**Official** New Zealand in England

[NZTailender]

His own game modelled on a cricketing hero I'm sure. I wonder who his inspiration is growing up.

Just so we are on his bandwagon... http://nz.messages.yahoo.com/nz-sports/nz-cricket/613/

Some of the posts there are quite profound really, enlightening to say the least.

Haha, the first post being by our own Perm.

 

[Leslie1]

Oh really?

In other news...


Marshall back after three-year absence
Apr 27, 2008

The Black Caps open their tour of England with a one-day match against an MCC XI at Arundel in West Sussex on Sunday night.

Central Districts opener Jamie How will captain the side, which features debutants Aaron Redmond and Daniel Flynn.

James Marshall also makes a return to the national side after a three year absence and feels he's better equipped this time around.

Marshall said during that time he has refined his game and has looked to play straighter.

The MCC XI features former Black Caps Chris Cairns and Nathan Astle, plus Auckland batsman Rob Nicol.

Can you catch the detailed scorecard of this game on Cricinfo?


There's also murmurs around that Kolkata wants to get McCullum to play for them in between (break) 2nd test and 3rd test. That would be sour in my book. More on this I'm sure.


Tim Southee has been reported in the news as having earned over 150 000+ thanks largely to his NZC contract and U19s. Not bad for a rookie is it? See below...

 

[GIMH]

MSP was dire in New Zealand, and the English players were so over his dire fielding, he also brings nothing with the bat, get a decent spinner England FFS.

Didn't think he did too badly in NZ actually. Certainly was the better performing spinner in the series.

 

[Flem274*]

Didn't think he did too badly in NZ actually. Certainly was the better performing spinner in the series.

He was being sarcastic.

 

[Leslie1]

Jamie How - SIX!!!! edit: actually 4. Man this is some crappy update.

http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/engvnz/engine/current/match/321644.html

 

[GIMH]

In my (feeble) defence, it was my first unread

 

[Flem274*]

Jamie How - SIX!!!!

http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/engvnz/engine/current/match/321644.html

Excellent! Free commentary from Leslie.

Can't wait til Marshall and Flynn bat.

Cheers for the link bud.

 

[Leslie1]

Jamie How apparently playing the game by himself.

Fulton is in next, Grant Elliot at 4. I have no idea who's opening with How atm.


EDIT: (To Bat) PG Fulton, GD Elliott, wicketkeeperGJ Hopkins, TG Southee, JS Patel, MR Gillespie, MJ Mason, JAH Marshall


Edit 2: Must be Redmond since Cricinfo can't comprehend a non-existent player before this match.

 

[Flem274*]

Jamie How apparently playing the game by himself.

Fulton is in next, Grant Elliot at 4. I have no idea who's opening with How atm.

Redmond probably blocked out a nice maiden.

Elliot to get hit in the head by an Astle bouncer.

 

[Flem274*]

Marshall that far down? Thats a fairly accurate order.

**** its a long tail too. Why isn't Flynn batting?

 

[Leslie1]

Flynn must be a certainty for the first test so we are utilizing our bowlers wanting to be batsmen up the order.

 

[99*]

This might be a little better.

http://www.ecb.co.uk/stats/fixtures/mcc-v-new-zealand-27-4-08,14418,FF.html

 

[Flem274*]

They're taking their sweet time here though the pitch might be a bowler friendly one.

 

[Leslie1]

This might be a little better.

http://www.ecb.co.uk/stats/fixtures/mcc-v-new-zealand-27-4-08,14418,FF.html

Thank god. Thanks a lot! Be interesting to see Cairns and Astle's progress with the bats too on top of all that.

 

[Flem274*]

This might be a little better.

http://www.ecb.co.uk/stats/fixtures/mcc-v-new-zealand-27-4-08,14418,FF.html

Cheers mate.

 

[Leslie1]

They're taking their sweet time here though the pitch might be a bowler friendly one.

JAH Marshall, PG Fulton, D Flynn, GD Elliott, +GJ Hopkins, TG Southee, JS Patel, MR Gillespie, MJ Mason

Where's MARTIN???

 

[Flem274*]

JAH Marshall, PG Fulton, D Flynn, GD Elliott, +GJ Hopkins, TG Southee, JS Patel, MR Gillespie, MJ Mason

Where's MARTIN???

Not in because he's a rubbish one day bowler.

Elliot bowling to Cairns will be interesting after lots of ICL hitting shoddy medium pacers practice.

EDIT: LOL at the pattern emerging here to Elworthy: Block four, dispatch the fifth, single of the sixth. Stonewall Sean Ervine.

2ND EDIT: Finally scoring off Ervine.

 

[Leslie1]

Hmm. I had the impression he's our spearhead bowler in both forms of the game this summer. I can't remember him bowling badly in our last ODI series against England.

Edit: I'm hoping Fulton gets himself a century from this game to get all manners of form back. Fulton in form is such a big bonus for us in the tests.

 

[Flem274*]

Hmm. I had the impression he's our spearhead bowler in both forms of the game this summer. I can't remember him bowling badly in our last ODI series against England.

I can. His main problem is he doesn't actualy take many wickets, which is fine if you go at threes but he spends most of his time going at fours of fives.

 

[Leslie1]

I agree about the wicket taking part. He does flatter to deceive in tests in that department. COnsidering how crap he was in the 04 tour, and how he is a certainty in the tests series, I would have thought it would be wise to have him playing as many tour matches as possible.

Gillespie is in the side to do what exactly? He's the first one going home after May 1st. Mason has been confirmed as the 4th seamer.

Edit: Go Redmond Gogo.