***Official*** New Zealand in England series 2013

[TT Boy]

Opening batsmen and spin is always ripe for hilarity, eh?

Guppers's technique is shocking against the turning ball tho, it must be said.

Not much better against the moving ball tbf.

Awful from NZ but this is ruthless from England.

 

[_Ed_]

****. G'night, all.

 

[Scaly piscine]

27-6 - that would be a good effort if it was the last six batsmen, let alone the first six...

 

[Howe_zat]

i think the best batting tactic we have is for the non-striker to belt the bowler over the head with his bat

!

 

[Spark]

we are a seriously disgraceful batting unit

You can see what he was thinking - having seen two people bowling through the gate, his first thought would have been to get miles across and stop it hitting the stumps - but he clearly took it way too far. Just rattled.

 

[luckyeddie]

Follow-on is 205, as Bumble has reminded us. Whether England would enforce it is another matter.

I think given the weather forecast, they are certain to.

 

[Prince EWS]

Not much better against the moving ball tbf.

Or the straight ball, back of a length just outside off stump.

So he's in trouble as long as you can avoid bowling nude medium pace on middle stump.

 

[Daemon]

such bad batting. did they struggle against him in the first test?

 

[Flem274*]

how has bob carter kept his job for so long btw? he can't complain about the players he has to work with because these are some of the best you'll get from nz. unless the pitch is flat or the attack isn't very good this lot implode, taylor and watling aside.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

such bad batting. did they struggle against him in the first test?

Swann played the first test?

 

[Prince EWS]

such bad batting. did they struggle against him in the first test?

He went wicketless. He only bowled eight overs though.

 

[luckyeddie]

such bad batting. did they struggle against him in the first test?

He hardly bowled a ball in the first test - just wasn't needed.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

such bad batting. did they struggle against him in the first test?

Swann only bowled 8 overs in the first test and didn't get a wicket.

 

[BeeGee]

NZ's batting is like a large tent. Collapses easily, but is difficult to re-build.

 

[Flem274*]

so since nz's batting collapses were the fault of taylors captaincy, are 45, 68 and this McCullum's fault?

i don't think either captain is at fault for this ftr, but applying the same line of argument used by nzc in recent times...

 

[hendrix]

how has bob carter kept his job for so long btw? he can't complain about the players he has to work with because these are some of the best you'll get from nz. unless the pitch is flat or the attack isn't very good this lot implode, taylor and watling aside.

A batting coach should be able to tell the selectors that Guptill is not test quality right now, and may never be. He's had forever to work on his glaring technical deficiency and just hasn't done anything about it.

 

[Mike5181]

how has bob carter kept his job for so long btw? he can't complain about the players he has to work with because these are some of the best you'll get from nz. unless the pitch is flat or the attack isn't very good this lot implode, taylor and watling aside.

Must suck a mean ****.

Is this him?

Bob Carter | England Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Southee pls don't try to pull or hook finn

 

[Flem274*]

how involved do bowling coaches get with the batsmen?

bond is both a good coach and bowler. he could give our lot a lot of advice on the numerous holes he would exploit if he bowled to them.

and i would love to know how some of these guys manage to look good against southee/boult etc in the nets

 

[stumpski]

Finn's going to need a rest soon, Anderson should be pretty fresh though.