LONDON: New Zealand bowling coach Shane Jurgensen considers Colin de Grandhomme”poses a battle” into England captain Joe Root, even using their head-to-head competition still effective at influencing the results of the first Test at Lord’s despite rainfall significance Friday’s third day has been left without a ball being bowled.
De Grandhomme’s eye-catching mullet hairstyle has been at risk of obscuring the all-rounder’s potency as a true medium-pace bowler.
But having ignored Root once the teams met at Lord’s at England’s thrilling Super Over triumph at the 2019 World Cup final, de Grandhomme struck him to the perfect hand using a rearing shipping on Thursday that abandoned the Yorkshire batsman demanding remedy.
But Root (42 not out) lived until stumps, sharing an unbroken stand of 93 using opener Rory Burns (59 not out) to carry England into 111-2 in response to New Zealand’s first innings 378 assembled on debutant opener’s Devon Conway’s super 200 — the maximum score by a batsman making his Evaluation bow in England.
Root and Root Grandhomme might be in direct competitors when play at the first of the two-match series resumes Saturday, together with Jurgensen stating:”It is great to see.
Colin definitely presents an obstacle for Joe.
“Joe’s a wonderful player he is an excellent captain, but it is a terrific battle.
Me , I enjoy seeing it up on the balcony” Jurgensen added:”With Colin, he is somebody who can swing seam or it it, you might visit 115 to 125 kmh (71-78 miles ) but Colin if he strikes the cricket match, he is extremely powerful, so that he can bowl a hefty ball.
“I believe that is why you noticed (on Thursday) he had the ball leaping up and down, possibly keeping reduced, and likewise some motion.
“He is very precise and presents a great challenge for many batters.” As for who had the other hand, Jurgensen stated:”It is pretty much.
“Even the World Cup closing, Colin got his wicket there but in exactly the identical point with Colin against batters he surely tests your patience,” he further added, using New Zealand ensured of the following look in a showpiece game following this series later qualifying to confront India at the inaugural World Test Championship final at Southampton after this month.
“It is going to be a great battle for them to maneuver against each other (on Saturday).” Continuous rain supposed neither side benefit an edge in the’home of cricket’ on Friday at a game which marks the return of audiences into international championships in England following last year’s fixtures were performed behind closed doors due to coronavirus limitations.
However, Jurgensen insisted that there was sufficient time to induce an effect, together with 98 overs, instead of the conventional 90, currently scheduled for Saturday after the third-day wash-out.
“There is certainly plenty of time at the match to push a potential outcome,” Jurgensen said.
“You have always got to think you may still maintain the framework to push to get an effect but we just need to try our best and think we could win.
“The benefit for us is that we have got the runs on the board and that is always a good idea to need to be facing this stage of the match concerning the runs.
“It’s about playing — nicely four, today — days of very good cricket.”