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**Official** New Zealand in England
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chalky
International Debutant
Kallis is capable of it doesn't mean he would have produced it certainly not at the scoring rate Taylor managed. I'm a big fan of Steyn but bowling into the wind producing that line & lengh as O'Brian did probably wouldn't be his forte.
I just don't get the suggestion that because New Zealnd can hammer England (in a game that they have performed excellently) that South Africa will automatically do it. As shown by their 1st test against the Windies it only takes a couple of performances good or bad to swing a test against the form book.
O Brien got picked precisely because he's a bit of a specialist bowling into the wind. I doubt he's as effective in any other conditions.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
This might cheer up some of the English fans who are still with us.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=2613
That being said, NZ will be well aware of the forecast, so I reckon they'll go like the clappers today and declare overnight with a view to winning the game before Day 5.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=2613
That being said, NZ will be well aware of the forecast, so I reckon they'll go like the clappers today and declare overnight with a view to winning the game before Day 5.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
No, he'd just tear in downwind and induce edge to the slips and smash the stumps time and again...
Seriously, Steyn of recent times is better than O'Brien or most others will ever be able to be. Including everyone playing for New Zealand in this game. And Taylor produced this innings because the mood took him - he might never again play a knock this good, it was sensational. Kallis has played innings of the type before now, though, and could easily do so again.
Oh, it's a dangerous assumption, certainly, and one I most definately won't be making. But the form-book being wripped-up a la this Test is always disappointing.
BTW, How is looking in obscenely good touch here. How I do hate a cricket-ball that doesn't swing.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Averages 20 against them, so will fit nicely into this batting line-up
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Mostly he's been so correctly, though. There's just 2 obviously out decisions he's turned down.
Halfpast_Yellow
U19 Vice-Captain
Would love nothing more than for How to come out and dominate after lunch and perhaps even get his highest test score. He's strung two good consecutive 50's together now and seems to be making the position at the top his own. Redmond to play the foil.
As I type he gets away with an LBW appeal. Lucky he's got Hair adjudicating who seems to hate to give LBWs today. Balances the ledger somewhat.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
And with the usual non-swinging crap that England are bowling and the relative ease with which How and Redmond have so far hit, that looks very likely to come to pass.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Much too full in his opening over, driven repeatedly.
