Love the fact that two neutrals finished in the top three.Finished fifth, FWIW. Among UK-ers other than myself, beaten by just 1: grecian.
Yip. Definately and obviously in there.Here it is:
http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/SportsNew...317/articleID/49354/cat/71/Default.aspx#video
About half way through.
Are you drunk? I don't think I've ever seen you write such an incomprehensible sentance.Given the stupid ****in piece of **** WMP anti-copyright-thingy I can't take a ****in sceenshot so as to go "circled?"
Have to say, that's pretty wishful thinking. And rather sadly, being New Zealand does seem to involve a collapse, if not all the time, then at least most of the time. Regardless of how difficult it is to bat in South Africa, our top order has been a shambles ever since Mark Richardson retired. Since the start of 2005, the average amount of runs we make for the loss of our first five wickets is just 141.2, with only one truly excellent effort, against Australia (5 for 355) at the very start of the period in question. Of the players in the top six from that match, only Stephen Fleming remains. To put that into context, in the same period, Bangladesh have averaged 121.9, with a similar top effort again against Australia (351). On average, our top six are just over 3 runs better than the Bangladeshi's. And people in New Zealand wonder why we aren't given any test matches these days.Quite easily. England aren't renowned for batting either atm, nor are they renowned for bowling, in fact, recently only their fielding has been any good. As for "no pedigree in batting long periods" are you basing that assumption on this summer? We are always a force at home, our batting has been brittle but we can also bat excellently but sadly, we're NZ so obviously we must collapse al the time.
It is very true we may collapse in a heap, I'm very worried it might happen but we're at home and not in SA, an absolutely **** place to tour when you haven't had any cricket in the lead up to the series and because SA are so damn good at home.
I don't think that after just two days we can make knee jerk assumptions on the outcome of the match, look at Hamilton, everyone was going for a draw but there was a result. Call me biased but IMO both sides have a good chance at winning and looking at the big picture, England are under more pressure, they must win or they will be crucified for ****ing up against us. We can do whatever we want when we bat bar throw wickets away, which on a flatter pitch even us on an average day shouldn't manage. If we think we have a sniff and England aren't bowling well, go for it. If England are bowling well, respect it, look at the big picture and take it to Napier.
So IMO we should wait and see. From an NZ viewpoint hopefully they see the big picture and don't panic, same for England really. No need to be glory boys with the bat and fall cheaply, bat well and have a crack with the ball and hope there's still a bit in the surface because otherwise, bar Sidebottom and Panesar, I feel they might be a bit expose on a dead wicket. Anderson bowled well but he hasn't proven himself on less seam friendly wickets yet, he doesn't want to be just a green top bully like Martin was early on in his career.
I count every minute of David Lloyd as test match coverageI make it 45 as of your post TBH.
Weather's certainly unutterably brilliant. Great to see days like this in New Zealand. Not a spot of rain has fallen during the Test series so far.Radio Sport saying that the crowd is very good already....positive sign given the crowds over the last few years.
Must be a New Zealand record.Weather's certainly unutterably brilliant. Great to see days like this in New Zealand. Not a spot of rain has fallen during the Test series so far.
The split of opinion on him truly is remarkable. Those who call him a buffoon, those who love him so much that they count him being on presentation as Test coverage.I count every minute of David Lloyd as test match coverage
Wouldn't rule it out TBH. Certainly can't have happened that many times.Must be a New Zealand record.