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**Official** New Zealand in England
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Days of Grace
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This tour is slowly on the highway to hell.
Wait for half the squad to go down with obscure injuries and/or sickness
Mr Mxyzptlk
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Fulton more likely, surely.
FBU
International Debutant
Well Vettori didn't have much faith in Mills in the series so far.
Mills 37.3 overs 3 wickets at 38.33 econ 3.06 s/r 75.0
Martin 55.0 overs 3 wickets at 50.66 econ 2.76 s/r 110.0
Anderson 67.3 overs 10 wickets at 26.90 econ 3.98 s/r 40.5
Anderson might be expensive but he has a better strike rate than any of the bowlers on both sides in the series.
Our batsmen should be good enough to chase those extra runs. They certainly need the practice. Anyway Anderson isn't always going to be expensive.
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The ****. Honestly. I actually allowed myself to get over my previous dislike of him when he was smashing runs all over the place in the ODIs and seeming to enjoy it so much. Won't make that mistake again.
gettingbetter
State Vice-Captain
Still talking about Jones are we?
Honestly, its coming up to three years now, so it is getting rather tiresome. The guy is unreliable, not only has he been out of international cricket for nigh on 3 years, have you looked at the blokes domestic stats? Not the averages, strike rates or economy rate, but his games? The poor bloke just hasn't played much cricket at all. There was talk that he was a possible liability for Worcester, let alone an international team.
Richard
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Yet again, though, from his opening spell of the series (which was good) onwards they've almost all come from poor batting rather than good bowling. At Old Trafford, How's wicket was a good ball but then he was simply gifted the last 3 to turn 1-101 into 4-118. At Lord's, his first spell fetched 9-23-3 then in the rest of the game he took 30-107-2, 1 of which was a gift at the end of the match.
Anderson's series figures flatter him.
Mr Mxyzptlk
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There's no question that he's played well in limited opportunities for Worcestershire this season. And I think they've handled him well, without playing him too often. But almost everytime he's played (in either form of the game) he has bowled well. Still way too early (and rather desperate) to talk about him in terms of international cricket, but he's made a promising start on his latest recovery path. I, for one, am following it with great interest.
Richard
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BTW, I wonder if there's any likelihood Kyle Mills might be dropped for the Third Test? He's been awful so far, and while Trent Bridge generally tends to be a swinging ground, so does Lord's, and I can barely remember him swinging a single delivery there.
Michael Mason really should feel very sore if he doesn't get a single Test.
Michael Mason really should feel very sore if he doesn't get a single Test.
Mr Mxyzptlk
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Kyle Mills' (first innings) batting will likely save him.
Matt52
U19 Vice-Captain
That could probably only happen in a NZ side. A number 9 being chosen for his batting
Matt52
U19 Vice-Captain
Actually, I hope Southee comes in for the next game. Having chosen him so young I think its best to persevere with him. I dont think dropping him (assuming hes fit) will help the situation,
On another note. Chris Martin seems to have bowled well in both the series in New Zealand, and so far in England but just doesnt seem to pick up wickets. Ive always felt watching Martin that when he got a wicket it was always a bit of a surprise.
On another note. Chris Martin seems to have bowled well in both the series in New Zealand, and so far in England but just doesnt seem to pick up wickets. Ive always felt watching Martin that when he got a wicket it was always a bit of a surprise.
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At Lord's I think he looked very likely to take wickets though. Was just a bit unlucky. And unlike Mills and Southee right now, I think he's more capable of building pressure. Without Bond in the side, New Zealand has no bowler who consistently looks like picking up wickets, from what I've seen. And Martin seems the best of the rest right now.
gettingbetter
State Vice-Captain
Seems to be more an English thing though.
gettingbetter
State Vice-Captain
That is true, but after the Fletcher reign where dual disciplines were prefered over single skills...
Richard
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Not without justification, obviously - having the tail we sometimes had in the winter (Sidebottom, MSP and three from four of Hoggard, Harmison and Anderson) is no laughing matter.
But yes, it does get a little frustrating to see the likes of Plunkett picked ahead of Sidebottom.
But yes, it does get a little frustrating to see the likes of Plunkett picked ahead of Sidebottom.
TT Boy
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Disagree, if Broad couldn’t bat I very much doubt he would be in the test side. Almost on every occasion when the England set-up discusses Broad they always harbour on about his added value with the bat and how that is so important in balancing the side, with the question of his actual bowling been a mere afterthought.