**Official** England in New Zealand

[Athlai]

****ing Sidebottom and Broad.

How and Fleming did well, Taylor got a ripper (was good enough to edge it) and the rest of the battings been dire.

Though McCullums delivery did appear to bounce low still a suicidal approach considering the circumstances.

Sinclair GTFO, Bell get your bags packed. Hope Jeeves scores to his avearge.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Patel can't bat well and martin cant at all. All in all 100 runs behind all out. Englands game and Nz are gone for all money. Very fustrating to see this after I thought we were improving in our batting since SA tour but obviously not. Very dissapointed

Bit harsh. Looks a capable tailender to me, even if his current test average (45.00) flatters him a wee bit. I'd be annoyed if I was Jeetan & I came in below Southee anyway.

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

Bit harsh. Looks a capable tailender to me, even if his current test average (45.00) flatters him a wee bit. I'd be annoyed if I was Jeetan & I came in below Southee anyway.

He's got a 26* so I can see NZ getting the defecit down to 50 or thereabouts.

 

[BoyBrumby]

He's got a 26* so I can see NZ getting the defecit down to 50 or thereabouts.

The mockers gods duly oblige. Nine down; Martin to come.

 

[pasag]

Sidebottom to get 7? England to be four or five down at stumps.

 

[Athlai]

Martin, what a man!

 

[simmy]

Now we just have to learn how to bat again really fast

 

[grecian]

and Martin stranded again.

Well done Sidey and Broad. Indifferent batting, but they kept at 'em.

 

[Athlai]

Very disheartening effort.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Why did Sidebottom shove one of his own teammates there??

 

[SpaceMonkey]

9 wickets for 65 runs in 25 overs. Insane!

 

[duffer]

Batting like this makes me appreciate the Dravid's and Kallis' of the world.

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

The mockers gods duly oblige. Nine down; Martin to come.

I was trying not to tempt fate.

 

[pasag]

Don't know if this have been brought up, NZ's batting overs in the past six months, excluding Bangladesh:

41.3
51
56.4
34.3
138.3
55 (dec. 9 down)
and now 48.4

 

[duffer]

And where in the world has Sidebottom been all these years. I can't believe that England let Saj Mahmood and Harmy embaress themselves over here during the Ashes while leaving a bowler with ability and heart at home.

 

[duffer]

Another loose shot another wicket falls. Ugh.

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

Dire.

England 90-1

 

[_Ed_]

Some shocking batting there, but I don't think I've seen many better spells than Sidebottom's one. Amazing bowling.

 

[roseboy64]

Wow. Just wow. Vaughan gone.

 

[grecian]

Madness, utter madness........