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

[Adders]

What a great opportunity for both these young English bats. Wonder if either or maybe both can seize it and go on and make a big one..........could cement one of them a place in the side for the summer.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

No swing yet, long may it continue that way.

 

[Bahnz]

No swing at all so far...

 

[Zinzan]

The new-ball ain't doing diddly squat. Cold weather perhaps..

 

[hendrix]

it needs to warm up a few degrees and the lacquer needs to come off a touch. Will probably start swinging in a few overs.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Sometimes takes 6-8 overs to do anything over here, once the lacquer is off then it moves. If nothing is happening after 12 overs you should start to worry as it a ball that won't.

 

[Spark]

Not sure this leg stump line from Southee is advisable...

 

[hendrix]

pitch is looking really slow even with the new ball.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

pitch is looking really slow even with the new ball.

Add in the slowest outfield at Lord's in living memory and it means runs are hard to come by. Bloody archery.

 

[Bahnz]

Ah, now Southee's starting to get a bit of movement.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

theres been the odd bit of swing since the start actually, just not when the ball was in the right areas

 

[hendrix]

Add in the slowest outfield at Lord's in living memory and it means runs are hard to come by. Bloody archery.

Yeah, it will not be fun if it stays so low and slow.

 

[Cabinet96]

Fmd sounds a slow old day. Saw the first session but then Trott was in at lunch so like most reasonable people I fell asleep.

Even I feel asleep for 20 minutes in the afternoon session

Love it how Sky and cricinfo list Boult as a medium-fast little kiwi-battler trundler.

Love how he was bowling at around 80mph yesterday.

 

[hendrix]

Boult is medium fast isn't he? Sure slightly quicker than Southee but I wouldn't call him out and out fast.

 

[MW1304]

Well fast-medium for sure. Its a fairly arbitrary wording but there is a difference for mine. And don't listen to the speed gun, he'll be clocked at the same pace as Anderson and Broad, who are unquestionably fast-medium.

 

[Bahnz]

Wagner's been bowling well this morning, best of the bowlers so far for mine.

 

[hendrix]

A bit disappointing that Wagner has been the best on show so far.

 

[MW1304]

Only been a day and a bit, admittedly, but on first impressions Watling looks the best keeper to have come over here in a long time. Would never guess he was only part-time until recently.

 

[straw man]

Yes Watling has been impressive, particularly on some of the wide takes.

Southee just needs to keep probing away like last over, but preferably just a little closer to off. Wagner seems to be bowling nicely but only getting gentle inswing into the middle of Root's bat.

 

[Hurricane]

We are bowling well now.