***Official*** England in New Zealand series 2013

[straw man]

Radio commentator goes wild!

'New Zealand win! New Zealand win!'

Yes, cos that was a NZ team. Anyone would think this will be the highlight of our summer... oh wait.

 

[BeeGee]

Good effort all round.

 

[Zinzan]

Good effort all round.

England were spectacularly poor though, has to be said. Doubt they'll play this poorly again.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

England were spectacularly poor though, has to be said. Doubt they'll play this poorly again.

Doubt they will have Bracewell and Wagner bowling to them at the death either

 

[Kippax]

Henry > Ellis

Tell me more about the Butler injury.

 

[Spikey]

oh Dernbach

 

[BeeGee]

England were spectacularly poor though, has to be said. Doubt they'll play this poorly again.

I wouldn't say spectacularly poor. Broad, Patel, Lumb, Morgan and Buttler did very well. The rest were poor.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

oh Dernbach

If only he could........

Dernbach time!

 

[_Ed_]

 

[Zinzan]

I wouldn't say spectacularly poor. Broad, Patel, Lumb, Morgan and Buttler did very well. The rest were poor.

I was meaning their performance with the ball, Broad and Samit aside.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

I was meaning their performance with the ball, Broad and Samit aside.

maybe it was just good batting from us

 

[Prince EWS]

maybe it was just good batting from us

Devcich: too good.

Ain't nothin' world class bowlers can do when Anton Devcich gets his eye in.

 

[hendrix]

So, what should be the NZ side for the first T20?

Hamish Rutherford
Martin Guptill
Brendon McCullum
Ross Taylor
Colin Munro
James Franklin\Grant Elliott
Andrew Ellis
Nathan McCullum
Ian Butler
Ronnie Hira\Trent Boult
Mitchell McClenaghan

Do we know if Butler is injured?

McCullum is the perfect t20 opener.

The most halfwitted idea we ever had was dropping him back down the order.

IMO

McCullum
Guptill
Taylor

and I don't care about the rest.

 

[otagoman]

McCullum is the perfect t20 opener.

The most halfwitted idea we ever had was dropping him back down the order.

IMO

McCullum
Guptill
Taylor

and I don't care about the rest.

That should be the top 3 as you have to give your most aggressive and best batsmen the chance to bat the longest

 

[NZTailender]

If only he could........

Dernbach time!

Remember this moment in years to come, as it may be your finest.

 

[Days of Grace]

No guarantee that Taylor will play on Saturday.

 

[Meridio]

No guarantee that Taylor will play on Saturday.

sauce?

 

[Days of Grace]

I just don't think McHesson will select him.

 

[Meridio]

I just don't think McHesson will select him.

Oh, right. Well, there is a part of me that thinks they'll do something stupid like that, and justify it with 'Ross hasn't played any T20 cricket lately', but surely even McHesson aren't that dumb?

 

[hendrix]

That should be the top 3 as you have to give your most aggressive and best batsmen the chance to bat the longest

Agree completely.

Also think it's somewhat true in ODI cricket as well, with the exception of Williamson who's demonstrated a superior ability to construct an innings.

Oh, right. Well, there is a part of me that thinks they'll do something stupid like that, and justify it with 'Ross hasn't played any T20 cricket lately', but surely even McHesson aren't that dumb?

"His international t20 record is not great and we think he should focus on test cricket"

I remember him carving up in the IPL for a couple of seasons. A real shame that Bangalore didn't keep him as he had quite a following it seemed.