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

[Neil Pickup]

Impeccable judgement from Finn.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

use your bat ****

 

[stumpski]

I don't remember Finn doing the night watch before, at least not when Anderson was playing. Mantle handed over?

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Boult 147kph. Our speed radars are so full of ****

 

[ohnoitsyou]

if this was NZ batting these edges would be carrying straight to slip

 

[wellAlbidarned]

if this was NZ batting these edges would be carrying straight to slip

Did you watch any of Taylor and Brownlie batting? We get our own fair share too.

 

[Howsie]

Boult not feeling to bad after yesterday then, 147k that last ball. Southee on the other hand looks stuffed.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Boult 147kph. Our speed radars are so full of ****

Didnt he hit 145kph in one of LO games as well?

 

[Neil Pickup]

Boult not feeling to bad after yesterday then, 147k that last ball. Southee on the other hand looks stuffed.

Southee always looks pretty much knackered, to be fair.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Didnt he hit 145kph in one of LO games as well?

He can hit the mid 140s, but I always get the impression our speed guns are a touch generous.

Southee seems to be falling away in his delivery stride more than previously. Not liking it.

 

[Zinzan]

FFS Doull repeating the exact same stupid points again & again is infuriating. He's a friggen broken record.

 

[straw man]

Southee always looks pretty much knackered, to be fair.

Atherton was commenting on this yesterday - compared him to Angus Fraser (iirc) who apparently always looked like he'd bowled for 6 hours before the morning's play had started.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Don't tell me we're back to pre-india southee. **** that thumb injury came at the worst possible time

 

[straw man]

Saw the missed half chance in slips just now. Slips and gully need to stand within touching distance of the batsmen on this wicket it seems

Guptill would have caught it of course.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Atherton was commenting on this yesterday - compared him to Angus Fraser (iirc) who apparently always looked like he'd bowled for 6 hours before the morning's play had started.

Yeah, sounds about right for Gus. Always seemed to have the weight of the world on his shoulders.

The ball seems to have almost stopped swinging. Good news for England, bad news for anyone hoping for an interesting day's cricket. Or to stay up to 4:30am to watch the whole thing.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Saw the missed half chance in slips just now. Slips and gully need to stand within touching distance of the batsmen on this wicket it seems

Guptill would have caught it of course.

They've inched forward since then, but it feels something of a case of stable doors and horses.

 

[Cabinet96]

I'll probably get slated for saying this, but I think if England have a good hour/first session, I think they should try and win the game.

 

[Neil Pickup]

I'll probably get slated for saying this, but I think if England have a good hour/first session, I think they should try and win the game.

This is why children aren't allowed positions of responsibility.

 

[Howsie]

Hmmmm, I think we can safely assume that the next two pitches will be pretty similar to this one, flat with average pace and bounce. Five days of cricket is what NZC will be after, bring in the $$$$$$$$

 

[Flem274*]

This is going to be exactly like Napier 2009 isn't it.