*Official* New Zealand in England 2015

[Moss]

Trying to remember: has Southee ever been dismissed in a way that hasn't made me cringe?

 

[Cabinet96]

Southee seriously is just irresponsible. It's not acceptable to just be 'we are aggressive', it is giving wickets away.

He's just a slogging number nine who doesn't really have a defensive technique. Ronchi and McCullum's dismissals were far worse.

 

[91Jmay]

300 odd is a solid score though all things considered.

 

[Stapel]

JFC Southee. Dumb ****.

Yeah, but it did give Nasser Hussain the opportunity to say "Southee the happy hooker is gone".

 

[Bahnz]

Nice high elbow in that defence shot from Henry. Time to bump Southee down to 10 I think.

 

[91Jmay]

He's just a slogging number nine who doesn't really have a defensive technique. Ronchi and McCullum's dismissals were far worse.

So duck the short one and throw the hammer at the one pitched up then. 2 men in the deep is just dumb.

 

[Moss]

He's just a slogging number nine who doesn't really have a defensive technique. Ronchi and McCullum's dismissals were far worse.

I remember how in the 90's Darren Gough's batting just went from promising to CBF for no good reason. Same applies to Southee.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This is already a good score imo. Pitch certainly has something in it.

 

[Moss]

This is already a good score imo. Pitch certainly has something in it.

It may be (though my feeling is it's under par), but England have 5 bowlers, NZ have 4 - one of whom is Craig.

 

[Bahnz]

This is already a good score imo. Pitch certainly has something in it.

Hmmm...but with the free dismissals offered by McCullum and Ronchi I can't help but feel it's not as good as it should've been.

 

[Cabinet96]

I remember how in the 90's Darren Gough's batting just went from promising to CBF for no good reason. Same applies to Southee.

Also Graeme Swann.

 

[OverratedSanity]

It may be (though my feeling is it's under par), but England have 5 bowlers, NZ have 4 - one of whom is Craig.

Yeah that's true. Won't matter if Southee Boult and Henry fire though.

Did Ali get anything out of the pitch by the way? Was Latham struggling more to do with him just inexplicably getting nervous or any actual spin or rip?

Hmmm...but with the free dismissals offered by McCullum and Ronchi I can't help but feel it's not as good as it should've been.

Sure, but objectively it's good imo. A short 12-15 over go at England before close would be ideal as well.

 

[Spark]

Yeah that's true. Won't matter if Southee Boult and Henry fire though.

Did Ali get anything out of the pitch by the way? Was Latham struggling more to do with him just inexplicably getting nervous or any actual spin or rip?

The former.

 

[Zinzan]

Sure, but objectively it's good imo. A short 12-15 over go at England before close would be ideal as well.

There's 1 or 2 overs left in the day.

 

[91Jmay]

Pitch is about a 320-350 I would say. Given rain this is a good enough effort. Seamers for NZ will have to go very well though.

 

[BeeGee]

A short 12-15 over go at England before close would be ideal as well.

This is the last over of the day.

 

[OverratedSanity]

There's 1 or 2 overs left in the day.

Oh, it rained did it? Just assumed there was time left when I saw the overs bowled.

Also shows your lack of faith in #CraigCanBat that you didn't think I meant end of day 2.

 

[Cabinet96]

Best thing about English cricket is playing past 7pm in the sun.

 

[Pothas]

Crazy day. I think I am relatively happy.

 

[BeeGee]

Pitch is about a 320-350 I would say. Given rain this is a good enough effort. Seamers for NZ will have to go very well though.

Yeah, I was thinking 350. I expect England to pile on the runs tomorrow in good batting conditions.