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England arrived in Hamilton hoping to whitewash New Zealand’s Black Caps however discovered themselves “damaged open” by a tempo bowling clinic from Will O’Rourke.
Ben Stokes’ facet had been scattered for 143 all out on the second afternoon at Seddon Park, shedding all 10 wickets inside 36 chaotic overs and ending a tough 340 behind with seven wickets nonetheless to take.
Batting collapses are hardly an alien idea within the all-or-nothing world of Bazball however England’s lowest scores of 2024 – 112 in Rawalpindi and 122 at Rajkot – have come on sub-continental pitches the place the spinning ball has scrambled heads.
Circumstances in New Zealand are much less dramatic and it took a mix of careless strokeplay and high-class work from O’Rourke to tear their batting lineup to shreds.
The 6ft 4in fast, born in Kingston-upon-Thames however raised in Auckland, performed the position of antagonist with aplomb as he knocked over Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook and Joe Root within the area of solely eight deliveries after lunch.
England by no means recovered from that triple setback, which included the primary golden duck of Brook’s profession – a matter of days after he turned the world’s primary batter.
Assistant coach Paul Collingwood admitted the vacationers had been floored by high-class cricket.
I believe we have been outperformed right here, easy as that
Paul Collingwood
“I believe we’ve been outperformed right here, easy as that,” he mentioned.
“In fact the lads had been dissatisfied, it wasn’t our greatest day, however one factor I might say is we witnessed one thing fairly particular on the market, a very hostile spell of Check bowling.
“I’m glad I wasn’t the one on the market dealing with it since you don’t see these form of spells day by day. Generally it’s important to take your hat off, he was an actual standout for them. To get three wickets throughout that spell has actually damaged us open.
“It’s going to be fairly tough from this place, however by no means say by no means. Once you’ve received a facet stuffed with match-winners like we’ve, it solely takes a pair to do one thing particular. There’ll be perception that we are able to break a document if that’s what we’ve received to do.”
One man who has endured extra powerful instances than most of late is Zak Crawley, the out-of-form opener who averages a lowly 9.40 after a taxing tour that has put him in an undesirable highlight.
He didn’t even face O’Rourke, dismissed for the fifth time in a row by his new-ball nemesis Matt Henry. England’s religion within the attacking right-hander seems to be limitless however Collingwood accepted his head-to-head woes in opposition to the wily Kiwi seamer had grow to be a troubling pattern.
“I believe he’s had a wrestle with Henry particularly. He’s prompted him issues,” he mentioned.
“I do know myself, it’s terrible. You’re not simply enthusiastic about it whenever you’re ready to go and bat, you’re enthusiastic about it away from the sport. However the staff will get round Zak and discover methods to take his thoughts off one thing like that.
“The best way he’s taking part in within the nets, he’s hitting the ball rather well, he’s simply discovering methods of getting out. With Zak, we’re not asking him to be constant, it’s about match-winning moments. We all know with Zak that after he will get in he can damage groups. And I’m telling you, he’s prepared to harm somebody.”
Crawley has yet another likelihood to finish a tricky journey on a optimistic observe however first England’s weary bowlers have extra to do. New Zealand will start day three on 136 for 3, with Kane Williamson making ominous progress on 50 not out.
