**Official** New Zealand in England

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Welcome to todays match between NZ and South Africa. Vettori has lost the toss on an extremely green, fast, bouncy wicket. Hopkins, Marshall and Bell are in for McCullum, How and Taylor due to injury. Marshall to face first ball to Dale Steyn....

That's worryingly realistic.

 

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Don't get him here, though I hear he's generally quite good.

Yeah I usually enjoy his articles.

 

[Blakey]

Looks deadset flat as Hilary Swanks chest.

 

[Leslie1]

Ian Smith "I can't understand why the English cricket team warmup playing rugby, when their rugby team isn't even very good at it."

To be fair on them they are good at SOMETHING. 2 is ideal, 3's a crowd......

 

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Surprisingly strong start from Gillespie.

 

[Flem274*]

Ian Smith "I can't understand why the English cricket team warmup playing rugby, when their rugby team isn't even very good at it."

Nasser and Smith seem to have descended to schoolboy level by the sounds of it. Anyones lunch been stolen yet? Beefy seems to be mysteriously absent...

 

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Haha, I remember that USA game. We destroyed them, quite enjoyed it.

 

[Leslie1]

"England can be so good, with Pieterson scoring a 100..."

Hello. If England ODI side isn't a one man team I don't know what is.

Not good signs for Southee... he had a good one last game, and now early signs of "not going to be your day".

 

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"England can be so good, with Pieterson scoring a 100..."

Hello. If England ODI side isn't a one man team I don't know what is.

Collingwood will probably get a ton now that you've said that!

Hope Southee doesn't let that little fielding mistake bother him too much.

 

[Leslie1]

Collingwood will probably get a ton now that you've said that!

Hope Southee doesn't let that little fielding mistake bother him too much.

Notice I balanced it with Southee's comment.

 

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Wow, that was colossal.

Another no-ball too.

 

[Blakey]

Surprisingly strong start from Gillespie.

Smith "Well this is the dumbest piece of cricket I've seen im my life."

 

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Smith "Well this is the dumbest piece of cricket I've seen im my life."

Yeah, typical Gillespie. Bowls an excellent maiden, then rubbish next over.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

That 2nd NB was very harsh!

 

[Leslie1]

Can you blame him? After the torment he's been through with this current side?

Even Boockie wrote an angry article unbecoming of him.

 

[Richard]

So whats the weather like in England today?

Forecast's good BTW.

 

[Leslie1]

Which one would a Black Cap fan love? A good bowling performance, or an awesome batting display chasing?

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Which one would a Black Cap fan love? A good bowling performance, or an awesome batting display chasing?

If we bowl good, then we will bat crap.
So I go for the 2nd one.

 

[Richard]

Which one would a Black Cap fan love? A good bowling performance, or an awesome batting display chasing?

Latter, surely?

 

[Prince EWS]

Which one would a Black Cap fan love? A good bowling performance, or an awesome batting display chasing?

Well an awesome batting performance would probably be more beneficial to the team in the long run. It'd give the team some faith in its batting which seems to be getting worse by the series and, depending on who was reponsible, could well contribute heavily to the development of a career or two.

We all know a good bowling display is very possible with this lot already, and it'd probably just be put down to England batting **** if it happened anyway.