**Official** New Zealand in England

[Zinzan]

Bopara.

Comfortably

 

[wpdavid]

Terrible shot KP.

Seriously dumb.

 

[NUFAN]

I reckon Bopara is a huge chance of scoring his highest ODI score today..

 

[Richard]

Incidentally, that Pietersen wicket was one of the quietest-greeted I've seen for a long time.

 

[Zinzan]

Depends on where you're from.

Generally bias only applies when its close.

 

[wpdavid]

Incidentally, that Pietersen wicket was one of the quietest-greeted I've seen for a long time.

We're polite folks in this neck of the woods. Elsewhere, he'd have copped the abuse the shot deserved.

 

[Richard]

Generally bias only applies when its close.

Flynn clearly isn't hopeless. And it's not a case of bias - Kiwis are more likely to know of what class Flynn has than Brits, who know more of Bopara's.

 

[Zinzan]

Incidentally, that Pietersen wicket was one of the quietest-greeted I've seen for a long time.

Yep, total silence from Beefy and Hussian

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Haha, Nasser still going at it with Smith.

"England will be hoping that Ian Smith is wrong, he usually is"

Regarding Smiths prediction that it will be a high scoring match.

 

[Richard]

We're polite folks in this neck of the woods. Elsewhere, he'd have copped the abuse the shot deserved.

No, no, was meaning on commentary and in the ground. Though does apply on here too.

The first sound was the dismissal music, which is exceptionally unusual.

 

[Leslie1]

Time for one or two of the inexperienced batsmen to show they deserve their selections. If this side collapses like the London Bridge song on this wicket, England...

 

[Richard]

Bloody fools on about picking ODI players picked on Twenty20 form again.

 

[Leslie1]

Bloody fools on about picking ODI players picked on Twenty20 form again.

Napier anyone?

Gillespie has two maidens out of 6 overs so far and still run rate over 5s. -_-~ He's a bleeder.

Looking forward to the bowling partnership between Vettori and Oram in the middle overs.

 

[pasag]

Turn off the TV for like 10 minutes and two wickets fall. So annoying.

 

[Richard]

Napier anyone?

Gillespie has two maidens out of 6 overs so far and still run rate over 5s. -_-~ He's a bleeder.

Wonder what the odds of a Bell-Bopara run-out today?

 

[Zinzan]

Predictions on Vettori's spell? 1-44 for me

 

[Leslie1]

If Oram is at the other end, I predict a 5-fer with 1 of them LBW (Collingwood). The rest will be the batsmen trying to not get suffocated, and goes out skying a few.

 

[NUFAN]

Vettori 2-51 is my prediction.

 

[Zinzan]

I'll email you a beer if your closer, k

 

[Leslie1]

I love Southee's bowling average lol. Bond-esque.