NZ v England 1 Day Series

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

NZ take a one nil lead after beating England by 3 wickets.

England 258 All Out
NZ 259-7

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

England tie the series after McCullum set England a decent target in the first innings. Watched the highlights in a boozer in Carlisle, not sure how many wickets England won by, but, they won easily!
For a more comprehensive report see BBC Cricket!

[jodjam]

Haha not the most in depth report. They won by 8 wickets. Couple overs to spare too. Pretty sure the next ground has a 46 yard boundary. Should be plenty sixes

[HH81]

When is next one?

[M6hibee]

The test series will be a whitewash. Expect England to win all the tests convincingly. Good team England but South Africa are the best in the test match format. Been watching them on sky and even when in trouble, they find a way to win. Their pace attack is awesome

[jodjam]

When is next one?

Decider on Saturday

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Haha not the most in depth report. They won by 8 wickets. Couple overs to spare too.

Haha! Yeah, just noticed my post from Wed, I was a bit the worse for wear, dinnae even remember posting it!

Another straightforward victory on Sat with a massive 12.5 overs to spare to clinch the series.

NZ 185 All Out
Eng 186-5

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Wake-up call - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/87746

One-day and T20 are fun, but you only find out how good cricketers really are in Test Matches.

Lucky for England they have plenty time to turn the match and series around. :rolleyes:

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Poor performance on day two, wouldnae be surprised if the tourists manage to secure a draw though.

[jodjam]

The nz test venues just look ideal for drinking beer on the grass banks and watching cricket.

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Poor performance on day two, wouldnae be surprised if the tourists manage to secure a draw though.

Young Rutherford looked very solid on the second and third days; 235's a decent lead at this point, but having lost a day to rainI'd expect England to hold out for a draw.



The nz test venues just look ideal for drinking beer on the grass banks and watching cricket.

Indeed. Last night about 1145 I heard a drunken Yorkshire voice singing "On Ilkley Moor Baht 'at" badly out oif tune.

They really need to keep Geoffrey out of the beer tent.

It's a lovely ground, though.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Young Rutherford looked very solid on the second and third days; 235's a decent lead at this point, but having lost a day to rainI'd expect England to hold out for a draw.

It was down to the potential for more play to be lost due to adverse weather that I thought it would end up being a draw. If no further time is lost then England are going to be struggling.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

England now 133-0, 160 behind, tedious stuff, time for a kip!

[jodjam]

Pitch not helping at all. Barring a monumental collapse then its gonna be a draw.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Not exactly exciting, but, England have played in the proper manner for the situation they found themselves in, wouldnae be surprised if Trott is still at the crease at the end of the final day, the man hates to give his wicket away.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Mr Trott only made it to 50 odd, England are now on 367-3 with Finn in the fifties, I'm away to sleep to try and suss out how England made such a James Hunt of themselves in the first innings.

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Mr Trott only made it to 50 odd, England are now on 367-3 with Finn in the fifties, I'm away to sleep to try and suss out how England made such a James Hunt of themselves in the first innings.

I suspect over-confidence. Jonathan Agnew may well have hit the nail on the head - certain England batsmen failed to respect their opponents, and once wickets start falling, it can be difficult to stop the rot. They certainly batted well in the second innings. It could be an interesting series oif both sides play to they capabilities.

[derekHFC]

England now 133-0, 160 behind, tedious stuff, time for a kip!

Trott is the MOST boring batsman around surely.

id like to know how many balls he's actually played at and how many he's defended or left.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

England currently 247-2 at the 2nd new ball. Cook out early doors, Compton out for a ton, Trott currently 114 no and recently been joined by KP at the crease.

[3pm]

Finished 267-2.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Trott is the MOST boring batsman around surely.

id like to know how many balls he's actually played at and how many he's defended or left.

As a test match batsman he is a player every nation that plays the game would like to have in their side, his strike rate in the one day games doesnae do him many favours, but, he has still put in some fine efforts in that genre of the game.

[3pm]

On a sidenote, I am going to The Ashes in Durham.

Should be good.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Only been to a 20/20 match at The Oval when West Indies beat England, good evenings entertainment, although, to the untrained eye its a much better tv sport.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

England managed to force NZ to follow on. The Kiwis trail by 134 at 77-1 at the end of day 3. Loads of rain expected, so, could be a draw.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

NZ batting first in the deciding test match.

[jodjam]

Great start by nz. 250-1. England's middle order is exposed with root and bairstow (the most ginger cricketer ever). Could be a good close finish

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Cook's decision to bowl after winning the toss looks like costing England a series victory.

[jodjam]

Cook's decision to bowl after winning the toss looks like costing England a series victory.

Still a bit to go mate. Nz have previous recently for huge collapses.

[jodjam]

This is an awful test. Pitch offering nowt and nz run rate is so slow.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

NZ 443 All Out
England currently 80-5, oh dear!

[derekHFC]

Captain made a boob at the toss.England will be very lucky to get through the 90 overs due for today/tonight.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

England 5 wickets down at lunch, first hour after lunch with the new ball will be crucial.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

England now 273-7, Broad has been on 0 for nearly 70mins, strangely enthralling viewing.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

England 9th wicket goes, Monty comes in with 19 deliveries left in the match!

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Series ends in a draw.
Fantastic unbeaten century from Prior, great entertainment.

[3pm]

I can't believe that!

[HH81]

Well done for staying up Hutchy, i give up when it went 6 down and went to sleep.

Did well saving test but overall in test series they have been poor.

[marinello59]

Well done England, pretty stunned that they managed to get the draw. I really wish I had shown a bit more faith and stayed up now.

[Hibbylad86]

Great rearguard action. Prior is a class act

Can't stop laughing every time I see Monty's 'dive' and subsequent crawl along the pitch to make his ground.

[derekHFC]

Can't stop laughing every time I see Monty's 'dive' and subsequent crawl along the pitch to make his ground.:greengrin Great ending to a dull match IMO.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Prior had a few lucky escapes, particularly when the ball bounced back against the stumps but never dislodged the bails, great player to watch though.

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Well done England, pretty stunned that they managed to get the draw. I really wish I had shown a bit more faith and stayed up now.


Tremendous effort - that's what Test cricket's all about IMO. :applause: