**Official** New Zealand in England

[Richard]

If this was top-order batsmen doing this sort of scoring I'd be fine with it, but FFS tailenders, you ask "what's the point?"

I'd so much prefer to see them bowling.

 

[Richard]

Six slip\gullies and STILL the ball manages to find a way through.

 

[Richard]

300 up.

 

[Leslie1]

Anderson must be happy he's now stayed at the crease long enough to be considered a genuine number 9 batsman.

 

[_Ed_]

If this was top-order batsmen doing this sort of scoring I'd be fine with it

Wouldn't really happen though would it? If they came to the second morning with two top-order players still there I would hope that they would be showing a little more intent.

 

[GIMH]

300 up I see, aiii

 

[99*]

 

[Richard]

Wouldn't really happen though would it? If they came to the second morning with two top-order players still there I would hope that they would be showing a little more intent.

Possibly - was just meaning that I don't care about the scoring-rate if it's top-order batsmen, but tailenders it's annoying. I just generally prefer to see tailenders knocked over quickly anyway, so we can get on with the game. This applies any time in the game.

Wonder what Garry Sobers is doing in the crowd.

 

[_Ed_]

How many runs have been scored in the third man area this morning? It's really frustrating.

 

[204*]

This is very frustrating

 

[Richard]

99* and 204*. Nicely done.

(As long as this isn't SW\BLE)

 

[Perm]

Wonder what Garry Sobers is doing in the crowd.

Watching?

 

[99*]

99* and 204*. Nicely done.

(As long as this isn't SW\BLE)

And WTF just happened to the site?

 

[TheEpic]

If this was top-order batsmen doing this sort of scoring I'd be fine with it, but FFS tailenders, you ask "what's the point?"

I'd so much prefer to see them bowling.

Or maybe they're just scoring valuable runs regardless of what rate they're scoring them at. And Broad is clearly not just a tail-ender.

 

[wpdavid]

Did the site go down for a while?

Anyway, mixed feelings about all this. The runs are welcome, but it's all looking very easy and you can see us struggling to take wickets unless we find a lot more swing than the NZers.

 

[GIMH]

Bloody hell. You don't expect to still be batting on the second morning when you're 86/5 on day one, never mind to have 330 on the board. Amazing turnaround

 

[wpdavid]

99* and 204*. Nicely done.

(As long as this isn't SW\BLE)

99* may refer to Alex Tudor.

204* may refer to Jason Gillespie. Maybe.

 

[99*]

99* may refer to Alex Tudor.

204* may refer to Jason Gillespie. Maybe.

As if, my highest ever score in a cricket game.

 

[Leslie1]

And WTF just happened to the site?

All the Kiwi CW posters starting a riot.

So the pitch flattens and we finally see O Brien, Martin, Mills for the kind of bowlers they are ------> Fill in the adjectives.

It's not like Broad and Anderson are world class batsmen here. Can somebody produce ONE good unplayable delivery and get one of them out please? And CATCH! .

This is mildly amusing if both of these batsmen are playing their shots with all hell abandon to advance the game...

This is getting close to embarassing for the Black Caps.

 

[NZTailender]

Broad to make England's side as a specialist bat