Harry Brook’s match-defining knock (171) in the Christchurch Test was far from chanceless as an uncharacteristically butter-fingered New Zealand put down eight catches in the whole England innings, a catch-conversion figure that is usually associated with schoolboy cricket. Even Brydon Carse got a lifeline on the moving day when Glenn Phillips out of all fielders dropped a skier at point, and he meted out the punishment to the hosts with an ebullient 24-ball 33, laced with three sixes.
The shoddy groundwork has cost the hosts big time as they lost the series opener at the Hagley Oval. Matt Henry responds to Hector Vickers’ query around how the poor fielding let England back into the contest time and again.
GC correspondent @HectorVick6717 poses a question to Matt Henry about how New Zealand let England off the hook with eight dropped catches.
Watch the experienced campaigner reflect on the missed opportunities in the first Test at the Hagley Oval.#ENGvsNZ #CricketTwitter #WTC25 pic.twitter.com/5G8Ydnvwta
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