England in New Zealand
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england were very very poor in the match. new zealands fortunes have turned since englands tour started. they were losing everything before that but they won the odi series and now totally outplayed england in this test.
england need to do a lot of thinking.
england were very very poor in the match. new zealands fortunes have turned since englands tour started. they were losing everything before that but they won the odi series and now totally outplayed england in this test.
england need to do a lot of thinking.
. But good on New Zealand, particularly Ross Taylor, great ton, well deserved because it was a long time coming.mas cambios
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England have finally dropped Harmison and replaced him with Broad. The bigger shock is that they have brought in Anderson for Hoggard, which I don't think would have have foreseen.
England have finally dropped Harmison and replaced him with Broad. The bigger shock is that they have brought in Anderson for Hoggard, which I don't think would have have foreseen.
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He still has the raw talent to perform at test level but I think he's lost it mentally. The first ball of the last Ashes series was probably the watershed moment for him.
Hoggard will be back, I have no doubt about that; he has about 2 maybe 3 years left in him.
He still has the raw talent to perform at test level but I think he's lost it mentally. The first ball of the last Ashes series was probably the watershed moment for him.
Hoggard will be back, I have no doubt about that; he has about 2 maybe 3 years left in him.
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Harmison out YES, Hoggard NO. Strauss should have gone and Shah come in.
What;s worse is the standard of wicket, lets hope it's better than the first test. I'm sure the ECB will finally wake up and prepare home test wickets to suit England as other nations do.
Harmison out YES, Hoggard NO. Strauss should have gone and Shah come in.
What;s worse is the standard of wicket, lets hope it's better than the first test. I'm sure the ECB will finally wake up and prepare home test wickets to suit England as other nations do.
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Hoggard shouldn't have been out but he'll be back, no doubt about that. Strauss for Shah is an interesting one, but I'd go along the Shah route, with Bell at 3.
Hoggard shouldn't have been out but he'll be back, no doubt about that. Strauss for Shah is an interesting one, but I'd go along the Shah route, with Bell at 3.
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Harmison is a lost cause, hes lost most of the backing that he had. A quarter of million pounds per year to bowl crap. I can do the same for a fifth of that and i wouldn't moan about being away from home either.
Let's see what new depths we can sink to in this test! :cry
Harmison is a lost cause, hes lost most of the backing that he had. A quarter of million pounds per year to bowl crap. I can do the same for a fifth of that and i wouldn't moan about being away from home either.
Let's see what new depths we can sink to in this test! :cry
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Ready for me to jinx it!
A steady start for England, which is just what they needed. If we can put on a 100 plus for the first wicket, it should mean that the rest of the side can take some confidence from it.
Ready for me to jinx it!
A steady start for England, which is just what they needed. If we can put on a 100 plus for the first wicket, it should mean that the rest of the side can take some confidence from it.
jimmy33
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And you did
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But good comeback by Collingwood and the young man, Ambrose. Things are looking good for him at the moment, but sadly the same thing happened to the previous keeper, a very good debut series with the bat but things falling apart after that. Hopefully for Ambrose and England he can consistently perform and the England selectors show a little patience with him
And you did
.But good comeback by Collingwood and the young man, Ambrose. Things are looking good for him at the moment, but sadly the same thing happened to the previous keeper, a very good debut series with the bat but things falling apart after that. Hopefully for Ambrose and England he can consistently perform and the England selectors show a little patience with him
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Yeah Ambrose seems like a good batsman. Got a fifty in the first test and might get his maiden 100 in this game. For Englands sake I hope he has more success than Prior.
Yeah Ambrose seems like a good batsman. Got a fifty in the first test and might get his maiden 100 in this game. For Englands sake I hope he has more success than Prior.
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I've trying not post as any time I do we collapse.
Well done for Ambrose on reaching his maiden test ton but we could have done with him reaching 130 odd. Just shows how much difference a day makes.
I've trying not post as any time I do we collapse.
Well done for Ambrose on reaching his maiden test ton but we could have done with him reaching 130 odd. Just shows how much difference a day makes.
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My prediction is that New Zealand will end the day on about 200-3 (they are currently 73-3).
My prediction is that New Zealand will end the day on about 200-3 (they are currently 73-3).
jimmy33
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Jeez, you just can't help jinxing people! I'd get that checked out if I were you, could end up being very dangerous
NZ collapsed, but what form Daniel Vettori is in. Unbelievable for a bowler. And good on Ross Taylor for getting a 50 but he needed to carry on.
Jeez, you just can't help jinxing people!
I'd get that checked out if I were you, could end up being very dangerousNZ collapsed, but what form Daniel Vettori is in. Unbelievable for a bowler. And good on Ross Taylor for getting a 50 but he needed to carry on.
AB
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Yeah, Vettori has become more of a bowling all rounder these days. Statistically, he has been New Zealand's best Test batsman since 2006.
Jimmy Anderson returned back to the team in style. His 5 wicket haul has put England in a very comfortable position. They'll find it hard to lose from this position.
jimmy33 said:Jeez, you just can't help jinxing people!
NZ collapsed, but what form Daniel Vettori is in. Unbelievable for a bowler. And good on Ross Taylor for getting a 50 but he needed to carry on.
Yeah, Vettori has become more of a bowling all rounder these days. Statistically, he has been New Zealand's best Test batsman since 2006.
Jimmy Anderson returned back to the team in style. His 5 wicket haul has put England in a very comfortable position. They'll find it hard to lose from this position.
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They have a good lead to take into the 2nd innings and a bit of time to bat New Zealand out of the game. I'd like to see them set New Zealand a chase of 450+ with 4 - 5 sessions in which to get the wickets.
They have a good lead to take into the 2nd innings and a bit of time to bat New Zealand out of the game. I'd like to see them set New Zealand a chase of 450+ with 4 - 5 sessions in which to get the wickets.
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