**Official** New Zealand in England

[Richard]

FFS, why did you have to do that KPP?

If we lose Collingwood and Ambrose quickly, which is more than possible, we could easily have to fight for this again.

 

[wpdavid]

He's not likely to be, though, is he?

I really don't know. tbh I'm guessing that there's a week and a half before the 3rd test, but I don't know whether Lancashire will have a four-day game before then. But no, it's not likely, is it.

Great, KP's finally managed to run himself out. What a dickhead.

 

[chalky]

Stupid

 

[PY]

Another stupid runout. Surely we can't throw this away...

 

[Neil Pickup]

Not happy. Pretty sure that's Ian Bell's fault somehow.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Bollox. KP's just run himself out. There was no need to try for the second there. Oh, god. Bell & Collingwood at the crease. Surely not...?

 

[pasag]

Silly stuff KP.

 

[Richard]

Surely we can't throw this away...

Think pretty much every person watching this is asking that right now. And we all know the answer is an emphatic "yes".

Will we? I seriously, seriously hope not.

 

[wpdavid]

And suddenly the new ball in seven overs time doesn't seem quite such an irrelevance.

 

[_Ed_]

It's amazing the effect a couple of wickets has on the fielding side, can actually hear them talking now.

Just a shame England aren't chasing an extra 50-75.

 

[Richard]

Bloody hell, that was not far away.

 

[_Ed_]

Close one that.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Not happy. Pretty sure that's Ian Bell's fault somehow.

Ugh, well that LBW definitely was his fault. That were dead.

EDIT - Collingwood... determined to blame Ian Bell whatever

 

[chalky]

That looked dead on replay - a bit of bad luck for Kiwis

 

[BoyBrumby]

That was out, wasn't it? Gotta be hitting leg. Hawkeye agrees.

 

[Richard]

Ugh, well that LBW definitely was his fault.

Only problem is, it was Collingwood on strike. So no, it wasn't.

 

[UncleTheOne]

bell and colly to get bogged down in typical fashion me thinks.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Trent Bridge 2005 anyone? Where are Hoggy and Gilo when you need them...

 

[Stapel]

I can see Bell, Collingwood and Ambrose all fall for single digit scores, but Broad and Sidebottom saving the match. This is one hell of a match! And when it's over, we have Aus-WI as desert!

I reckon Broad will miss out if Flintoff has recovered from his side strain.

Or Anderson, or Collingwood?

 

[Richard]

Trent Bridge 2005 anyone? Where are Hoggy and Gilo when you need them...

We always had Trent Bridge 2005 in the bag. There was never a time when we were behind the eight-ball.

Had that Collingwood lbw been given as it should've been, I'd have been far more worried than I ever was at Trent Bridge.