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

[straw man]

Gonna be close.

4 runs from the last 4 overs (before that boundary) so doubt England will get to 310 today now

I'm still an outside sniff with my 283/3

such an optimist

 

[Zinzan]

such an optimist

Haha c'mon, 10 overs remaining & I need 1 for 36

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

4 runs from the last 4 overs (before that boundary) so doubt England will get to 310 today now

Indeed. 280 even looking a long way away.

 

[Prince EWS]

Pietersen will have a crack at the new ball IMO.

 

[Zinzan]

Pietersen will have a crack at the new ball IMO.

Here's hoping.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Just starting to reverse. Let's get a new ball.

 

[Prince EWS]

If he gets any strike..

 

[Howe_zat]

If he gets any strike..

Yep, cue maiden, good stuff

Or 1 run

 

[straw man]

Haha c'mon, 10 overs remaining & I need 1 for 36

1/360 in the next 100 overs seems more likely

 

[Zinzan]

1/360 in the next 100 overs seems more likely

We will get another wicket before stumps, you heard it first.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

We will get another wicket before stumps, you heard it first.

Stumps on day 2?

OK.

 

[Days of Grace]

ROADY McROAD!!!

 

[straw man]

A fifth bowler would be really handy here*:

Southee
Boult
Bracewell/Wagner/McGlaggaglagg/young-dude
Vettori
Anderson/Neesham/Ryder/all-rounder

make it so

* and in the last test so we hadn't already over-bowled our fast men coming into this match

 

[Nate]

Pietersen will have a crack at the new ball IMO.

Should bowl Martin to him.

 

[Bahnz]

Southee's bowled gunge today.

 

[straw man]

ROADY McROAD!!!

It didn't work this time

 

[Howe_zat]

KP's been awful, really. Scrappy.

 

[BeeGee]

I think England should declare at 570/4 and then NZ can score 638.

 

[straw man]

Everyone predicting that NZ will make runs on this pudding is asking for trouble imo. This pitch is more of a sponge than Dunedin's blancmange and I for one am not sure our batsmen can handle the demands of a sponge.

 

[BeeGee]

Well done, England.