**Official** New Zealand in England

[stumpski]

Do NZ have any realistic 6th bowler options or is it just nailed on that Gillespie, Mills, Mason, Vettori and Styris are gonna bowl all the overs?

Good question - How bowls a bit of medium pace I think but he'd be under a lot of pressure here. Could be interesting if someone has a couple of bad overs.

 

[Prince EWS]

Good question - How bowls a bit of medium pace I think but he'd be under a lot of pressure here. Could be interesting if someone has a couple of bad overs.

How bowls off spin. So does Taylor. I think Taylor would bowl before How, and he's pretty damn dire. Oram's late withdrawal was a big blow, even though he's a pretty crap Twenty20 bowler himself.

 

[duffer]

The new England kit is gash. Not doing it for me at all.

 

[Nate]

The new England kit is gash. Not doing it for me at all.

Broad is sxc though.

Looks like in 20/20 you spell 'dire' h-o-w.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Looks like in 20/20 you spell 'dire' h-o-w.

So what does m-a-r-s-h-a-l-l spell?

 

[duffer]

What's with NZ trying to keep McCullum off strike in the powerplays?

 

[stumpski]

The new England kit is gash. Not doing it for me at all.

Is this just for T20s, or for all one-day cricket now?

 

[duffer]

Is this just for T20s, or for all one-day cricket now?

Hope it's a one off but not sure. We'll find out tomorrow I guess.

Great crowd in, and was that a group of Amy Winehouses I saw?

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

What's with NZ trying to keep McCullum off strike in the powerplays?

Well, this is only a warm-up game, right?

Finally NZ's two best 20-20 players get to have a bit of a giggle.

 

[stumpski]

Hope it's a one off but not sure. We'll find out tomorrow I guess.

Great crowd in, and was that a group of Amy Winehouses I saw?

Yeah, ground's filled up now - most seemed to arrive in last half hour.

14-2 with the big guns in, NZ need these two to bat for 10 overs minimum.

 

[stumpski]

Wonder if that's the first time McCullum's played out a maiden in Twenty20 cricket.

That was only the 25th in all matches apparently.

 

[andruid]

Wonder if that's the first time McCullum's played out a maiden in Twenty20 cricket.

That was only the 25th in all matches apparently.

And off James Anderson

 

[duffer]

McCullum 0 (8) so far.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

This kit is worse than Australia's IMO.

 

[Raghav]

McCullum did not score a run in the Powerplays'

 

[PY]

Commentators are crap for 20/20. Ergh.

 

[Raghav]

Commentators are crap for 20/20. Ergh.

Better follow cricinfo commentary than that!

NZ Scoring in SIXES & Fours

 

[BoyBrumby]

Colly versus McCullum could be interest. Reckon Macca might just fancy the medium pace after what's gone before.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Why on earth are the umpires wearing the same colour clothing as England?

 

[duffer]

McCullum not timing them at all. Signs the pitch isn't as good as we thought or that he's just struggling?

Taylor gone now, NZ in the ****ter.