***Official*** England in New Zealand series 2013

[Prince EWS]

Yes I'm happy we're batting too. Often I am in favour of enforcing the follow-on however Southee and Boult have both bowled 25 overs each and we can make this game safe by scoring just 150.

Yeah it's a flat pitch and you've got a four man attack, with only two of those four actually looking threatening, and it's not like you've just rolled England for 130 either. I'm an enforce-the-follow-on kind of guy but batting here makes sense IMO.

 

[Mike5181]

Anything around 180 would put us in a really good position here.

 

[Flem274*]

I bet you $50 Hughes score more Test runs at a better average than Rutherford.

Not a fair bet. With all the time Hughes gets to spend eating in the Indian pavillion due to his spin problem he has a much greater chance of getting runs than Rutherford.

 

[Jezroy]

Yes I'm happy we're batting too. Often I am in favour of enforcing the follow-on however Southee and Boult have both bowled 25 overs each and we can make this game safe by scoring just 150.

Yep - the amount of time it will take us to get only 150 if we collapse in a heap. Leaves England 390 to get in 4 1/2 sessions.

They WON'T get that. You read right.

Even if get 45 again, England will still need 285 to win. Even that would be tough on this pitch.

 

[Spark]

what the hell nz

 

[Prince EWS]

Kane defending with an angled bat on the back foot outside off?

NO WAI

 

[straw man]

Kaneh

What if we collapse for 80?

 

[Pothas]

Come on another couple please.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Well then, this could be interesting.

 

[James]

Far out..... this is getting worrying now.

Give us some of your best please Ross.

 

[Jezroy]

Kaneh

What if we collapse for 80?

England will still need 320 to win?

On a pitch where the last 21 wickets have gone down for around 392?

 

[Flem274*]

Just ****ing smash it and declare at 150/9. Sounds like we're not going to do the whole survival thing today.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

premonitions of England?

 

[Mike5181]

Anderson is so unlikable.

 

[Flem274*]

Yeah while our bowlers have been impressive on the flatter pitches in this series, our batting has been carried a bit by the pitches and Fulton/Rutherford/Williamson will all go cheaply at once at times in England.

Will be interesting to see how McCullum goes if he's in early. God forbid.

 

[Jezroy]

Shades of Colmobo?

2nd Test: Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Colombo (PSS), Nov 25-29, 2012 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

One good partnership in an innings of over 400.
Shaky start, followed by a good partnership to get team 2 up over 200.

Then it's just guess work.

 

[Bahnz]

C'mon boys, 200 is a bare minimum here.

 

[L Trumper]

Hamilton 2008 or Old trafford 2008. Either result would be awesome.

 

[Flem274*]

C'mon boys, 200 is a bare minimum here.

Nah

 

[Jezroy]

Another one keeps low.