**Official** New Zealand in England

[Richard]

I didn't think you needed to take wickets to bowl well in ODIs?

I said "you never do" where?

If you're defending a low score you will need to. The point is, though, you shouldn't be defending low scores.

The equation is always very different when bowling second anyway. If you're defending a big score your chances of bowling economically are slim; if you're defending a small one bowling economically is not enough.

Bowling first is when economy really counts. That's why the best bowling teams should and often do always field first.

 

[Richard]

Yeah, I know he has just hit a 200 or something.. And Mark Ramprakash is nearing a hundred FC hundreds..

Exactly, and Mark Ramprakash is a superb batsman who just couldn't cut it early in his Test career. Bopara hasn't even had that much of an international career yet, so we won't know whether he will.

 

[Richard]

Well, just when we thought this game was drifting away from NZ, another gifted clip to mid-wicket gives them a chance again.

 

[Nate]

Haha, huge sigh of relief here. Not finishing it by any means, but it helps.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Goooooone.
Now bring back Southee, and keep Mills on.

No point saving them for the last 4 overs, if it gets to that stage then its already game over.

 

[Richard]

What a superb bit of fielding.

Someone has to get Collingwood for this game to be NZ's one feels.

 

[Nate]

McCullum with the best bit of ground fielding I've seen in years.

 

[Nate]

Looked pretty plumb to me.

 

[Richard]

Aye, me too on first look, but HawkEye suggesting the shake of the head was fair noof, so well played Steve Davis.

Southee back on - this will be make-or-break one would think.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

As long as Collingwood is there, I'm a worried man.

If he is still there by the 40th over, then its game over.

Game Over

 

[Richard]

Not quite, but England are very much favourites now. Only takes a single delivery to change that though.

 

[steds]

well played Steve Davis..

Thanks mate

 

[Nate]

Elliott the solution to New Zealand's problem, obviously.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Elliott the solution to New Zealand's problem, obviously.

Obviously

 

[Richard]

Thanks mate

Not quite my favourite cue-man, but pretty close.

 

[Richard]

WoW, Southee gets Collingwood!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nate]

SOUTHEEEEEEEEEEEE Hitting off for mine!

Loving this game!

 

[Jamee999]

Noooooo!

 

[steds]

We're ****ed now.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Beauty. And its Collingwood!!!!

I <3 Tim Southee