Itrlpr t1_jad5xih wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:15 PM

Reply to comment by 5m1tm in New Zealand defeat England by 1 run in the 2nd Test Match at Wellington by IntoThePeople

I mostly agree. They were definitely right not to take quick singles early in the over.

I think Foakes could have been more aggressive throughout the whole over though. He was pretty consistently getting a single on the 4th ball, and giving NZ two balls at Leach. An extra boundary or two from batting normally would have been worth the risk of not getting the late over single IMHO.

5m1tm t1_jad6jmw wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:19 PM

Yeah he could've hit more boundaries early on in those overs, but to be fair, he was trying to do exactly that. Many of the balls he hit went deep into the field near the boundary, but were cut-off by the fielders or ended up reaching right near them. Also, he did start hitting more boundaries later on in his innings. I wouldn't blame Foakes here.

Itrlpr t1_jad77rj wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:24 PM

Yeah, he handled it nearly perfectly. I just don't think Leach dead-batting an entire over would have been the end of the world if it meant getting a boundary off ball 5 or 6 of the previous over.

5m1tm t1_jad7ng7 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:27 PM

Yeah I get what you're saying. But ultimately these are just "what-ifs" and if go into those, this will become a never-ending conversation lmao