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

[Mike5181]

Lumb and Bairstow look like slightly different versions of Ian Bell.

 

[Zinzan]

Looks like if England defend this it'll be just by holding their catches

Yep, anything over 200 should be a piece of cake to defend for England. I can see Broad and Finn bowling a lot shorter and not allowing NZ to hit to the short straight boundaries.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

woopdewoop Butler with 4 overs to go on a lol pitch

 

[Zinzan]

Lumb and Bairstow look like slightly different versions of Ian Bell.

Haha. Good call.

 

[Dick Rockett]

Will definitely end up England's highest total in 20/20s.

What is it now?

 

[Zinzan]

^ 191/4 after 17 ... Outside chance of 250 here. Even the miss-hits are clearing easily.

 

[Zinzan]

NZ bowled a yorker !!

 

[Days of Grace]

**** this ground is a joke.

 

[Dick Rockett]

^ 191/4 after 17 ... Outside chance of 250 here. Even the miss-hits are clearing easily.

No, I mean, what's their current highest score?

 

[Zinzan]

202/6 vs. SA in '09

 

[Howe_zat]

No, I mean, what's their current highest score?

202.

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Good over from Boult

 

[straw man]

Well this looks like a big score. NZ's short boundaries are dumb though.

 

[Dick Rockett]

Thanks for the info, guys

 

[Dick Rockett]

NZ's short boundaries are dumb

Yeah, they are. Good to see that the issue is getting some forthright criticism on cricinfo.

 

[BeeGee]

another drop

 

[straw man]

Franklin could have done better there

 

[Howe_zat]

It's all ended in a bit of a whimper. Chasable, but I still think the dropped catches from earlier will be the difference

 

[straw man]

NZ's proper bowlers doing a good job from the looks of things.

Edit: Spoke too soon

 

[TT Boy]

Oh dear Boult.

 

[Howe_zat]

Was that given out off the free hit?