**Official** New Zealand in England

[Scaly piscine]

Turning already? Want confirmation. Good sign if it is.

Err good sign for NZ. They're batting first.

 

[_Ed_]

Remarkable bowling figures, Sidebottom's 5 overs have gone for 7 runs, while the other three have conceded a total of 35 from 6.

 

[Leslie1]

c'mon REDMOND!! Get your highest ever test score! so far................. Phew. Lbw not given.

 

[chalky]

Monty really getting some turn

 

[_Ed_]

Shot!

 

[Leslie1]

Right we have a moderate start.... fantastic!!

How much did Oram and Flynn played on the English bowlers' heads and how much of a confidence boost is that to our batsmen for this test.

 

[_Ed_]

And there's New Zealand's fifty from just 74 balls. Take that, England.

Have to make the most of it when things are going well.

 

[Craig]

New Zealand putting on more then 50 against a Test standard team? Now I have a reason to why I don't feel well lately.

 

[Leslie1]

New Zealand putting on more then 50 against a Test standard team? Now I have a reason to why I don't feel well lately.

With a run rate not too dissimilar to Australia.

 

[Steulen]

Interesting first hour:

- the pitch appears to be slower than Lord's last week
- Monty getting decent turn with a few balls
- NZ not losing a wicket and scoring at >4 rpo

The unsurprising bit of course is Anderson bowling rubbish.

 

[Craig]

Will James Marshall finally do something?

 

[_Ed_]

Will James Marshall finally do something?

That raises an interesting point actually...I'd be in favour of sending McCullum in at three if these two continue at this rate for a while. Try to keep them down.

 

[Leslie1]

You guys are taking a piss already.

On this deck I hope our openers bat the whole day (with rain interruptions of course).

 

[wpdavid]

Missed the first hour then came back to 61 for 0. Sounds like Anderson been bowling the biggest pile of crap imaginable. Also sounds like a continuation of the last day at Lord's, when we decreasingly looked like getting anyone out. And having to bring your spinner on after 9 overs on a ground where the seamers have been taking wickets for fun all season is a joke.

 

[_Ed_]

I hope that this time next year How & Redmond are still our opening pair.

Haven't had one last more than a couple of months in recent years.

 

[Beleg]

the pitch is weird but a good one, in my opinion. there's support for both the spinners and the quicks if they put the ball in the right places. which england haven't done so, by and large.

and dropping a catch doesn't help.

 

[_Ed_]

and dropping a catch doesn't help.

That was a difficult one though.

 

[Halfpast_Yellow]

the pitch is weird but a good one, in my opinion. there's support for both the spinners and the quicks if they put the ball in the right places. which england haven't done so, by and large.

and dropping a catch doesn't help.

dropped catch?

 

[_Ed_]

dropped catch?

Think maybe he means the one Broad dived for and didn't quite reach.

 

[steds]

How's the bowling been?

Got home and turned on the tv to see Panesar's pitch map thingy. Looked very short.