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

[Cabinet96]

Carn Jimmeh, five-for!

Mills is a pretty handy number 10, as is Boult at number 11.

 

[_Ed_]

Poos. Hope the last pair can limp through to 280.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Taaaylah

 

[Zinzan]

Well batted Taylor

I don't remotely know what to make of this score. I'd above par I guess but it's hard to believe it's by much.

No way, England have done well here. Napier is generally a 290-300 par at international level.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Gah, not needed

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

30 runs under par, in fact.

England should coast, unless NZ can get them in early trouble.

 

[Cabinet96]

>260
261-280 straw man
281-290 KN
291-300 - Zinzan
301-310 - Brumby
311-320 - Cabinet96
321-330
331-340
340<

 

[Zinzan]

Damn, Boult needed to give Mills a lick at the last over.

 

[BeeGee]

Not enough.

 

[straw man]

Well batted Taylor

I don't remotely know what to make of this score. I'd above par I guess but it's hard to believe it's by much.

Yes it's hard to know what par is here when it looked like McCullum was batting on a different pitch to the rest of our batsmen. Will England bat on that or the other one?

Suspect we're just a little short so a lot depends on whether our new ball bowlers can apply as much pressure as England's did.

 

[Howe_zat]

No way, England have done well here. Napier is generally a 290-300 par at international level.

Hasn't it generally been pretty hard to score though, apart from one mental partnership?

How did they stop the runs in the first 25?

 

[Cabinet96]

First 12.4 overs - 23 runs

Final 12.4 overs - 126 runs

Sums up England's ODI bowling at the moment.

 

[Howe_zat]

No way, England have done well here. Napier is generally a 290-300 par at international level.

Hasn't it generally been pretty hard to score though, apart from one mental partnership? That would suggest that one stand should make the difference.

How did they stop the runs in the first 25?

 

[Cabinet96]

Hasn't it generally been pretty hard to score though, apart from one mental partnership?

How did they stop the runs in the first 25?

Really good batting, plus some probably over conservative batting. The pitch has always seemed fine.

 

[Pothas]

Well played Taylor

Well bowled Jimmy, could have been an awful lot worse at the end there.

Broad continues to be a worry.

 

[Mike5181]

Franklin's innings was disgusting really. No intent at all.

 

[Howe_zat]

I'm as worried about Swann as I am about Broad, he's been completely ineffective so far this series, and he's got poor figures despite not bowling when McCullum came in.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

I'm as worried about Swann as I am about Broad, he's been completely ineffective so far this series, and he's got poor figures despite not bowling when McCullum came in.

Reckon it has something to do with our lack of lefties.

 

[Bahnz]

Think the first 25 overs will really hurt us here. If they'd batted better and got to 110 by 25 overs, they'd be in great shape. As it is now, I really can't see them defending this, barring an England top order collapse.

Also, not smart from Boult trying to slog a six down the ground. With one wicket in the bank, the objective should've been to pick up singles until the last couple of balls. Ah well.

 

[hendrix]

Mills is going to be tonked on this ground if it doesn't swing.