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

[stumpski]

Economy rates of England bowlers after eight overs:

Rankin 7.33
Woakes 19.00
Tredwell 15.00
Stokes 8.00
Dernbach 6.50


For the record.

 

[BeeGee]

Better than his dad.

Good knock.

 

[Pothas]

This attack

It is a bit special.

 

[stumpski]

You know things aren't going well when seven bowlers are used in the first 12 overs.

 

[BeeGee]

Weird innings from McCullum. A man out of form who's swinging like a rusty gate, but has managed to get to 49 off 35.

 

[theegyptian]

haha tredwell going worse than the seamers. shows what i know

 

[theegyptian]

Bopara has obviously run out of his good performances for the year.

 

[Zinzan]

Scaly still not back from his counselling sessions following the final?

 

[Zinzan]

Lovely bowling from Wright. Now Taylor needs to step up & take the long handle.

 

[Zinzan]

lol @ Bumble's Kiwi accent

 

[BeeGee]

Now Taylor needs to step up & take the long handle.

I'm sure he'd love to, but Latham is hogging the strike.

 

[TT Boy]

This is diabolical from England. Lots of guys who are short of international class captained by a Mick who has no captaincy credentials. Just taking the piss.

 

[TT Boy]

Only good thing about the batting is that most of them won't die wondering and the NZ attack looks pretty awful as well.

 

[vandem]

Why does Corey J Anderson always have his name written out in full on scorecards? Can't be another Corey Anderson playing, surely?

Two CJ Andersons.

Corey Anderson | New Zealand Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

Carl Anderson | New Zealand Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[stumpski]

Two CJ Andersons.

Corey Anderson | New Zealand Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

Carl Anderson | New Zealand Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

Other bloke hasn't played for seven years though.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Scaly still not back from his counselling sessions following the final?

Final? I thought it was another warm-up game preluding the paddling of the Australians?

 

[BeeGee]

For all the people who continually ask why McClenaghan takes so many wickets...

McClenaghan to Lumb, no run, swings away from the left-hander who drives at it and misses, there was none of that in the first innings at all

He gets the ball to move. Consistently. A skill 100 times more valuable than raw pace.

 

[Zinzan]

Final? I thought it was another warm-up game preluding the paddling of the Australians?

Haha, there you are. Correction, I should have said 'choke' & not 'final'

 

[BeeGee]

That wasn't a no ball.

It's all happening.

 

[Cabinet96]

Other bloke hasn't played for seven years though.

That'll be why he's not just "CJ Anderson" on Cricinfo. Don't know about Sky though. Guess they're just copying Cricinfo.

Anyway, this has been quite a lively start!