**Official** England in New Zealand

[Natman20]

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[Neil Pickup]

Anderson has bowled at an economy rate of 4.00 or more seventeen times in a 41-innings career: 41.5% of the time

Contrast that to Hoggard - 29 in 122 (23.8%)
Sidebottom - 1 in 22 (4.5%) and that was 12-1-48-3
Harmison 25 in 105 (23.8%)
McGrath - 11 in 243 (4.5%)

 

[irfan]

Anderson looks like an Agarkar - lot of potential and talent which is more than likely goin to be unfulfilled. Both had blazing starts to ODI cricket before fading to mediocrity.

 

[grecian]

Anderson looks like an Agarkar - lot of potential and talent which is more than likely goin to be unfulfilled. Both had blazing starts to ODI cricket before fading to mediocrity.

Not a bad comparison, but Jimmy is better looking and I doubt he'll get a Test Match ton.

 

[andruid]

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Now it has a nd the channel i was watching lats night is shoing b****** hockey

Oh well thats what TMS is for...consistency

OMG Its true!!!

Is this a record?

 

[Jamee999]

Last player born in England to score a Test century: Andrew Symonds.

 

[Woodster]

England really on the back foot here, need to try and force a passage of play where we gain some control, if the wickets are not coming at least try and slow this run rate down! For this Panesar has now got to bowl a number of overs this afternoon, Anderson has firmly been put in his place from Fleming, while Broad is finding conditions a little tougher than Wellington and is too short (not height-wise). Sidebottom is typically consistent and hopefully England will go with him and Monty after lunch in an attempt to ensure NZ have not passed our total by tea!
Such a shame to see Fleming retiring when he is so graceful in this nick. How battled it out early and is now reaping the rewards of dogged determination and patience against a new ball.

 

[irfan]

Not a bad comparison, but Jimmy is better looking and I doubt he'll get a Test Match ton.

Yea Jimmy = Agarkar minus the big ears and the circular blade.

 

[Laurrz]

McGrath - 11 in 243 (4.5%)

 

[Smudge]

So Fleming is in form - will he get out in his 40s or 60s?

Somewhere inbetween.

 

[superkingdave]

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Somewhat mini collapse here...pressure on Elliot, but the tail to save NZ again

and Sinclair gone aswell 119/5, could England get back in to this? doubt it but you never know

 

[andruid]

Not so mini as NZ slide to 119/5

 

[Woodster]

119-5!!!! What a difference an hours cricket makes.

 

[MoxPearl]

so its the usual top order colapse with mcullum/veto to save the day ...

 

[Laurrz]

amazing sidebottom

 

[99*]

Damned lunch break, kill our momentum why don't you.

Sidebottom looks the goods for England.

 

[Prince EWS]

I can't think of an excuse for that at all, Sinclair. It was just dire.

Barring second innings heroics, I'd say that'd be it for his career, sadly, even with Fleming retiring. If he got out early to a good ball, it'd be excusable, but hanging around for half an hour and then playing that shot under pressure to get out on 7 just really isn't good enough. He should be proud of the achievements he made early in his career and his career should be put into the context of the dire selection policies that plagued it, but the second half of his career will forever remain one of the strangest things of his cricketing generation, IMO.

 

[Shaggy Alfresco]

McCullum, hahahaha.

 

[99*]

The direness continues...

At least our best batsman is on now.

 

[Jamee999]

Without Sidebottom and Pietersen, we wouldn't have a team. It'd just be 9 blokes in a field.