*Official* New Zealand in England 2015

[vic_orthdox]

Wood getting a much better shape to the right hander.

Still offering a bad ball or two an over though. Not as impressive as Lords.

 

[Jarquis]

Fair play to Cook for keeping Wood on

 

[LegionOfBrad]

Well bowled. He was still looking threatening even with the dross.

 

[Moss]

On recent evidence the lower 5 in this lineup haevn't been too keen playing the waiting game. Shouldn't be boring.

 

[Jarquis]

Ronchi played that well

 

[Spark]

280 could be a solid score on this deck.

 

[91Jmay]

Wow, Wood has bowled dross but also lots of threatening stuff. 3rd seam option in the making though I think.

 

[Spark]

Wow, Wood has bowled dross but also lots of threatening stuff. 3rd seam option in the making though I think.

Yeah, genuine wicket taking 3rd seamer is what England have been sorely lacking for ages now. Anderson and Broad can do the control thing between themselves, what they need is someone else who can take some poles so they don't end up doing basically the work of an entire attack.

 

[Moss]

Big moment for the man who was once in contention for being Gilchrist's successor.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah, genuine wicket taking 3rd seamer is what England have been sorely lacking for ages now. Anderson and Broad can do the control thing between themselves, what they need is someone else who can take some poles so they don't end up doing basically the work of an entire attack.

Stokes looks like he is going to be a bat who has a spell of wicket taking in him (also his control comes and goes) as well. I think this 11 going forward has some promise to be honest. Ali could do with a good test with the ball though.

Ronchi looks skittish.

 

[Antihippy]

Wood's spell is weird. It's like in between the dross he bowls some absolute jaffers.

 

[91Jmay]

Wood's spell is weird. It's like in between the dross he bowls some absolute jaffers.

He does enough with the ball at pace, so the good balls are dangerous unlike a lot of English bowlers

 

[Antihippy]

This pitch is a beauty though. Hoping for a low scoring thriller considering the possibility of rain.

 

[mightymariner]

Sky really love reminding us how many wickets Jimmeh has now don't they

 

[Zinzan]

NZ need to step it up to get to 270 off their 50 overs.

 

[91Jmay]

Good fightback from NZ this. Load of loose bowling though. Fancy Moeen to get Latham here.

 

[Moss]

NZ need to step it up to get to 270 off their 50 overs.

Ronchi has one of the highest strike rates in the death overs in the last year, doesn't he?

 

[Zinzan]

Easy to say after the event, but real case to have 3 slips against the Donkey.

 

[Zinzan]

Ronchi has one of the highest strike rates in the death overs in the last year, doesn't he?

Indeed, but we've now dipped below 5s approaching the 40th over.. Poor PP overs.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

Streaky innings from the Wonky One, but valuable. If we can get to 200/5 I'd consider it quite even considering this pitch looks dynamite.