**Official** New Zealand in England

[slowfinger]

Vettori gone slogged-sweeping, just as they were talking about the slogged-sweep maybe being a route out for left-handers.

MSP must get his 100th Test wicket this game now surely.

[I don't think so..

 

[Beleg]

350 should be the target.

 

[Richard]

Nice as this is to see us ripping through here, honestly, does anyone truly believe we can chase 300 or so (which is what it's likely to be in the region of)?

 

[Prince EWS]

Ah, but Cribb didn't bat.

Would have if Sinclair played itbt.

 

[Nate]

Feel that New Zealand are batting aimlessly tbh. They need a goal in mind, a plan.

Scoring runs a good start IMO.

 

[Jono]

NZ always do this, seriously.

Need to lift.

 

[Richard]

Feel that New Zealand are batting aimlessly tbh. They need a goal in mind, a plan.

Scoring runs a good start IMO.

I'm sure they're not deliberately having dot-balls bowled at them and losing wickets - it's called good use of a helpful pitch TBH.

Gone again!!!!!!!! Fabulous bowling yet again!!!!

 

[jammay123]

montys unstoppable in this innings

 

[pasag]

Taylor gone.

Am supporting England, but hope to hell they don't win this.

 

[chalky]

Monty gets another Taylor gone.

 

[Nate]

Looked to be missing off on first view. I thought anyway.

Need to go on the attack now.

 

[Manee]

Who says Monty should slow down, he's firing them into the pitch and getting big turn. 100 Test wickets - he is here to stay,

 

[Jono]

Kinda glad Old Trafford isn't getting another international test match. This is a shocking sub continent-esque pitch.

Lol, sorry mate, but that's a bad post. How cracking has this test match been?

 

[Richard]

NZ always do this, seriously.

Need to lift.

Always do what? It's almost nothing to do with bad batting, this is just superb use of a turning wicket by MSP. Same way as Vettori did to England earlier.

 

[jammay123]

news on flynn?

 

[Richard]

news on flynn?

If Flynn can't bat now, he's unlikely to be able to in the however-long-it-takes-for-the-next-two-to-fall.

 

[_Ed_]

NZ always do this, seriously.

Need to lift.

I know.

Great bowling from Panesar, but 85-2 to 91-6 is an awful collapse.

 

[Nate]

Mills to make runs. He's just too c00l.

 

[Richard]

Great bowling from Panesar, but 85-2 to 91-6 is an awful collapse.

Far more pitch+bowling than bad batting, I'll say it again. Both teams have now collapsed massively like this.

 

[Richard]

Mills to make runs. He's just too c00l.

Already made 'em in the first-innings TBH. Surely he can't get any more?

Wonder if Vaughan might bowl himself now, I really do.

FFS, you have to have a third-man in under these circumstances, you really do. Lower-order in, ball swinging, runs at a premium.