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

[Kippax]

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Tour match (11:00 BST)
SATURDAY 4 MAY - MONDAY 6 MAY Tour match (11:00 BST) Derbyshire v New Zealand (BBC Radio Derby)
BBC Sport - Live - Derbyshire commentary

THURSDAY 9 MAY - SUNDAY 12 MAY

Tour match
England Lions v New Zealand, 11:00 BST (BBC Radio 5 live sports extra)
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[theegyptian]

Yes shame the Lions New Zealand game isn't a TV game especially after the reciprocal coverage of the warmup games in New Zealand. I'm assuming it would almost certainly get better viewing figures that the domestic games stuck on sky at the time.

 

[RxGM]

Welcome to CW. Seen a couple of posts from you. What city are you from?

Just an Aucklander, born and bred.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Yes shame the Lions New Zealand game isn't a TV game especially after the reciprocal coverage of the warmup games in New Zealand. I'm assuming it would almost certainly get better viewing figures that the domestic games stuck on sky at the time.

Yep and most importantly everyone would get a timely reminder of how ****ing useless Bopara is. Assuming you don't blink and miss his innings.

 

[Bahnz]

NZ 50/2 with both openers dismissed.

 

[grecian]

Hey Kiwis,never fear, Derby have put out a weakened bowling attack, so no matter what the results: fans, media, board can blame the ECB for losing badly, it worked for India

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Anyone no why New Zealanders playing with only 10 players?

 

[Prince EWS]

NZ 50/2 with both openers dismissed.

Standard.

 

[vandem]

Cricinfo is only listing 10 NZers in the team. No Southee, Boult or Martin. Mistake? Some reason?

 

[Bahnz]

Standard.

Reckon 30/3 would be closer to our standard over the last few years. In comparison, this is a solid foundation.

 

[Cabinet96]

Reckon 30/3 would be closer to our standard over the last few years. In comparison, this is a solid foundation.

It's a against a second string county attack, though.

 

[Kippax]

Anyone no why New Zealanders playing with only 10 players?

No Bartin is playing.

Can't load bbc.co.uk's front page with my NZ IP btw, so that commentary link's not geoblocked.

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Cricket Club Live ‏@CricketClubLive 5m
Just asked Shane Bond whether it's harder to be a player or a coach. He answered emphatically - a player. Interesting.
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Kane looking in good touch here, playing nice and straight. Happy that out lads should get two knocks now that we're batting first.
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@GeorgeDobell1 @aotearoaxi With wind that has increased here, it feels like that dreadful old Cobham Park by the sea in Wellington.
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I feel a bit for the Derby lad at fine leg. There is a group of 20 guys who must be his school mates giving him a seriously tough time!
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@GeorgeDobell1 @aotearoaxi Me too, he'd be more effective with the Duke than with the Mont Blanc he was signing autographs with earlier.
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@Mykuhl BBC Derby is covering it.
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@GeorgeDobell1 I noticed that, but at least you have a good sponsor for later! pic.twitter.com/tzfKnsnlC2
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Fulton goes LBW to Footitt for 21 - he's bowled well. The 'local' lad Guptill received a great welcome
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@GeorgeDobell1 Nice one. What did you make of Rutherford's knock?
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Lovely straight drive to take Williamson to 12. How's there forecast for the rest of the day for the NZ tour match in Derby @LucyWeather ?
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@GeorgeDobell1 Who's covering NZ v Derby for Cricinfo today George?
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Billy Godleman on the boundary at square leg. I hadn't realised he'd moved from @Middlesex_CCC - do players move more these days?
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And Williamson underway with four behind point as BMac heads off for a net.
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As Evans sends Rutherford's middle stump flying - gone for 13. It was a shot a ball today from the young opener.
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The County Ground is beside a famous road named after one half of the greatest football management partnership ever pic.twitter.com/juABLNSTqs
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Fulton eases a graceful drive for 4 behind point off Footitt, as the iPhone battery drops to 67%. A shortage of power points here.
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Rutherford edges Evans wide of third slip for 4 more. Not afraid to play shots this lad, even with the cloud cover we now have.
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Streaky shot for 2 over mid off as Footitt continues to trouble Rutherford. He's through to 8 and Fulton is on 7.
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That's five teas that BMac has bought now. The tour captain is playing #domestique today!
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Lovely flowing square drive for four to get Rutherford off the mark at The County Ground.
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Footitt beats Rutherford outside off stump. Extravagant shot early on. Better after that. 5-0 after three overs.

 

[Scaly piscine]

It's a against a second string county attack, though.

That's Derbyshire for you.

 

[Гурин]

That's Derbyshire for you.

That's Derbyshire FIRST XI for you. The attack they fielded today is something I'd consider as 4th or 5th string by county standard, the only decent bowler is Footitt, who's bloody fast but also bloody inaccurate, and has taken 4-65 nonetheless.

And there's also Burgoyne, a young spinner that is probably the first player in ages out of Derbyshire who MIGHT have an OUTSIDE chance to play one day in some format for England. He's still only 19, but looks promising. Been economical today, a few wickets would have been nice but whatever.

 

[Flametree]

Reasonable hit-out today, would have been nice to see the openers score more but hey, we're used to that. Happy that Brownlie did well and Guptill didn't....

 

[BackFootPunch]

Good that Brownlie got some runs.

Will be interesting to see how Wagner goes in English conditions. He's probably slightly more experienced over there than most of the others. Was on the verge of signing with Sussex(?) before he came to NZ, I think.

 

[Kippax]

New Zealand in England 2013 : Our ranking hurts - Brendon McCullum | Cricket News | England v New Zealand | ESPN Cricinfo

"You've got to earn the right for a five Test series in England, just as you've got to earn the right to play a Boxing Day Test at The MCG or to play against India at Eden Gardens. We've got to earn that right and, if we are realistic, we haven't.

Haha, what is this, The Onion McCullum...

And that's even before the return of Jesse Ryder who, barely a month after he was assaulted, is well on the road to recovery despite the lung damage inflicted in the attack. "Jesse's gone to the gym for the first time," McCullum said, before smiling. "Not the first time ever. I spoke to him before went to India and he's getting there. He's getting there."

McCullum feels the change in New Zealand's fortunes came when they were thrashed by South Africa who won both Tests in the series by vast margins - an innings and 27 runs and then an innings and 193 runs - that McCullum feels it was a clear case of the darkest hour coming before the dawn and felt the improvements were obvious in the series against England.

"South Africa gave us a chance to strip things right back," he said. "They exposed us so greatly, it meant we had to go back to the drawing board and work out what our style of cricket was going to be.

"We looked at what our strengths are and what are the tweaks we need to make. We made a few immediate changes, changed the balance of our line-up by playing six batters and having some aggressive players in the middle order so you free up your top order a little bit. We went with four bowlers, knowing three of those are going to have to bowl reasonably long spells.

 

[Bahnz]

A good battle's going on between Wagner and Bracewell for the third seamer's spot. Gillespie once again way off the pace.

 

[_Ed_]

Wow, great to see both Wagner and Bracewell putting their hands up. Could be a tough choice.

 

[_Ed_]

Bartin in on the act.