just looked at the fixture for this England and New Zealand series... why not have a 3 test series instead of some shit dead rubber 2 tests??? are NZ only there to warm up England for Australia?? what a joke. give them a proper go.. they are there for long enough. they manage to play 2 tests in 2 weeks. why not fit a 3rd one in. the 2nd test ends on the 2nd of June. instead of waiting a week to play an ODI game on the 9th, start a test on the 6th that ends on the 10th. NOW play your ODI games on the 13th 15th 17th 19th 21th and then have a T20 match on the 23rd of June which is when the final game is scheduled anyway. a bit intense but these guys are used to it. even extend the tour by 1 or 2 days for a longer rest during the ODI gamesthere really should be a 3 test minimum for test series all around the world.
Yes all test series should be a minimum of 3 tests, 2 is totally pointless and not enough
And yes sadly, NZL are just the warm up, happens every ashes summer over here, more lack of respect by the ECB
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OMG is this a fightback against the black caps.....
Knowing how the Lords pitch flattens out and becomes dead easy to bat on as the game progresses, i reckon we need a lead of about 375 at least
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1, We wont declare until its way too late to force a result, we never do, Cook is way too cautious
2, The Lords pitch is flat as hell on days 4 and 5, this is becoming the norm here, 300 is easily knocked off in almost a days play
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