Athlai
Not Terrible
It's not 50 50 at all.
65 35 at best. Still a good match possible but to say England are even at this moment is a disservice both to NZ's dominance and to England if they do manage to come back.
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*Official* New Zealand in England 2015
- Thread starter JediNudist
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65 35 at best. Still a good match possible but to say England are even at this moment is a disservice both to NZ's dominance and to England if they do manage to come back.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
It's still flat as, great for batting. England bowled well yesterday even if most of them struggled to string 3 consistently good deliveries in a row. Cook and Bell looked fairly comfortable at the end so they should pile on tomorrow barring atmospheric-hooping-conditions.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Southee's opening spell possibly the best consistent spell of the match.
Adders
Cricketer Of The Year
Yeah agree with Athlai this is not an evenly poised game at all.........would much rather be in NZ's position. But a very good first session for England could swing it back to even for sure.
Didn't watch much of yesterdays play but I can't imagine a Lords wicket being too tricky batting last for NZ.
Didn't watch much of yesterdays play but I can't imagine a Lords wicket being too tricky batting last for NZ.
Old habits die hard, Cane is probably still scarred from the days where we'd go from $1.20 favourites to $10 outsider in the third innings.
If England are two down at lunch, then you're probably talking parity if not slight favouritism. Parity at 3 down, you'd say.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
Taylor's dismissal was a good ball following an excellent extended spell from Broad. Didn't see Anderson's. McCullum gonna McCullum.
Hooksey
Banned
Nothing like 50/50. NZ well placed.
Today's first two sessions will decide how the game goes. If England can dig in and erase the deficit then NZ will feel the pressure. However if NZ can make early inroads into the English batting then NZ will feel like they're on top. Compulsory watching that's for sure.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
Its 50 50 as from 70 for 2 having only lost the weakest of their batsman - england should, according to my inbuilt "wasp" like brain, make 300 maybe even 350.
England trailed by 134 so that would leave the Kiwis chasing 220 ish which is game on.
I realise this is all pure speculation by me - but making any odds predictions from this far out is pure speculation. That is what we are all doing.
My betting money says that England score 300-350 setting up an epic final day.
I have not factored weather time outs into any of my odds making.
England trailed by 134 so that would leave the Kiwis chasing 220 ish which is game on.
I realise this is all pure speculation by me - but making any odds predictions from this far out is pure speculation. That is what we are all doing.
My betting money says that England score 300-350 setting up an epic final day.
I have not factored weather time outs into any of my odds making.
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hendrix
Hall of Fame Member
nope.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Hurricane, something worth considering is that Lords rarely deteriorates at all. It's usually as good for batting on Day 5 as it is on Day 3. This is what makes NZ clear favourites for mine.
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Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
OK. Well that is something I hadn't factored in. News out of the blackcaps camp was that they were expecting it to take significant spin late in the game. Even if it stays flat 4th innings chases over 150ish are tricky. Nonetheless thanks for your post.
Cricked is definitely a word.
And BJ Watling is a national treasure that will never get the dues he deserves. And he won't care a jot.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
All leg side strangle deliveries are poor balls that are justified because they took a wicket. Nonetheless Taylor was gotten out by the bowling attack rather than him making a batsman's error which I feel is the general thrust of your post. Taylor got more and more unsettled by each peach that he faced and finally played the delivery at his hip in an unsettled fashion (sorry for using the word twice but it is apt) manner and he was out.
As a batsman that represents 95% of my dismissals - you will very rarely get me out by bowling me a peach, but you can get me out by taking the confidence in my footwork away and the conviction in my shot selections if you can keep me under pressure for long enough. England deserved his wicket and they wore out Kane as well.
Terrific performance by the English bowlers.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
If the ball nips around as much as it did yesterday then I don't think England will get near 300. 250 tops.