**Official** New Zealand in England

[Laurrz]

**** me

it rains like once during the entire IPL

and the first day of the English summer of cricket and it rains

 

[Spitfires_Fan]

Weather forecast is better for the weekend IIRC, so I'm still expecting a result in this match.

 

[Burgey]

Theres plenty of time for the weather forecast to change, they are not exactly known for their accuracy.

Seriously guys, here's 50 cents, go and buy a climate FFS.

After two months of hit-and-giggle dross, some real cricket at last, and you lot serve up this.

Dire.

 

[S.P. Fleming]

off to bed. Hoping to wake up tommorow morning after a brilliant century from Jamie How and an unbeaten 80 from Aaron Redmond.

 

[GIMH]

Typical London weather! Barely a cloud in the sky here in so-called rainy Manchester!

Aye, lovely in Liverpool as well, where I currently am. Play due to start in 15 according to cricinfo...

 

[GIMH]

And for all those dissing our climate, to be fair we do have some nice long hours of daylight at this time of year to make up for when there is rain. Give us that at least

 

[Richard]

Yep, play to start shortly. If if all goes well.

 

[GIMH]

Well, with a bit of luck they might be playing when I get homr from work, could watch about 10 overs if so

 

[Richard]

No sunshine in sight. Sidebottom, of course, to start. How, of course, to take strike.

Here we go.

Some swing from the 1st delivery even despite it being too short, straightforward defence for How. Good start for all.

 

[GIMH]

England huddling apparently.

Here goes my prediction - England to be batting when I get home (if we get no more interruptions)

 

[Richard]

How off-the-mark with an inside-edged two through square-leg.

 

[Richard]

Redmond gone for a duck. Poor fella.

Terrific ball from Anderson mind, just what you want to be seeing under these sort of conditions.

 

[99*]

Super.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Haha, how good was the seam position.

 

[GIMH]

Anderson

 

[Richard]

Haha, how good was the seam position.

If there's one thing he's good at, that's it.

Hope Sidebottom can nip out How too mind.

 

[Richard]

Marshall caught behind of a no-ball.

 

[wpdavid]

Marshall caught behind of a no-ball.

Not that you'd have know about it from cricinfo, who didn't see fit to mention the edge.
First no-ball of the innings tbf, but infurating nonetheless.

EDIT
They've got it now. Can't see why it took so long though.

 

[pasag]

A bit late, but England 2-0 btw (one Test washed out at least).

Nice stuff from Jimmy.

 

[Richard]

Anderson should now have the top three, as he gets How with a near-identical ball that he got Redmond and should've got Marshall.