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

[grecian]

Good effort to try make it personal mate.

it was a low blow I apologize

 

[Athlai]

You're about 2 hours too late with that call.

With Franklin in we were still an outside shot of getting the score Smith wanted and have that outside chance to roll England, now we'll struggle to get further than 200 and stand pretty much zero chance.

 

[Athlai]

it was a low blow I apologize

No worries we'll just watch some cricket eh?

 

[grecian]

No worries we'll just watch some cricket eh?

well I will until I fall asleep

 

[Zinzan]

Taylor isn't deaf and he'll know that sometimes you don't feel thin edges. But he also knew that he didn't think he hit it.

Surely you can see it from his POV.

I can't be sure, but my honest gut-feel from his body language was the review was a hopeful after-thought. Players know when they nick it 99.99% of the time.

 

[Cabinet96]

Awesome work.

 

[NZTailender]

Time for NMac to prove me wrong with a quickfire 50 and book himself another year in the pyjamas.

EDIT: LOOOOOOOOOOL got out just before I hit submit.

 

[Bahnz]

You can really see why David Leggat wants NcCullum in the test team for his ability to bat.

 

[NZTailender]

Andrew Ellis if there was ever a time not to be a useless **** today is it.

 

[straw man]

Here's Ellis to score a composed 50(50)

 

[hendrix]

what is the point in Andrew Ellis when he bats at 9?

What is the point in Andrew Ellis?

 

[Athlai]

Ian Smith the guru

 

[straw man]

I can't be sure, but my honest gut-feel from his body language was the review was a hopeful after-thought. Players know when they nick it 99.99% of the time.

awta

Not that it matters any more

 

[NZTailender]

fmd Ellis has only 3 list-a 50s, and 55 wickets from 58 games. Remember when our bits and pieces used to have more pieces and bits than this?

 

[Cabinet96]

I can't be sure, but my honest gut-feel from his body language was the review was a hopeful after-thought. Players know when they nick it 99.99% of the time.

Nah, I reckon it's a myth. I remember being at Lords when England were playing Pakistan and Cook was given out caught behind. He went down had a chat with Strauss, and decided to review it. It turned out there was daylight between bat and ball at all times.

 

[Zinzan]

Does anyone else get the horrible feeling that even if NZ does miraculously get to 230 from here that England will still cruise to victory within 40 overs?

 

[Jono]

**** cricket from NZ here

 

[Athlai]

Does anyone else get the horrible feeling that even if NZ does miraculously get to 230 from here that England will still cruise to victory within 40 overs?

Yep.

 

[straw man]

fmd Ellis has only 3 list-a 50s, and 55 wickets from 58 games. Remember when our bits and pieces used to have more pieces and bits than this?

sums Ellis up perfectly.

 

[Prince EWS]

what is the point in Andrew Ellis when he bats at 9?

Just in case you end up 110/7.

The selectors foresaw this.