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*Official** New Zealand in England
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Neil Pickup
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Reminds me of the first innings - turn the TV over to Henman, 200-1 becomes 215-4 by the time it gets switched back..
This time, I turn the radio off (well, it crashes - BBCi streaming) and bang...
Game On!
This time, I turn the radio off (well, it crashes - BBCi streaming) and bang...
Game On!
Neil Pickup
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Just like the WI all over again..MoxPearl said:
Surprised to see no night-watchman going from the use of Tuffey at Lord's.
Tom Halsey
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Same here.
Just turned over and bang.
Just turned over and bang.
superkingdave
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4 down - its the pitch
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Told you, different ball gameMoxPearl said:
Neil Pickup
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Bang again. Bye Bye.
Neil Pickup
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Radio is staying off!
Tom Halsey
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Bowlers' skill - getting it out of a pitch. 
Mr Mxyzptlk
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Ah, but Sarwan outfoxed him with long hops.tooextracool said:
superkingdave
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Bye Bye Tuffey
Loony BoB
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Not the first time I've heard him say that.MoxPearl said:lol as richardson gets hit u hear him yell "FU*K ME!* lol
I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up known for it.Game Over New Zealand. Sad day. Sad, sad day. Bloody awful times for NZ cricket. From top of our game to bottom in such a short space of time... and I quite simply don't know what to blame, because our batsmen are performing well, our bowlers SHOULD be performing well but they aren't and nobody knows why, injuries all round... bugger. What could go wrong now? The bowlers we bring in for cover injure themselves on the plane? Wouldn't be surprised...
Richardson, (Papps), Fleming, Sinclair, Astle, (McMillan), Styris, McCullum, Mills, Adams, C. Martin, Butler.
That would be my team for the next test - assuming either Papps or McMillan is available for selection. Mills or C. Martin can be exchanged for Vettori or Bruce Martin if required and fit (and not "Tuffey-fit" or "Bond-fit" - I mean FIT).
Sigh. How long is it since we fielded a full strength team? This is almost depressing. You can see it's affectint the entire squad, too, because they all seem out of knock now - must be contagious.
Now for a listing of injuries/illnesses/etc on tour:
Bond - Not fit to play.
Mills - Hand injury.
McMillan - Finger injury.
Papps - Finger injury.
Fleming - Groin and abdomen strains. Ear infection. Bruised on the arm now.
Richardson - Hand/Finger injury.
Tuffey - Not fit to play (but hey, they played him anyway!)
Oram - Side strain.
Vettori - Hamstring injury.
Astle - Passed late fitness test and caught the flu - not sure if he's been troubled by either, though.
So that leaves Styris, McCullum and Cairns. Wait, hasn't McCullum had some kind of hand/finger injury, too? Can't remember.
Now, after reading all that...
Chris Cairns: It's great to be touring with the first full strength side we've had in years.
Yeah, right Chris! What the hell are we going to do without you?
And Neil: I'd love to go to Trent Bridge, but - who would have guessed it - I'm coming down with a pretty bad cold! Go figure! As for injuries, I've not been able to play cricket since I got run over five years ago. Let's just say I have a shoulder muscle in my leg now, and one and a half less bones than your average man.