**Official** New Zealand in England

[Richard]

Well, off they go again. FFS, light not being up to standard is annoying.

 

[Richard]

Update, Sidebottom is now aervaging 25.70, I think it's time we all accepted that he's the best seamer ever

Still got a bit to pass Bob Willis ITBT.

 

[Richard]

Well, off they go again. FFS, light not being up to standard is annoying.

And we're now treated to the live action from Regents Park where the exact same light has not stopped play...

 

[sledger]

And we're now treated to the live action from Regents Park where the exact same light has not stopped play...

same thing happened last year when I went to see them play the WI last year, the fact that the game was pretty much called off when I could see the detail on peoples clothing sat on the other side of the ground from me really annoyed me, bad light = worst thing in cricket tbh, even worse than rain.

 

[Richard]

Oh, bad light's infinitely more annoying than rain.

Sooner we get pink balls and floodlights at all grounds the better, then that'll be the end of bad light stopping play.

 

[Richard]

A-a-a-a-a-and they're back on...

 

[Steulen]

England openers fairly untroubled so far. NZ bowlers not finding much swing with the new ball.

 

[Richard]

No, indeed - mostly because they're pitching the damn thing far too short.

Very poor bowling.

 

[Richard]

This might be a *cue him edging one to slip* but this is the most assured I've seen Strauss look against the new-ball since 2004/05.

The abysmal use of it from Mills and Martin has helped, obviously, though. Get Southee on FFS.

Or, alternatively, get off for the light.

 

[wpdavid]

This might be a *cue him edging one to slip* but this is the most assured I've seen Strauss look against the new-ball since 2004/05.

The abysmal use of it from Mills and Martin has helped, obviously, though. Get Southee on FFS.

Or, alternatively, get off for the light.

Sure about that?

 

[Richard]

Yep. They're now taking Tea as they troop off for the 4th time today.

 

[silentstriker]

The run rate isn't too hot, so a couple wickets and NZ are definitely in it.

 

[Richard]

Well, much as things can change, they haven't looked like getting one so far. There's been no more than a couple of edges, both of which went straight to ground, and barely so much as a genuine play-and-miss.

The bowling has by-and-large been far, far, far too short.

 

[Steulen]

The run rate isn't too hot, so a couple wickets and NZ are definitely in it.

Hard to see where those wickets will come from although Southee's first over looked better than what the M's served up.

 

[Richard]

Ay St00ls, any chance you could take one for the team? Been depressing to see Tarique the only one there for so long.

 

[Woodster]

Look very assured Strauss and Cook, looked to rotate the strike whenever possible and put away the bad ones, which there hasn't been too many of, yet not too many threatening ones either.

 

[silentstriker]

Hard to see where those wickets will come from although Southee's first over looked better than what the M's served up.

Look very assured Strauss and Cook, looked to rotate the strike whenever possible and put away the bad ones, which there hasn't been too many of, yet not too many threatening ones either.

Yea, I agree.

 

[Richard]

Players are back out after tea. Bad light is about to stop play.

 

[sledger]

England need to get a move on if they're to win this match imo, lots of time lost already, and lets face it there are bound to me more stoppages over the next few days, NZ will be pretty content with the way its looking at the moment I'd have thought.

 

[Richard]

Well the forecast tomorrow is shocking too apparently. I guess we're going to have to write this one off, unfortunately.