*Official* New Zealand in England 2015

[Meridio]

A pity too, Guptill hasn't looked comfortable at all.

Na, disagree. He's looked pretty compact and solid in defence, has left well and put a couple of bad balls away.

 

[wpdavid]

What a ****ing dickhead.

Quite so. I struggle to sympathise with a someone who does this for a living not making sure that part of his foot is behind the crease.

Now we'll see what he's made of, I suppose.

 

[Swingpanzee]

and that was a beauty of a delivery too. he must be feeling horrible

 

[Howsie]

A pity too, Guptill hasn't looked comfortable at all.

Really?

Sucks for Wood though, I really do hate that 'alright better check if this is a no ball because he took a wicket crap'

 

[Athlai]

Has 5 steps to get right. Didn't

Good times.

 

[Antihippy]

Mark wood looks pretty alright. Seems to be type that gets a lot of hangtime in his delivery action. Doesn't get as much as ashok dinda though.

 

[cnerd123]

Such a short run up. Great pace from a few paces. Not moving it much tho.

 

[BeeGee]

NZ's session. Wood the pick of the England bowlers.

 

[Meridio]

Good session for us, very happy to get through to lunch without loss. Wood looks pretty good imo, has been the pick of the England bowlers. Broad and Anderson just a touch short overall I think, we were defending off the back foot a lot which gives that extra little bit of time to adjust to any movement.

 

[Gnske]

Really?

Sucks for Wood though, I really do hate that 'alright better check if this is a no ball because he took a wicket crap'

Wary/unsure would be more appropriate, he's looked surprised a couple of times with Wood.

Liking Wood's groove though, hope England give him a good run.

 

[Flem274*]

England still in front, but they need to pitch it up. Usually too short to threaten Damien Fleming's #HenryHallwayofHesitation consistently.

 

[Spark]

Cannot see Wood lasting through the summer regardless of how well he bowls, given his action

 

[hendrix]

Impressed with Latham so far - tidy economical movements, straight bat and compact. England just starting to hone in on offstump where he often nicks off - probably haven't bowled enough there to him yet.

Nicking off on off stump is overplayed as a technical flaw. There's a reason bowlers aim for off stump and it's that there isn't too much a batsman can do about it. But I will say that he has a problem in closing the bat face because the bat comes down at an angle. It's not a massive technical flaw but it is something that I'm pretty sure he's working on.

Great first session.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Cannot see Wood lasting through the summer regardless of how well he bowls, given his action

Not the same kind of bowler but the best country bowler statistically for years (Mark Davies) never got a game because of his injuries partly caused by his action.

At least Wood isn't overdoing it in the gym ala Tremlett which seemed to be doing more harm than good.

 

[Dan]

Davies also bowled at about 130km/h max.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Davies also bowled at about 130km/h max.

Yep. But 315 @ 22 not to be sniffed at. He was hard to score off. He did get in an around the squad a few times but always seemed to get injured.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Dear oh dear, that has to be taken.

 

[Antihippy]

That really should have been taken.

 

[BeeGee]

Bad drop. Easy catch.

 

[Bahnz]

Ahaha, Latham dropped - lock him in for a ton.