*Official* New Zealand in England 2015

[Flem274*]

Baz as test captain

24 tests, 1910 runs @ 47.75 SR 70

Baz as ODI captain

56 ODIs, 1713 runs @ 33.58 SR 116

I'd say it's terrible but eyeliner might sig my sarcasm

 

[Flem274*]

dat guppy straight drive

 

[Skyliner]

I guess 375 should be defendable, considering Buttler is not playing.

This is a slow pitch, NZ may not get near anywhere near 375......275 may be the par score.

 

[Howe_zat]

Pretty even in the opening stages then. Good lines from Finn.

 

[Skyliner]

Baz as test captain

24 tests, 1910 runs @ 47.75 SR 70

Baz as ODI captain

56 ODIs, 1713 runs @ 33.58 SR 116

I'd say it's terrible but eyeliner might sig my sarcasm

Hasn't got much to do with this series Flem9/46.

 

[CM Punk]

Need to write it off as a bad series for McCullum and hope he does better for the series against SA and Aus.

 

[Howe_zat]

Boundaries coming easily now. That didn't last long

 

[Skyliner]

Just found some truly astonishing similarities between the later career of Mitch McClenaghan and England's Jade Dernbach.
McClenghan had an extraordinarily good start to his career, then from 1 January 2014 he basically became Jade Dernbach - check this out:
Jade Dernbach ODI career: 24 matches / 31 wickets / economy rate 6.35
McClenaghan since 1/1/2014: 24 matches / 30 wickets / economy rate 6.43
Since McClenaghan became 'Mitch Dernbach', he's performed at a marginally sub-JadeDernbach level, as the above stats attest.

Overall career stats often don't tell the full story Flem9/46, like overall McLeakinruns stats look good but he's been woeful since the start of 2014.

 

[Flem274*]

Boundaries coming easily now. That didn't last long

my first good look at the batting in this series. without swing or seam it just looks all too easy.

 

[Flem274*]

shouldn't they be prioritising wood's fragile body for the ashes over some JAMODIs?

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

my first good look at the batting in this series. without swing or seam it just looks all too easy.

Make chucking legal imo.

 

[Howe_zat]

I find Willey better when we've got Wood as well


(I tried really, really hard and this is the best I could do)

 

[Flem274*]

it's pretty funny though that england identified completely the wrong things to work on post world cup yet with all the #intent stuff they're winning again.

the problem was they couldn't defend any total because their bowlers weren't taking wickets in a world cup where wickets before over 35 were crucial ftr. anderson and broad were horrific.

 

[Skyliner]

shouldn't they be prioritising wood's fragile body for the ashes over some JAMODIs?

No, England correctly recognising this match will define the NZ tour and looking to take the confidence of a series win into the contest with Australia. Diminishing their side for this match is not the right call.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

What confidence? Half these scrubs aren't even in the Ashes.

 

[Skyliner]

it's pretty funny though that england identified completely the wrong things to work on post world cup yet with all the #intent stuff they're winning again.

the problem was they couldn't defend any total because their bowlers weren't taking wickets in a world cup where wickets before over 35 were crucial ftr. anderson and broad were horrific.

Your analysis is woefully flawed. How could their bowlers be expected to defend the kind of paltry total their timid batsmen served up in Wellington against NZ. England batting was pitiful, typified by Morgan's abject run of form in the Cup.

 

[Skyliner]

What confidence? Half these scrubs aren't even in the Ashes.

The confidence around England cricket in general.
And the other half are.

 

[CM Punk]

Make chucking legal imo.

Nah, need to get rid of 2 new balls and stupid rules like free hits.

 

[Niall]

How could their bowlers be expected to defend the kind of paltry total their timid batsmen served up in Wellington against NZ. England batting was pitiful, typified by Morgan's abject run of form in the Cup.

And the failure to chase down 270 against Bangladesh, not exactly a daunting target for anyone.

 

[Skyliner]

And the failure to chase down 270 against Bangladesh, not exactly a daunting target for anyone.

Exactly.