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

[NZTailender]

So the first warm up starts in just over a month. The 2 Test and 3 ODI series rolls into the Champions Trophy before finishing with two T20s.

Sat May 4 - Mon May 6 - Derbyshire v New Zealanders
County Ground, Derby

Thu May 9 - Sun May 12 - England Lions v New Zealanders
Grace Road, Leicester

Thu May 16 - Mon May 20 - 1st Test - England v New Zealand
Lord's, London

Fri May 24 - Tue May 28 - 2nd Test - England v New Zealand
Headingley, Leeds

Fri May 31 - 1st ODI - England v New Zealand
Lord's, London

Sun Jun 2 - 2nd ODI - England v New Zealand
The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Wed Jun 5 - 3rd ODI - England v New Zealand
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Sun Jun 9 - 4th Match, Group A - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Wed Jun 12 - 7th Match, Group A - Australia v New Zealand
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Sun Jun 16 - 11th Match, Group A - England v New Zealand
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Sat Jun 22 - Kent v New Zealanders (Cancelled if NZ in Final of ICC Champions Trophy.)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Tue Jun 25 - 1st T20I - England v New Zealand
Kennington Oval, London

Thu Jun 27 - 2nd T20I - England v New Zealand
Kennington Oval, London

 

[Hurricane]

So the first warm up starts in just over a month. The 2 Test and 3 ODI series rolls into the Champions Trophy before finishing with two T20s.

Sat May 4 - Mon May 6 - Derbyshire v New Zealanders
County Ground, Derby

Thu May 9 - Sun May 12 - England Lions v New Zealanders
Grace Road, Leicester

how long are these two games?

 

[straw man]

It would appear 3 days and 4 days

 

[straw man]

This series gonn' be ossum. Especially if we find a way to score runs. And it doesn't rain.

Will be less awesome if follows the home/away pattern vs South Africa

 

[Hurricane]

It would appear 3 days and 4 days

Doh. Sometimes I think I am mildly dyslexic! Thanks for that.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

When is our squad(s) expected to be named?

 

[Kippax]

Within the week I'd say. Doubt there's any pressure on Mitch to play the final on Sunday, did say he was "not far away at all" a week ago.

 

[Mike5181]

Anyone want to have a guess at what our ODI squad will look like?

 

[Flem274*]

I'm always up for mad speculation

Guptill
Ronchi
Williamson
Taylor
Watling (wk)
McCullum
Franklin
NcCullum
Mills
Southee
McClenaghan

Elliott
Latham
Anderson
Henry

Kitchen and Papps unlucky.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Papps
Guptill
Williamson
Taylor
Elliott
McCullum
Watling
Vettori
Mills
Southee
McClenaghan

Latham
Ronchi
Neesham
Henry

 

[Kippax]

Guptill
Ronchi
Williamson
Taylor
Watling
McCullum
Franklin
Vettori
Southee
Mills
McClenaghan

(Elliott - NcCullum - Boult - Henry)

 

[Kippax]

Papps
Guptill
Williamson
Taylor
Elliott
McCullum
Watling
Vettori
Mills
Southee
McClenaghan

Looking for Kane to chuck at least five overs down there, like it.

 

[BackFootPunch]

At least 5 tbh. Shunt only needs to bowl if Kane's getting hit.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Somehow i doubt How will be left out, Ronchi has been in **** form and Papps wont be picked so:

How
Guptill
Williamson
Taylor
Elliot
McCullum
Franklin
Vettori
Southee
Mills
Mitch M

N McCullum
Neesham
Henry
Watling

 

[Kippax]

Averaged 26 Ronchi, suppose that is just about unpickable given the conditions.

Cricket Records | The Ford Trophy, 2012/13 | Records | Most runs | ESPN Cricinfo

Cricket Records | The Ford Trophy, 2012/13 | Records | Most wickets | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Sigh. Bloody Champions Trophy.

Could have had a Third Test if it wasn't for that miscreant tournament.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Averaged 26 Ronchi, suppose that is just about unpickable given the conditions.

Cricket Records | The Ford Trophy, 2012/13 | Records | Most runs | ESPN Cricinfo

Cricket Records | The Ford Trophy, 2012/13 | Records | Most wickets | ESPN Cricinfo

At a T20 strike rate, from 5 games. Should have a pretty minimal impact on whether he's selected or not.

 

[Kippax]

Littlejohn's really the last one likely to say 'your numbers in this discipline were poor but you were injured and not yourself, I'll give you the scholarship anyway' tbh.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

At a T20 strike rate, from 5 games. Should have a pretty minimal impact on whether he's selected or not.

When you consider how many 350+ scores happened this season a strike rate of 120 is pretty unremarkable

 

[Jezroy]

Somehow i doubt How will be left out, Ronchi has been in **** form and Papps wont be picked so:

How
Guptill
Williamson
Taylor
Elliot
McCullum
Franklin
Vettori
Southee
Mills
Mitch M

N McCullum
Neesham
Henry
Watling

I think this is closest to the best ODI team we can put together. Still not sure about How. So while we're speculating, how about they say to Jimmeh "you have one last chance, you open in the IPL, open for us. Just smash it bro".

Guptill
Franklin
Williamson
Taylor
Elliot
McCullum
Watling
Vettori
Southee
Mills
McClenaghan

Then your back ups are

Neesham
Henry
NcCullum (will he really not be in the team? Really?)
And batting back up - How/Ronchi/Papps/Munro/Latham/Anderson/Rutherford/Fulton - Whoever. Probably an opener would be best as that is the area where we look super vulnerable. Is it wrong to suggest I think Kane would be a good ODI opener?