**Official** New Zealand in England

[KiWiNiNjA]

No hand-shaking, NZ lock themselves in the dressing-room. Not good.

And damn right.

 

[Richard]

And now NZ are going into six year old sulk mode without shaking hands.

Someone act adult somewhere please.

Honestly. Don't know what you were expecting.

 

[stumpski]

And now NZ are going into six year old sulk mode without shaking hands.

Someone act adult somewhere please.

I don't blame them tbh. I hope Vettori has something to say at the presentations as well.

Will be intrigued to hear what Collingwood has to say.

 

[Richard]

Good to hear on both counts.

Haha, Styris MOTM, that's a joke though, after those 3 let-offs.

 

[four_or_six]

Collingwood and Vettori, top blokes I reckon.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

And damn right.

Haha, I was trying to edit that when the site went a bit on the blink.

Good to see Collingwood and Vettori sorting it out.

 

[stumpski]

Found it impossible to access the forum for a while there.

Good to see the ice has been broken there. Colly was quite contrite at the post-match interview.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Was expecting some maturity on either side... good to see it now. Bloody difficult to say "I were wrong". At least hatchets are buried now.

Still, I look forward to McCullum's analogising of this with the Murali & Mpofu runouts.

 

[Richard]

Haha, I was trying to edit that when the site went a bit on the blink.

Found it impossible to access the forum for a while there.

Yeah database-errors again, second time today.

 

[Prince EWS]

Good to hear on both counts.

Haha, Styris MOTM, that's a joke though, after those 3 let-offs.

It's not about how good the innings was though; it's about how much of a positive impact it had on the result. I'd have given it to Styris as well TBH.

 

[Richard]

Still, I look forward to McCullum's analogising of this with the Murali & Mpofu runouts.

"I tried to win the game without being entirely fair; now when others aren't entirely fair to my team I realise how annoying it is."

Would be an accurate summation methinks.

 

[Days of Grace]

Collingwood had more then a split-second to make the decision.
The umpire looked to be asking him if he wanted to retract his appeal.

Anyway, it was good in the end that Collingwood admitted to making the right decision. Greg Chappell take notes.

 

[Scaly piscine]

The most mediocre side in history playing the dumbest side on the planet.

Will have to catch that run out, sounds like a big fuss over nothing.

 

[Richard]

It's not about how good the innings was though; it's about how much of a positive impact it had on the result. I'd have given it to Styris as well TBH.

Have always liked to view it as "best performance of the match" myself.

In either case, I'd have said Mills. Bowled OK then that knock.

 

[Prince EWS]

Have always liked to view it as "best performance of the match" myself.

I had this debate recently in another thread; I don't particularly want to go there again.
I respect your right to interpret it that way however I expect you to respect my right to my interpretation also.

In either case, I'd have said Mills. Bowled OK then that knock.

Yeah I probably would have been happier with Mills getting it on reflection.

 

[Zinzan]

Collingwood and Vettori, top blokes I reckon.

Ummm yes Vettori is a top bloke

Collingwood will live with that decision for a long time. What a goof he must feel, he had the opportunity to do something genuinely good for the game and blew it. Will feel even more stupid given they lost. I know its hypothetical, but I really believe Vettori would have done the right thing in that situation.

 

[Richard]

Anyway, it was good in the end that Collingwood admitted to making the right decision.

Guess you meant "wrong decision".

Greg Chappell take notes.

Chappell's explained what he did there time and again.

 

[Richard]

Will have to catch that run out, sounds like a big fuss over nothing.

Yeah obviously, a Durham player couldn't possibly have done wrong.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

The most mediocre side in history playing the dumbest side on the planet.

England were playing with themselves?

 

[zaremba]

As an England supporter I was pretty gutted to see the refusal to withdraw the appeal.

But both Collingwood and Vettori deserve praise for their words post-match. Styris says that Collingwood went to the NZ dressing room and apologised. That's a big thing to do. Vettori also apologising for the NZ behaviour on the balcony was also good. I feel a bit more warm and fuzzy now...