**Official** New Zealand in England

[Craig]

My previous two posts that contained such anger was the factI just had a blazing argument with my old man.

 

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Smithy was a bit fired up just before. Went rather red.

 

[Blakey]

Cause his tie was too tight.

 

[steds]

Fourth innings stats at OT... - not so bad with the bat in recent years after all?

Has been a better pitch in previous years.

 

[Goughy]

A very intersting day is promised today between 2 very dull and ordinary teams.

A good matchup with tense cricket

 

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Cause his tie was too tight.

That would explain it.

 

[Richard]

Smithy was a bit fired up just before. Went rather red.

Aye, 'twas remarkable as they come.

Vettori starts as a captain should, with those who have to date been his best bowlers - O'Brien and himself. Strauss and Vaughan going OK so far.

And BTW, I know I've said it elsewhere too, but dear namesake.

 

[steds]

Holding just did a piece on New Zealand's negative body language, which was very misleading. Slotted in some footage of them on the outfield just after they'd been bowled out, claiming they were standing around doing nothing. That 10 second spell of footage must have been the only time they were like that during the whole interval between innings. In fact, they looked well up for it. Vettori was out warming up before the English fielders were off the pitch. Martin was out as soon as he managed to get his pads off.

 

[Blakey]

Ball change

 

[Richard]

Yet again. WTF is wrong with the balls they're using this year?

 

[steds]

Ball change

Will work in New Zealand's favour. Wicket to fall within 5 overs imo.

 

[Blakey]

Maybe it's the 'illegal' bats they are using. Knocking it well out of shape.

 

[steds]

Yet again. WTF is wrong with the balls they're using this year?

Get made out of Plasticine these days, I reckon.

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[Blakey]

Poor crowd in.

 

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Holding just did a piece on New Zealand's negative body language, which was very misleading. Slotted in some footage of them on the outfield just after they'd been bowled out, claiming they were standing around doing nothing. That 10 second spell of footage must have been the only time they were like that during the whole interval between innings. In fact, they looked well up for it. Vettori was out warming up before the English fielders were off the pitch. Martin was out as soon as he managed to get his pads off.

That's interesting.

 

[steds]

Poor crowd in.

It's blowing a fecking gale.

 

[Richard]

Will work in New Zealand's favour. Wicket to fall within 5 overs imo.

Well, Vettori didn't seem to like it much that over. 11 from't.

196 now to win.

 

[Richard]

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Ind33d.

Poor crowd in.

It's blowing a fecking gale.

So we can count-out your attendance then?

 

[steds]

So we can count-out your attendance then?

That, and the fact I couldn't get there before lunch if I set out now, probably means you can.

 

[Blakey]

Well the pitch looks decidedly flat and easy now.