**Official** New Zealand in England

[Woodster]

Sidebottom rescued what would clearly have been NZ's session, with a cleverly excellent spell just before lunch. Both How and Redmond seemed in little trouble, save for the odd rash stroke, but the pitch has not offered a great deal of swing with only the odd one seaming. Turn there for Monty, but as he suggested himself, he has to remain calm and not get too carried away with the spin and bounce.

This England attack does lack an out and out quick as an alternative option and may be more effective on this type of track.

 

[Leslie1]

Vettori wants to give him an extended run at 6 before (hopefully) moving him up as he gains experience

I have a feeling Flynn suits 3 though watching him bat. Compact tight defense and has two modes that he can flick on and off. We saw the anchor mode in his debut, but I've followed him in List A and he's a slasher there.

Be interesting to see when Flynn do well in the test series that he is in the ODI lineup as well?

Ryder + McCullum open, How 3 Flynn 4 Taylor 5 Oram 6 Vettori 7 Franklin 8 Patel / Southee / Mason 9 Mills 10 Martin 11.

 

[Richard]

No Sidebottom = GUN

 

[chalky]

Sounds like Anderson been bowling the biggest pile of crap imaginable. QUOTE]

That suprises you?

Not perfect swing bowling conditions therefore Anderson is about as potent as my 85 yer old grandfather when his viagra pescription has ran out.

 

[Richard]

Your grandad's only 85 and you're 28?

 

[Richard]

Super stroke to bring-up the NZ 100.

 

[andruid]

Your grandad's only 85 and you're 28?

My Mum turns 50 this year and she is already a granny. its plausible

 

[chalky]

My mam is 55 - 27 when i was born
My grandfather 85 - 30 when my mam was born

Seems pretty average TBH

 

[Richard]

Oh, maybe - my grandad is 2 years older than yours and I'm 6 years younger than you.

England not happy about the ball again - perhaps not surprisingly.

 

[steds]

It is. Richard's just being a tard.

 

[Richard]

Bugger off, I'm ill.

Gooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeee again!! Best ball Anderson's bowled all day by several thousand miles.

 

[Richard]

McCullum with an armguard on, thank fook. Short-third-man in position, ITSTL.

 

[Leslie1]

Dang it, not again. J How taking on the Fleming mantle of not going on to score hundies.

Has McCullum's arm recovered enough?

 

[wpdavid]

That suprises you?

Not perfect swing bowling conditions therefore Anderson is about as potent as my 85 yer old grandfather when his viagra pescription has ran out.

Yup. tbh this has only been a continuation of his performance during the 2nd innings at Lord's, not to mention what's gone before. Our attack really is looking quite horrible nowadyas, isn't it.

 

[andruid]

Bugger off, I'm ill.

Gooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeee again!! Best ball Anderson's bowled all day by several thousand miles.

He thought he could, he thought he could, he thought he could.....


Cricinfo being cheeky
Paul Collingwood chats with the umpire about the state of the ball. It's Simon Taufel, by the way, and not Darrell Hair. So the Test will go on.

 

[Richard]

Yup. tbh this has only been a continuation of his performance during the 2nd innings at Lord's, not to mention what's gone before. Our attack really is looking quite horrible nowadyas, isn't it.

Not just the second-innings, but later on in the first- too.

MSP straight on to Taylor and McCullum, good captaincy.

 

[Richard]

Cricinfo being cheeky

Paul Collingwood chats with the umpire about the state of the ball. It's Simon Taufel, by the way, and not Darrell Hair. So the Test will go on.

Pretty poor TBH, though not quite gnome territory.

 

[Steulen]

Another Pietersen fumble in the field.

 

[Richard]

That MSP-McCullum lbw didn't look far away.

Probably missing leg, mind.

 

[wpdavid]

Not just the second-innings, but later on in the first- too.

True. Still, nice timing on my part, even if I say so myself.

MSP straight on to Taylor and McCullum, good captaincy.

Maybe. I'd still prefer to see our best bowler on with 2 new batsmen at the crease though.