92nd overall: New Zealand 330-4 (Mitchell 86, Blundell 73) Some rotten news for Stuart Broad this morning after a fire destroyed much of the pub he owns with Harry Gurney last night. Only one of the tops. Thanks to Brian Withington, “Phil Keegan’s contribution reminds me of the authentic old name-calling joke – one where two friends split up in a fun show and one yells complaining at the other from the top of the Helter Skelter. It’s the way I deconstruct them… “ 91st over: New Zealand 329-4 (Mitchell 85, Blundell 73) Anderson is busy, noisy. E-mail from Finbar Anslow “I’m recovering from a knee replacement, so please cancel it as a possible concussion. “They play great, so logically experienced people will tend to dream of a nightmare show. Does that make sense?” 90th over: New Zealand 326-4 (Mitchell 82, Blundell 73) The wind blows and Broad’s hair blows up like cardamom coming out of a boiled egg shell. Blundell bends into a wide one and skillfully cuts the bags for four. Some sweet inswingers bring no reward. 89th over: New Zealand 320-4 (Mitchell 82, Blundell 67) Anderson continues where he left off yesterday – although, as they point out on the radio, he and Broad have changed extremes. A swing touch and it is virgin. 88th over: New Zealand 320-4 (Mitchell 82, Blundell 67) Stuart Brod is a white Rambo-style headband on his forehead, the butter gliding with his hands in his pockets as the wind blows. Just a single from it. The first bell of the day rings at OBO: @tjaldred Good morning Tania. My biggest fear today (there are many others) would be that Root will get so upset with Mitchell’s fall that he will try very hard to do it with the bat and get himself out cheap. If this happens, we have a good chance of continuing. – Brendan Large (@brendanlarge) June 11, 2022 The anthems erupt and Jimmy Anderson repeatedly throws a beach ball on the ground. England cut four catches yesterday – can they make up today? We can fully watch these drops, although Graeme Swann says it is very difficult to catch it on the Trent Bridge as the sun sets. I found this statistic from last year – Lord’s now seems like a departure. Since the beginning of 2019, England’s slippery slope is statistically the worst in the world in terms of catches. They fall above 1 in 4. #ENGvIND – The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) August 6, 2021 And some jokes left for cricket and philosophy: Tom Morgan: “What do XI philosophers do when the ball is old?” They are returning to Spinoza “. and Phil Keegan: “I do not have philosophical jokes, but I do have some phonological jokes if anyone is interested, which is probably just fellow novice English teachers. Anyway: “How do you communicate with a French vocalist?” Phone – ihm. In fact, I’m not sure if this works in print. You must say “phoneme” with excessive French accent in the second syllable. I will bring a coat. “ Just to clarify some of yesterday’s emails, while Ian Ward (not so well ironed) talks to Chris Woakes about his run-up. A Cry to Mike Brearley from Colum Fordham “The most obvious fraternity thinker who comes to mind in cricket is Michael Brearley. He has a PhD in philosophy from St John’s Cambridge and used his shrewd mind to captain England in the late 1970’s and wear flip flops. He became a leading psychoanalyst “He came to play an Old Boys game in 1986 when I was an undergraduate and he looked like a very good guy. I managed to catch him from my offspin, which is my only requirement for fame “. An aristocratic gesture from New Zealand: On Sky, Chris Woakes and Simon Doull talk about bowling. Woakes is wearing the most flawless ironed clothes I have ever seen – congratulations to Sky’s wardrobe.
Preamble
Good morning! England starts today needing quick wickets and splitting the partnership between Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell. Sounds familiar? At Lord’s, Mitchell was one hundred, Blundell was not, but the rest of New Zealand’s middle class was crushed like a crumbling cookie. Can Broad, and Potts and Anderson and Stokes – with Leach – do it again? The game starts in 40 minutes.
