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

[Neil Pickup]

Seriously?

 

[Flem274*]

good work boulty. finally gets some reward.

 

[BeeGee]

A much deserved wicket.

 

[Bahnz]

Not a bad start.

 

[Meridio]

Holy **** we caught an edge off Boult!

Here comes Prior to hit a hundred though, like so many wicketkeepers over the years (cannot stop pessimism. It's just what happens).

 

[Zinzan]

If we could just snare the dangerous Prior early it would be a phenomenal session.

 

[Howe_zat]

Where's the England doom and gloom thread

 

[Cabinet96]

Interesting that England haven't won the first test of an overseas series since 2010, and that was Bangladesh.

 

[Pup Clarke]

but probably the best(or second best) batting line up against swing bowling.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Poor shot that from an "opener", fending at one wide of off

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well this has been a bit **** from England. Still think we'll be batting after lunch tomorrow though...




In our 2nd innings.

 

[Cabinet96]

South Africa and who?

 

[Zinzan]

Hard to be critical of a bowler who's taken 3 wickets in a session, but Wagner is still a bit all over the shop for mine.

 

[BeeGee]

Interesting that England haven't won the first test of an overseas series since 2010, and that was Bangladesh.

Probably a lack of warm up games.

 

[Pup Clarke]

India I think are better at playing the swinging ball. I was just surprised at someone being positive about England's one real obvious weakness as a collective batting unit imo.

 

[Uppercut]

India I think are better at playing the swinging ball.

Whut

 

[Burgey]

What a morning for New Zealand. Fine performance so far.

 

[Pup Clarke]

I don't think it's that controversial a statement. It's obvious they're well out of their comfort zone against consistent seam movement and a bit of bounce, but I think a decent number of them deal with swing ok.

 

[Pothas]

Well this has been a bit **** from England. Still think we'll be batting after lunch tomorrow though...




In our 2nd innings.

Not been ideal has it? In fact it has been piss poor.

Prior to bail us out.

 

[_Ed_]

Looks like a fantastic crowd. Well done, Dunedin (and Barmy Army).