Cabinet96
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I feel the same way. You get the feeling Compton is an unpopular choice witch much of the mainstream media, which instantly makes him a persona favourite of mine.
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***Official*** England in New Zealand series 2013
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fredfertang
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A combination of age and the way he plays - if he was 21 and batted like Grandpa Compo he'd be everybody's darling, media included
Cabinet96
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It's the county journeyman tag that screws him over. People would much rather the next Len Hutton opened instead of someone who supposedly should be just playing county cricket, not internationals. Of course, they're happy to forget that Trott was a county journeyman when picked, replacing youthful prodigy and talent man Ravi Bopara by scoring more runs in one test than Bopara had in the four previous ones.
Zinzan
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I'd say a draw already is odd-on tbh especially with the light/weather still looking a probably factor. England have started solidly, but the NZ bowlers just aren't hitting the right areas consistently enough. This is the major difference between the likes of Anderson, Steyn and Philander and the NZ bowlers, it's not just pace.
Kippax
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Draw already a $1.25 favourite.
Time for this high tide theory to kick in, get some more nip...
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Boult has looked a bit pushy and disappointing; I've got no idea who's going to bowl into the wind at the Basin other than Bartin. Bracewell was really poor into the wind in Wellington last year, but obvs has the strongest action in the country.
Time for this high tide theory to kick in, get some more nip...
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Boult has looked a bit pushy and disappointing; I've got no idea who's going to bowl into the wind at the Basin other than Bartin. Bracewell was really poor into the wind in Wellington last year, but obvs has the strongest action in the country.
straw man
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It's getting that way but there's a long way to go. Wagner was bowling a load of rubbish from what I saw before.
Southee's the bowler we should be turning to for a wicket here.
Should get Williamson to chuck a few down.
Jezroy
State Captain
Yep - watching that 45 we got in Sth Africa, you just kept thinking "where are we going to score a run"?
Here, even at our best, they were still scoring 2-2.5 rpo. Among the good balls, there are opportunities there for runs.
Jezroy
State Captain
Likely to beat themselves by 10 wickets.
BeeGee
International Captain
Yep, two blokes who don't look anything like each other. Well spotted.
KiWiNiNjA
International Coach
and then divide it by that same high number.
Zinzan
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You serious? They both have 2 eyes, a nose and mouth, that's about where the similarity stops.Trent Boult:
Tyrone from Coronation Street:
