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

[Scaly piscine]

Okay best case scenario...

The useless tattooed ****wit and the Essex sadsack both play, Taylor does his patented across the line slog, it goes up in the air between the two ****houses, they collide, both get injured and their England career is FINALLY written off.

 

[King Pietersen]

Finn, Broad, Bopara and Tredwell all in the side. England batting first. Come on Ravi, get yourself a hundred lad.

 

[Spark]

Okay best case scenario...

The useless tattooed ****wit and the Essex sadsack both play, Taylor does his patented across the line slog, it goes up in the air between the two ****houses, they collide, both get injured and their England career is FINALLY written off.

Magnificent stuff

 

[Cabinet96]

Interesting change of balance. Goes against the method England have had success with in the last 3 and a bit years.

 

[King Pietersen]

Okay, Ravi's batting at 7. What a monumental waste of time.

The teams:

England 1 Alastair Cook, 2 Ian Bell, 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Joe Root, 5 Eoin Morgan, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Ravi Bopara, 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 Stuart Broad, 10 James Tredwell, 11 Steven Finn

New Zealand 1 Luke Ronchi, 2 Martin Guptill, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Colin Munro, 6 Brendon McCullum, 7 James Franklin, 8 Nathan McCullum, 9 Tim Southee, 10 Kyle Mills, 11 Mitchell McCleanaghan

 

[BeeGee]

I ****ing knew it.

Q: How can you tell when Hesson is lying?
A: His lips are moving.

I take it back.

Munro!!!

 

[grecian]

Cool have brought in Ravi to my fantasy cricket team and made him captain.

RAVIRAVIRAVIRAVIRAVIRAVIRAVI




ravi

 

[MW1304]

I don't really see how this goes against the balance we're used to, surely it just suggests that Ravi has been selected primarily for his bowling.

 

[_Ed_]

I take it back.

Munro!!!

Sounds like it's just because of injury, though! Tight calf for Elliott.

 

[Pothas]

Yeah Ravi is just Woakes.

Back at last though, it's been too long Ravi.

 

[grecian]

I don't really see how this goes against the balance we're used to, surely it just suggests that Ravi has been selected primarily for his bowling.

Yep, and rightly so. Has been decent with the ball for a while in ODIS.

Ravi

 

[Scaly piscine]

Does the lost puppy have the record for most international recalls yet?

 

[Prensel]

Such a McCullum review, good ball Mitch!

 

[Furball]

Why on earth would you review that?

 

[Spark]

Bit of a captain's review, that. Dead plumb.

 

[ajdude]

gee cook really can't believe that's out can he

 

[_Ed_]

Mitch!

 

[grecian]

Well done cap'n off to a flying start in all regards

#trottsfault

 

[BeeGee]

Selfish review. Wasted.

 

[King Pietersen]

Cook looked like absolute **** in that innings. McClenaghan all over him. Terrible review too. Awful. Get Ravi in to blast a double ton.