9th Match - New Zealand v England

[jcas0167]

England team welcomed in Wellington yesterday. [video]https://vine.co/v/Oxb7hVTFOZV[/video]

 

[BeeGee]

If that was the case, is there an argument for Mills & Boult to take the new ball with Southee first-drop?

I'd love to see this, but I doubt it will happen.

 

[Prince EWS]

I think the Soult opening combination is worth more than the sum of its parts; we've definitely seen that to be true in Test cricket and I think it's a big part of why Boult was selected in the first place. I think breaking that up would be a bad move unless Boult was bowling rubbish and you wouldn't to drop him entirely.

I think I'd pick Mills and just bowl him entirely through the middle overs. Anderson being a viable death option means you'd still have three bowlers to take care of the end of the innings, and Mills showed against SL that he's fit enough to bowl all his overs in a small block.

 

[Greenlite]

Looks like they want to lead the competition early and consolidate their position, therefore I'm hypothesizing the same starting XI will play England.

Too messy for the pace attack setup to bring Mills in right now, and Mitch seems to bowl better on slower pitches than Wellington, I think, he was wicketless in the last game in Wellington right?

 

[Bahnz]

Mitch and Mills are better swing bowlers though, and the stadium has been a venue that has seen some substantial swing on offer at times. Might tip things in their favour.

Forecast for Friday is looking bright and fine. Will be the first time since I was 14 that a big crowd turned up for a cricket match (the opening of the stadium in 2000 prompted about 30,000 turning up for an ODI v Australia, so of course the heavens opened after an hour and the game was called off), Gradually getting more and more hyped.

 

[_Ed_]

Yeah, was thinking I couldn't remember it being more than about half full for cricket in a long time. It's going to be great to see.

 

[tosser]

england are gonna crash and burn, i reckon

 

[tosser]

this reminds me of that boeing 767 and the twin towers. england are the twin towers

 

[Adders]

If England are the twin towers, would that make NZ the 767??.............how did that end up???

Quite possibly the ****est analogy ever mate.

 

[tosser]

they are the 767 insofar as they'll bring england down

 

[tosser]

thank you for requesting a clarification. glad to help

 

[_Ed_]

Inappropes.

 

[Adders]

Mate, it's inappropriate and its rubbish........have a rethink.

 

[tosser]

hyped!! new zealand are gonna 9/11 this game

 

[Adders]

Still crap and inappropriate.

Why can't you just say they are going to win?? In which case I'd agree with you.

 

[Burgey]

Sigh

 

[Burgey]

Where is the NZ semi final being played? Is it in Auckland or Wellington?

 

[_Ed_]

Auckland has the semi, Wellington the quarter.

 

[Adders]

New York apparently

 

[Burgey]

Are there any games in Napier? Such a great ground.