Rain around first up today. Looks a bowl first kind of morning
If the pitch looks good they’d probably still want to bat first though. Back in the day more stock was put on having a dart with the ball if the overheads were cloudy but not so sure they do that so much any more. Bowling first on a good batting track because there are a few clouds about smacks of conservative in 2019. Perhaps NZ slightly more likely to take that route though?
Fascinating match up either way. You’d fancy England on paper but there are still some question marks about what happens if the openers go early, especially Roy. Would be nice to see Buttler come to the party today just for the fun of it. The kiwis love this kind of task, no one rocks the underdog tag quite like they do, gotta respect them for it and Williamson is all kinds of magnificent, but unless Guptill finally shows up or Taylor has a big day the batting still looks a bit light for them. Their bowling will be a step up from the group game with Ferguson back, so it could get fruity if they nip a couple out early.