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**Official** England in New Zealand
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JBH001
International Regular
in another weather update by the man on the spot: its cleared a bit, so play looks likely. lots of grey clouds and a few gusty winds (more or less a typical auckland day) but should be okay for the game. still reckon a couple of rain interruptions are on the cards though.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Swann out, Mascarenhas in. Not sorry to see Swann missing-out on playing on this ground where the boundaries are, to put it mildly, pathetic. No spinner is ever likely to enjoy themselves here.
Mascarenhas might suffer too, which would also be quite a shame of course.
England choose to field first BTW.
Hitchcock playing is probably preferable to O'Brien, but he's still crap.
Mascarenhas might suffer too, which would also be quite a shame of course.
England choose to field first BTW.
Hitchcock playing is probably preferable to O'Brien, but he's still crap.
Mixmasterreece
U19 Debutant
Im sure the pommy batsmen are too.....
Neil Pickup
Cricket Web Moderator
Well at least we can't lose by ten wickets again.
A couple early wickets, and the Kiwi middle order is out of practice... [/straws]
A couple early wickets, and the Kiwi middle order is out of practice... [/straws]
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
In half of the matches he played his economy was 4.20, 2.90, 4.00, 3.00, 3.80, 3.75, 2.87, 2.30, 3.49, 3.93, 3.11, 3.75, 4.37, 3.30 so I wouldn't say he played well only 3 times out of 10.
Anderson's economy-rates in the 10 games last summer were 2.87, 7.80, 5.10, 2.30, 5.60, 3.49, 3.93, 6.00, 9.87 and 3.11. The games I'd classify him as having bowled well in were the 1st, 4th and 10th. His figures looked good (indeed, excellent, when he'd been gifted 2 late wickets in each) in the 5th and 6th. But I don't feel he bowled well, at all. And certainly he didn't bowl well or close to in the other 5.True, but still, if the situation is reversed in ODIs those games can be written-off totally, IMO.
I have never, ever set any stall at all by the LG Rankings, for any player.
DCC_legend
International Regular
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
What better opportunity to get back in it?
*Cue Sidebottom bowling a superb opening spell or Anderson bowling well for the first time this winter*
Neil Pickup
Cricket Web Moderator
Wright wouldn't have been selected if not for his bowling, so you can't level that at him.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Nah. O'Brien is considerably better than the shower of **** that is Hitchcock.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Wright has bowled 2 overs in his 2 ODIs. He has been picked exclusively because they honestly think that because of 2 or 3 decent innings that he's going to be ODI-class with bat alone.
On other news, this ground really is ridiculous, I always forget just how bad it is. How on Earth do they allow international cricket to be played here? It's like playing it at Taunton, though possibly even worse.
Even Mustard is in serious danger of getting runs here.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Sorry, I simply refuse to believe that anyone can be considerably better than O'Diren. I know Hitchcock's bad, I certainly do, but the worst he can be is as bad as him.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
sounds like a decent first over from Jimmy
Neil Pickup
Cricket Web Moderator
The wicket will do. The short ball actually works for once, rather than flying into the stands.
In other news, our slip cordon is Cook and Shah. Has there ever been a less reliable pair at one and two?
In other news, our slip cordon is Cook and Shah. Has there ever been a less reliable pair at one and two?