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

Prince EWS

Prince EWS

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BeeGee said:
Elliot is a perfect no. 5 for NZ. Accumulates well and is adept at rebuilding an innings after an early collapse.

Edit: should have kept my stupid mouth shut. Dumbass.
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Despite the bad timing it's a good point. I thought he was a terrible selection when he was recalled because his domestic performances had really, really tailed off but he's been killing it, so fair play.

I had a chuckle when one of the Sky coms (can't even remember who) said New Zealand have an old fashion ODI team with non-specialists and listed Elliott as one before going on to call Woakes a specialist bowler. Elliott bats five or six and barely bowls - in fact he hasn't taken a wicket since 2010 - while Woakes is the absolute definition of a bits and pieces cricketer, batting 7 and operating as the fifth bowler. I like Woakes, but it was a silly point.
 
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Prince EWS

Prince EWS

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Pothas said:
Pretty sure it was Nick Knight...
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Yeah I'm hearing Knight's voice in my head when I'm recalling it, but when I'm trying to remember something stupid someone has said I often hear Nick Knight by default so I didn't know how accurate it was.
 
straw man

straw man

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Prince EWS said:
Despite the bad timing it's a good point. I thought he was a terrible selection when he was recalled because his domestic performances had really, really tailed off but he's been killing it, so fair play.

I had a chuckle when one of the Sky coms (can't even remember who) said New Zealand have an old fashion ODI team with non-specialists and listed Elliott as one before going on to call Woakes a specialist bowler. Elliott bats six and barely bowls - in fact he hasn't taken a wicket since 2010 - while Woakes is the absolute definition of a bits and pieces cricketer, batting 7 and operating as the fifth bowler. I like Woakes, but it was a silly point.
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.... but there's just something inherently bits n pieces about Elliott. Even if he's not bowling, it's just his state of existence.

Does work as a bit of reasonable filler at five between Taylor and McCullum though.
 
straw man

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That was one of McCullum's ****est shots in a long time - a flashback to old McCullum where he plays completely the wrong shot in the wrong situation. We should still win this but it gives England a chance.
 
BeeGee

BeeGee

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straw man said:
Echo the commentators and describe McCullum as having played some VERY sketchy shots since coming in. That should be enough to get us over the line :thumbsup:
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Weird innings, tbf. Tried to attack too early before he'd earned the right to do so.

NZ need to be a little careful here.
 
straw man

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Franklin sees bouncer coming, prepares to make a hash of playing of it, starts turning head away, then realises it's a Dernbach bouncer and swats it for a single. Good work Franky
 
Daemon

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Indeed. But still, I think England have had a winning streak at home in ODI series for a while now, so it wouldn't be particularly nice to lose one to the #8 team on the rankings.
 
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