**Official** New Zealand in England

[Richard]

That's true. Where does Gallian usually field?

Given his age, slip.

The fact that the bowler was Bopara doesn't fill me with confidence that it was a great ball.

You'd be surprised. Bopara's typical suit is a mixture of utter nonsense and very decent balls.

 

[Leslie1]

True. Out in Bopara's first over.

Second ball of the over. Be interesting to read match report later about this dismissal.

 

[sportychic33]

Second ball of the over. Be interesting to read match report later about this dismissal.

Read it now if you would like
http://www.ecb.co.uk/england/essex-land-double-blow,17292,EN.html

 

[sportychic33]

Hopefully Oram manages to grind through a decent innings and hold it all together. He definitely needs to, in order to get some confidence as it is a long time since he has had decent time out in the middle.

 

[_Ed_]

If Flynn goes out now without scoring a 50 I'm changing my avatar and clean out my signature about Vettori.

DR Flynn c Middlebrook b Chambers 3

 

[Halfpast_Yellow]

Read it now if you would like
http://www.ecb.co.uk/england/essex-land-double-blow,17292,EN.html

Thanks for the link. Hope Orams holds it together too...

 

[Smudge]

DR Flynn c Middlebrook b Chambers 3

I've never been happier to see an NZ player fail...

 

[sportychic33]

Oram seems to be having no trouble finding the boundary,I don't know whether I should be worried or not.

 

[_Ed_]

Hope he's middling them and not playing French cuts!

 

[sportychic33]

Hope he's middling them and not playing French cuts!

Oram does seem to play French Cuts awfully well, especially on those occassions when he forgets to move the two things at the end of his legs.

 

[_Ed_]

Very true.

91-5 really isn't a very good score. I'm hoping the conditions are extremely bowler-friendly. If not, the fact that Tudor, Palladino, Chambers and Bopara have got half our side out is quite a worry.

 

[Halfpast_Yellow]

Oram gooonnnnneeee.

Bopara again.

 

[_Ed_]

Oh no.

 

[sportychic33]

Head desk . should go do my essay now

 

[Leslie1]

Second-gitis. I would like to brand this form of batting. No other international side do it better than us. (See new sign)

What's the excuse this time? Everyone shifted a spot so we are disadvantaged?

 

[pasag]

Leave some wickets for RTD

 

[GIMH]

Second-gitis. I would like to brand this form of batting. No other international side do it better than us. (See new sign)

Essex looking good ftw IMO

 

[_Ed_]

Comparing this with the infamous 1958 tour, in which memorable names such as JW D'Arcy, WR Playle, JT Sparling and LSM Miller powered us to such imposing totals during the Test series as 94, 47, 74, 67 and 85, that team managed 140 against Essex before the first Test...

 

[_Ed_]

Triple figures! Well done chaps.

 

[Prince EWS]

Tbh we should keep Oram in, form or no form. The chopping and changing of the side has really hurt us imo. We should have faith in our players, especially our senior players, in order to gain some solidity in the side. This tour is really a glorified development tour and when we get players performing we should persist with them in that same position, no changing the batting order or dropping players because or form unless they have barely scored a run in the past year in any format.

Your best post. Ever.