*Official* New Zealand in England 2015

[wpdavid]

Totally different scenario though. The lower middle order hit themselves out of trouble at lords, especially Stokes. They're going to have to stonewall here.

Or get caught behind cutting a bowler that you've barely faced. Doesn't sound great.

Since Cook & Lyth added 170 in the first innings, we've lost 15 wickets for about 280 on an absolutely blameless pitch.

Following the 30 for 4 start at Lord's and the 2nd innings collapse in the final Caribbean test, you'd have to conclude our batting isn't looking too clever right now.

 

[Flem274*]

very tempted to risk missing my alarms to keep this on overnight

signing out. pls win.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Kane before Henry... and no Henry before lunch... I'd be a bit miffed

Henry is pretty poor against lefties. No need.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Kane genuine dart thrower post rework, but wooooo

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

Or get caught behind cutting a bowler that you've barely faced. Doesn't sound great.

Since Cook & Lyth added 170 in the first innings, we've lost 15 wickets for about 280 on an absolutely blameless pitch.

Following the 30 for 4 start at Lord's and the 2nd innings collapse in the final Caribbean test, you'd have to conclude our batting isn't looking too clever right now.

Are alarm bells ringing that your batting line up is not well balanced?

Ha.

 

[morgieb]

Great session for New Zealand. Very hard to see England hanging on, maybe Moeen might offer resistance, but I don't really trust the rest of them.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

As long as Cook is still in I'm not counting on a win just yet.

 

[Moss]

Henry is pretty poor against lefties. No need.

Might be worth trying out his wicket-to-wicket ability to see if the pitch is playing any tricks.

 

[wpdavid]

As long as Cook is still in I'm not counting on a win just yet.

I think you're pretty safe unless they let him bat at both ends.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Can't believe KDub has nearly 50 test match wickets.

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

Required run rate by England over five runs an over and climbing.

 

[GIMH]

Required run rate by England over five runs an over and climbing.

As long as it's below 10 I'm confident of victory

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Required run rate by England over five runs an over and climbing.

Thank goodness for that rain.

 

[GIMH]

The only RRR I'm interested in is required rain rate for us to save the game. I'm dancing my arse off here.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Nice use of the feet by Buttler. Craig struggling with bowling to get hit through the off-side when he has no fielders there.

 

[Zinzan]

Don't forget about Williamson here Baz.

 

[GIMH]

Hit his thigh that I think

 

[vic_orthdox]

Pretty ordinary review.

 

[ajdude]

I love how Cook leaving one through to Ronchi made it into his highlights package

 

[Zinzan]

Pretty ordinary review.

Terrible review, but not overly surprising from Southee