**Official** New Zealand in England

[Flem274*]

well not liking rugby - I dont know how you can call yourself a kiwi

I open my mouth and say "I am a kiwi."

 

[S.P. Fleming]

McCaw MOTM for me, this man may not be a good captain, but he is a machine at the breakdown.

yea McCaw had a cracker of a game he really led from the front tonight

 

[Manee]

I am just watching highlights from the England innings and Iain O Brian really is looking like a very fine bowler. His pace is also up considerably since the first Test, he is now in the low to mid 80s mph whereas he was high 70s mph in the last Test.

 

[99*]

talking about the All Blacks - any opinions on tonights match? I thought is was a solid performance to start off against a determined irish pack and a referee who probably took lessons from that loser Wayne

Honestly Ireland played much better than NZ given the conditions. Just unlucky with the try in the second half tbh.

Sick of NZ comentators (Mexted needs to take an English class) and spectators complaining when a ref gives penalties, look at the reasons why, NZ were all over the ruck (have been for years) and are just waiting to get a penalty against them. Also sick of everybody thinking we are the be-all-and-end-all of world rugby no matter who's in the team. And lastly sick of people ******** about Henry still being coach, FFS it's over, done, Deans is gone now who gives a ****, he'll lose with Aussie, then crawl back here and given the fact that we haven't won a WC in more than 20 years, he isn't going to turn that around.

/rant]

So when is play going to start?

 

[Flem274*]

I am just watching highlights from the England innings and Iain O Brian really is looking like a very fine bowler. His pace is also up considerably since the first Test, he is now in the low to mid 80s mph whereas he was high 70s mph in the last Test.

Think the lack of wind may have helped his pace.

 

[Leslie1]

Well, bear in mind this is not vintage England (as their statistics and averages would suggest), this is England prior to NZ series, are under the hammer for under performing and since playing NZ, they seem to have regained the favors of the public at large.

 

[S.P. Fleming]

I am just watching highlights from the England innings and Iain O Brian really is looking like a very fine bowler. His pace is also up considerably since the first Test, he is now in the low to mid 80s mph whereas he was high 70s mph in the last Test.

yea O'Brien really suprised me. When I had seen him previously he looked a shocker, just a guy filling up the numbers. John Bracewell saw something in him and maybe he was right.

 

[Flem274*]

Honestly Ireland played much better than NZ given the conditions. Just unlucky with the try in the second half tbh.

Sick of NZ comentators (Mexted needs to take an English class) and spectators complaining when a ref gives penalties, look at the reasons why, NZ were all over the ruck (have been for years) and are just waiting to get a penalty against them. Also sick of everybody thinking we are the be-all-and-end-all of world rugby no matter who's in the team. And lastly sick of people ******** about Henry still being coach, FFS it's over, done, Deans is gone now who gives a ****, he'll lose with Aussie, then crawl back here and given the fact that we haven't won a WC in more than 20 years, he isn't going to turn that around.

/rant]

So when is play going to start?

Haha, sums up what I think of the recent events. Great rant.

 

[Leslie1]

So when is play going to start?

I hope it doesn't start till day 5 and Oram can score us another century batting again and draw.



Plus my eyes are so shot from staying up watching.

 

[Jakester1288]

When is the match due to start?

 

[steds]

When is the match due to start?

25 minutes ago. Covers still not off though. Light rain.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

yea O'Brien really suprised me. When I had seen him previously he looked a shocker, just a guy filling up the numbers. John Bracewell saw something in him and maybe he was right.

:rolleyes: Yeah. Let's all thank Bracewell for spotting something that seasoned cricket watchers had known for years - O'Brien's a decent bowler in bowling conditions.

well not liking rugby - I dont know how you can call yourself a kiwi

How can you like rugby these days when the Warriors are so awful?

 

[99*]

I hope it doesn't start till day 5 and Oram can score us another century batting again and draw.



Plus my eyes are so shot from staying up watching.

Isn't Oram out already?

Staying up anyway, F1 qualifying is on at 5 and I won't wake up if I go to sleep, so I want something to keep me occupied while I wait, wouldn't mind, seeing NZ bowled out quick, then making a massive total following on. Of course, it'll never happen but I really don't want Robbie Deans as my avatar.

 

[99*]

:rolleyes: Yeah. Let's all thank Bracewell for spotting something that seasoned cricket watchers had known for years - O'Brien's a decent bowler in bowling conditions.



How can you like rugby these days when the Warriors are so awful?

Didin't stop them beating the Knights last week.

 

[pasag]

Foxtel is dire
England's weather is dire
Rugby is dire

 

[steds]

Not been the same since Stacey left.

 

[steds]

Foxtel is dire
England's weather is dire
Rugby is dire

Lancashire's weather is fine, I'll have you know.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Didin't stop them beating the Knights last week.

Yip. There's only a couple of teams as crap as the Wawwiors... The Knights and the Bunnies. I used to like league until I decided to watch the Wawwiors play a few weeks ago. That, coupled with the poor excuse for an international team that are the Kiwis.

 

[99*]

Yip. There's only a couple of teams as crap as the Wawwiors... The Knights and the Bunnies. I used to like league until I decided to watch the Wawwiors play a few weeks ago. That, coupled with the poor excuse for an international team that are the Kiwis.

Oh no you did not just say the Knights are as bad as the Warriors and Bunnies!

 

[steds]

Jarrod Mullen rox me sox.