
fiftieth over: New Zealand 118-4 (Nicholls 16, Mitchell 23) If I’m brutal, I’m shocked it’s taken this lengthy, and proper as Sanga says Leach’s figures are higher than they need to be, Mitchel twinkles down and larrups him again over his barnet and into the stand. He responds with 5 dots, although, and I wonder if Stokes will maintain him on hoping for a miscue now the batters’ coverage has modified, or give considered one of his quicks – himself maybe – a run earlier than tea.
forty ninth over: New Zealand 112-4 (Nicholls 17, Mitchell 16) Have a look at Henry Nicholls! He drives Potts’ first ball straight again previous him for 4, his first boundary! That’ll make him really feel rather a lot higher, and after seeing away 4 dots he hauls a pull from exterior off in the direction of the midwicket fence; good work from Lees turns 4 into two.
“I often received to fill in for my brother,” says
Jamie Overton
Daisy cutter is a superb time period, I’ve not had that in years. Pea curler is one other, what else have we received?
forty eighth over: New Zealand 106-4 (Nicholls 17, Mitchell 10) Mitchell turns Leach across the nook to the rope at deep backward sq., then reverses him by way of backward level for 4 extra. However, I ponder if this innings may signify a breakthrough for Leach who, to this point in his Take a look at profession, has been largely unable to carry down an finish in first inningseseseses. I doubt he’s received many extra probabilities, so he must make that so.
“The opponents of my son’s U11 workforce would shout out ‘nervous batsman’ once they realised this was the case,” emails James Orwell, “thus exacerbating the situation significantly….”
Pretty stuff. I used to do comparable on the soccer pitch – when the ball went to a defender who ddn’t need it, I’d be proper there with the “Have a look at him, he doesn’t need it!”
forty seventh over: New Zealand 98-4 (Nicholls 10, Mitchell 9) Potts will get his first go downhill from the Kirkstall Lane and after Mitchell takes a single, a full one nails Mitchell low on the pad! The bowler likes it rather a lot, however his captain seems to his keeper and between them they reckon it’s happening. I can see why as a result of it’s slanting in, however affect appeared fairly lifeless to my ineffective eyes. Goodness me, it’s! Center and leg, two-thirds of the way in which up the place the mezuzah could be, and poor outdated Pottsy/Potty/Potts has been robbed of a Take a look at wicket!
forty sixth over: New Zealand 97-4 (Nicholls 10, Mitchell 8) Nicholls tries one other sweep and will get naewhere – he’s be the world’s worst roller – then nudges a single into the on facet. Leech finds a greater supply subsequent, interesting when Mitchell presents the pad, however an edge preceded contact and he will get down t’different finish when Stokes misfields at mid on. Speaking of which, this was once a favorite of a mate of mine, calling “misfield” proper earlier than the ball was picked up; I additionally like a shouted “thanks firstname” to a bowler who’s taken some faucet. Any extra for any extra?
forty fifth over: New Zealand 95-4 (Nicholls 9, Mitchell 7) Overton begins his eleventh over as a Take a look at cricketer with two bumpers; Nicholls evades them simply sufficient, so after a step-up in tempo which is performed again in the direction of him, he tries issues from round; Nicholls pulls previous the dive of Stokes at sq. leg for one
forty fourth over: New Zealand 94-4 (Nicholls 8, Mitchell 7) Nicholls bunts Leach to lengthy on for a single – he’s motoring now! – and it’s the one run from the over. Considering once more about Overton Minor, I feel I’d again him in an England squad Royal Rumble; I feel he’d do properly in an all-time one, too.
