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

[BeeGee]

Martin on. This isn't going to end well.

 

[wpdavid]

Martin on. This isn't going to end well.

What do we know about him?

 

[hendrix]

Tour warmup games have no place in the modern schedule. Players are professional and have plenty of time to prepare themselves.

If certain players haven't had enough match practice then boards should arrange to slot them into domestic matches.

 

[Stapel]

Martin on. This isn't going to end well.

A nearly 33 year old debutant with a FC average of 36....

So, why was he picked?

 

[Flem274*]

Going to back Bruce Martin to bowl respectably here.

 

[_Ed_]

The cricket's on a TV screen in the office.

It's directly behind my desk, and management can easily see every time I turn around.

 

[Flem274*]

A nearly 33 year old debutant with a FC average of 36....

So, why was he picked?

Because the rest average 40+

We don't have any spinners.

Martin has bowled all right in the past couple of years so he gets the gig.

 

[wpdavid]

Because the rest average 40+

We don't have any spinners.

Martin has bowled all right in the past couple of years so he gets the gig.

Apologies for showing my ignorance, but wtf has happened to Vettori?

 

[BeeGee]

What do we know about him?

His FC performances in 2013:

0/48
0/49
1/95, 3/81
0/11, 3/177
3/230

 

[BeeGee]

Apologies for showing my ignorance, but wtf has happened to Vettori?

He's drunk.

 

[straw man]

The cricket's on a TV screen in the office.

It's directly behind my desk, and management can easily see every time I turn around.

Buy a mirror?

 

[Stapel]

Because the rest average 40+

We don't have any spinners.

Martin has bowled all right in the past couple of years so he gets the gig.

Well, let's see then.....

Justified or not, there is a point where no spinner is better than a crap spinner, I guess.

 

[wpdavid]

He's drunk.

I see.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Have to say that despite all the rain yesterday the outfield is impressively fast.

 

[straw man]

Apologies for showing my ignorance, but wtf has happened to Vettori?

Hasn't played since T20 world cup as has an achilles problem. Is targeting the return series to England.

 

[Flem274*]

He's drunk.

And injured.

 

[Pothas]

Is it me or does Wagner have a really big head?

 

[BeeGee]

Well, let's see then.....

Justified or not, there is a point where no spinner is better than a crap spinner, I guess.

Yep. If I was selecting the team I would have played Butler ahead of Martin.

 

[_Ed_]

Buy a mirror?

I like the way you think.

Why the black armbands?

 

[BeeGee]

Is it me or does Wagner have a really big head?

In more ways than one, yes.