**Official** England in New Zealand

[Richard]

It also makes bowling economically an incredibly difficult thing, never a good idea for the one-day game IMO. Never like a ground where batsmen can just swing in a certain direction and have a decent chance of getting six.

 

[Richard]

FFS, Bumble's like a stuck record with his "bat first" stuff. Annoys the heck out of me, especially when there's considerable evidence that the contrary is better.

Single from the 1st ball. ITSTL that Mills gets the upwind, Martin the downwind. Whoever bowls today will need a good strong run-up.

And Mustard has a familiar flay at the 2nd ball.

 

[James]

You can get live streaming radio commentary through www.radiosport.co.nz

 

[Richard]

Unless NZ radio is good, I'd recommend CW > it.

Martin starts with a dot-ball, and Cook almost run-out off the 2nd.

Jeys, this outfield at Jade Stadium is good.

 

[James]

Unless NZ radio is good, I'd recommend CW > it.

I need to listen to something though

 

[Richard]

Quiet so far, wonder if the usual crowd of Phlegm, KiWi, Soms et al will turn-up today?

Ground looks disappointingly empty so far too.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Vettori has won 19 out of 25 tosses!!

If I was him I'd be running to the casino with my IPL $$$

 

[Richard]

That answers that one!

That's a fairly remarkable record. Can't go on much longer.

Mustard gone. Stupid shot, good catch by How. Familar situation.

Cook and Bell have another chance to show that they can do more than 27 off 10.

Only Mills' 2nd wicket of the series.

 

[DCC_legend]

Gooonnnnnneeeeeee.

 

[Richard]

New Zealand DJ watch: we start the day with Blue and All Rise. Class ch00n.

 

[Richard]

No-ball, free-hit. Haven't seen that when I've been watching live so far this series.

Cook gets just a single.

 

[Richard]

Martin getting some appreciable nip-back here.

 

[Richard]

Philip Mustard has now played 10 ODI innings, scoring 1 half-century on one of the easiest grounds to hit ever seen, and averages 16.66 in his other 9 innings.

And people are talking with apparantly totally genuine sentiment about him not merely having a very extended ODI run, but being picked as the Test wicketkeeper.

How insane and impulsive are British cricket pundits?

TBF, though, Mustard has proved me wrong. He's no next-Matthew-Prior - he's even worse. Something I honestly had thought was impossible.

 

[Richard]

First boundary for England as Martin drifts onto Cook's pads.

Bowling been excellent so far.

 

[Jamee999]

Mustard's shot wasn't the best today, but he had to attack unless he wanted to be 30/0 [10], so I don't think that the intent was wrong, it was merely mis-executed.

 

[Jamee999]

New Zealand DJ watch: we start the day with Blue and All Rise. Class ch00n.

Please stop. And learn what music is while you're at it? BLUE? For shame...

 

[Zinzan]

Better from England, up to 4 an over after 8. I'm looking foward to Patel's spell because I think England will take him on.

 

[Richard]

Please stop. And learn what music is while you're at it? BLUE? For shame...

Stop what? Commenting on the music?

Blue only had 1 ch00n I liked, that one.

G'n'R now, incidentally. As Oram comes on and starts with a dot-ball.

 

[Richard]

McCullum standing up to Mills, tres impressive. Bell wandering down the pitch often as per usual, well done to him for stopping that to a bowler of Mills' bounce and pace.

And Michael Atherton, FFS, MSP is not the best OD spinner in the country!!!!!!!!

 

[Richard]

Bell is goooonnnnnnnneeeeeeeee, chipped straight to long-on. Mills gets another.

Nice catch for Flynn to start his ODI career.

One hell of a lot rests on Kevin Pieter Pietersen now. He steps in to the sound of The Killers.