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

[Flem274*]

Fulton defending balls 10km outside off from the start.

Here's hoping all this time off make England's bowlers dire.

 

[Pothas]

Yeah, both Rutherford and Compton have had some excellent luck with the conditions in terms of their careers - even if Rutherford turns out terrible, he'll get Guptill-like lenience from the selectors, and Compton has pretty much booked his Ashes series, both on the flattest of flat wickets.

This wicket maybe flat but it is not the 'flattest' of flat.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Didn't see that one coming.

 

[grecian]

Amazing the worst ball he's bowled this spell.

 

[Mike5181]

Pretty awful from Fulton.

 

[Goughy]

Soft dismissal. Can't play that shot as an opener when you are grafting against good bowling at the end of a day facing a big total

 

[Jarquis]

Prior has an 80 odd and a 90 odd where he's got our reverse sweeping now

 

[Mike5181]

Looking at Williamson's test record gets more and more depressing every time I see it.

 

[Flem274*]

Finn bowling back of a length just outside off should get Williamson.

 

[straw man]

Didn't see the wicket but

Anderson to Fulton, OUT, gone, Anderson gets his man! Fulton swinging in the wind and taken at first slip! It was a back-of-a-length ball, just did a little bit off the deck and Fulton stood stock still in the crease and poked at it, really didn't need to be playing at that ball but Alastair Cook, the catcher, will be grateful that he did

... sounds exactly how I imagined Fulton would be getting out this series. Crease-bound and without a technique that is able to play a ball just short of a length in the corridor.

 

[Flem274*]

Looking at Williamson's test record gets more and more depressing every time I see it.

Coming in at 1 for zilch almost every innings is tough for any young batsman tbf to him.

Keep bowling on Rutherford's legs please.

 

[straw man]

Wanna see Taylor and Rutherford/Williamson bat all day tomorrow. Taylor needs runs.

 

[Goughy]

Who is this guy doing the stats on NZ coverage. I can barely understand a word he says. He isn't a broadcaster is he?

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

NZ's answer to Max Kruger, Francis "bring the" Payne

 

[Prince EWS]

Who is this guy doing the stats on NZ coverage. I can barely understand a word he says. He isn't a broadcaster is he?

Nah he's a statistician. He does a little segment every day now; they even have a jingle for it It is seriously, seriously painful though.

Or should I say payneful?

 

[BeeGee]

Pretty awful from Fulton.

Soft dismissal. Can't play that shot as an opener when you are grafting against good bowling at the end of a day facing a big total

Just not an opener.

NZ produces middle order batsmen only.

 

[Mike5181]

Just not an opener.

NZ produces middle order batsmen only.

Not massively unhappy at the moment though. Outside Baz, Rutherford looks a level or two above the openers we have tried since Richardson.

 

[Mike5181]

Monty needs to be somewhere.

 

[straw man]

Odds on Williamson getting out trying to cut Panesar?

 

[Kippax]

"Get him down to 29.8". Stats chat with Prior.