England v NZ & Aust 2015

[Brumby Runner]

WI v Aust rather than England, but Rogers is out of the first test due concussion after being hit on the head in the nets. Reports are that Shaun Marsh will open the batting. Does that leave a spot down the list for either Mitchell or Voges?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Poms 66/4 at the 1st drinks break, Cook & Stokes at the wicket. Get Cook & it's game over IMO.

 

[Quick Hands]

Another couple before lunch could trigger a capitulation.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Dashboard summary now reads " NZ need 6 wickets" not "England need xyz runs" which is always a good sign...... in saying that Cook & Stokes pretty much won the Lord's Test on Day 4 so need one've them back in the hutch ASAP.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

C'mon NZ, finish them off!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Mission accomplished, Kane Williamson's 3/15 rips the guts out've England's 2nd dig & they fold for 255 to lose by 199.

 

[light]

Well done Kiwi's. Williamson has a golden arm. Also, what a gem Watling has proven to be.

Definitely did a good job softening the Poms up for the Ashes. Apart from Root's form and capt Cook's resurgence, they're no stronger than last series. In fact, their bowling has probably gone backwards.



Any idea who hit Rogers? My money is on Johnson.

 

[RugbyReg]

Any idea who hit Rogers? My money is on Johnson.

just a random net bowler. Provided by the host cricket body.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Well played NZ, fully deserved to square the series. What a pity it wasn't at least three tests.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^^^^^^^^^^ should won it 2-0, whoever told our blokes to keep bowling short & wide on Day 4 at Lord's needs an appointment with Gunston Urology...........

That said 1-1 should help our ICC rating*, pretty sure we lost badly last tour. And yes, 2-Test "series" are bullshit & should be done away with.

EDIT: *it turns out we actually drop to 4th, "overtaken" by India who AFAIK haven't played of late..........

http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/201...w-zealand-slips-to-fourth-england-stays-fifth

 

[Quick Hands]

NZ on top for 8 days out of 10, but poor bowling day 4 at Lords and poor batting on day 5 very costly.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Yep, could have won 2-0 but had a couple of bad sessions at Lords and that was the end of 'em.

 

[Quick Hands]

NZ 1/68 after 9 overs in 2nd ODI. At least one ball lost out of the ground.

 

[Quick Hands]

NZ 6/398 from 50 overs. England 9/365 from 46 overs. Rain delay shortened the match and NZ win by 13 runs by D/L method.

Boundary ropes in a ridiculous distance.

 

[Quick Hands]

Kiwis win game 3 - lead ODI series 2-1

 

[light]

Came across this photo on foxsports today.

If ever there was an illustration of two careers taking completely different paths, this may well be it.

If you had suggested back in 2010 that one of these men would be our ODI and future test captain and world's best in his position, most would have thought you were talking about Paine.

Steve Smith's rise has been incredible, well done on becoming #1 test batsman and long may he reign.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Absolutely. I thought that Smith was picked far too young at the time and didn't know what kind of player he wanted to be. He then went back to Shield cricket, worked on his batting and moved up the order. When he came back into the side in 2013 he was a much better player and looked to have developed a bit of Steve Waugh about him. He's a super player now and I couldn't be more stoked.

On the other hand, I'm bitterly disappointed for Tim Paine. He could have been a serious player for Australia, but his hand injuries cooked him as far as that goes. I gather he even struggles to get a game for Tassie now.

 

[Braveheart81]

Absolutely. I thought that Smith was picked far too young at the time and didn't know what kind of player he wanted to be.

What do you mean? He was Australia's 8th attempt at finding the next Shane Warne.

I'm pretty sure that once he works out his leg spin, he'll drop down to the tail and just focus on his bowling.

 

[Lindommer]

It's very, very promising to see Starc and Hazlewood bowling so well. We've had a platoon of fast bowlers line up for Oz these last few years, only for some to go down with injury (Pattinson, Cummins and Harris), lose form (Hilfenhaus and Siddle) or disappear (Copeland and Bird). Even Johnson's had a few wobbles. I wouldn't like to be a selector for the first Pommy test when/if Harris bowls well, a nice problem to have. I sincerely hope the selectors have told Starc he's a monte for at least four tests.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Hazlewood has all the tools to dominate in England. Hope he does.