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Henry looking likely against Root, hope he can keep him unsettled.
Tomorrow when he has 200 will do.Cook has all his weight on his back foot - at some stage in this series he will be caught in the covers or midwicket.
McCullum seems to have that Clarke-esque knack of putting fielders in the right place to cover his bowler's bad balls.State of that first Craig over. In-form Cook would have scored 20 off it.
Bowl like we did first session yesterday and we at least make a game of it. Otherwise, forget it.Game on. England still need 2 more good partnerships to set a challenging total. Cant help but think that, even if England set 270, the seam bowling attack is too out of sorts to defend it.
If there is any weather around and by the time we get them a 270 lead will be enough to draw.Bowl like we did first session yesterday and we at least make a game of it. Otherwise, forget it.
Should be looking for a much bigger lead if we're still in at the close.That is true. If we bat for the rest of today (which is still a tough ask) then we would have a 220 lead or so. That would put NZ still miles ahead. If, somehow, we manage to set a chase that is difficult then England would have to bowl NZ out in less thn 70 overs.
Hard to see how England win this without an all mighty capitulation from NZ.