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

[social]

Doesn't come close to outweighing the advantage he hands to the bowler by driving through the off side when the ball is swinging and there's 5 in the cordon.

EDIT: Can just imagine Broad seeing him play that shot and thinking "aw crap, he's playing his natural game! bad news for us."

He smashed it for 4!

And then did it again!

Result: Broad and Cook stick a guy on the fence with the oppo needing 450 more to win

 

[BoyBrumby]

Interesting to hear Smithy saying Paddles was driven by stats. Nice antidote to all those players who say they don't care about the figures.

& Smithy and Athers have to be trolling Beefy, surely? 'Twas the great man's record he broke, wasn't it?

 

[Uppercut]

Well, there's all the stuff about putting pressure back on the bowler, as little as that may be etc etc, but there's also the point that if he puts that way, then he becomes slightly pointless

Hmm that's a bit of a vague cliché. If they attack because they think certain bowlers will react badly then it might make sense, but I don't think it does. This England team have generally thrived on batsmen playing loosely outside off.

He would probably just get bored not playing any shots. Which is fair enough, but we don't have to pretend there's a good strategic reason for it.

 

[Jono]

thats a good nut

 

[Spark]

well that's just a bit unfair

 

[Flem274*]

so it begins

 

[BoyBrumby]

That's a great nut, tbf.

Can't blame the batsman too much for that. Climbed off a decent length.

 

[Bahnz]

Yeah, that was a brute. Broad's getting one or two per over to really take off. Finn could be a nightmare on this if he isn't ****.

 

[Goughy]

Ok. Hopefully something now above low 130s

 

[Bahnz]

Rutherford is so crucial to New Zealand if they're to save this game. Stops Swann from just monotonously targeting those footmarks outside offstump, and forces the seamers to constantly adjust their lines.

 

[Goughy]

Ok. Hopefully something now above low 130s

Hmm, no. Disappointing first over.

 

[Goughy]

I know that it has been said many times before but 10 years ago that isn't given out

 

[GIMH]

Swann has bowled beautifully in this match. Looks like one of those cases where missing a series through injury has seen a player return to form.

 

[Bahnz]

Argh, Kane. Action replay of his first innings dismissal.

 

[BeeGee]

Soft as butter.

 

[social]

Disappointing

Rutherford looks a pretty good player to me

 

[Prince EWS]

Peter Fulton is such a goldmine.

 

[Howe_zat]

Should we have reviewed there? (Shout on 121/3 if you're seeing this later)

No replay here but it seems like there wasn't much to lose

 

[Howe_zat]

So I mean the swann shout, not the one they did review

 

[Spark]

So I mean the swann shout, not the one they did review

Nah. Hit well outside off.