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England - New Zealand 2nd testby Robs_All_Stars (U8939350) 22 May 2008
 This is the match thread for the first test of the series between England and New Zealand It was a good win for EnglandTHENUNNYFOX Weather - The weather forecast for monday is plenty of cloud, with a few sunny intervals, and a maximum temperature of 18 degreesTeam News England - A Cook, A Strauss, M Vaughan, K Pietersen, I Bell, P Collingwood, T Ambrose, S Broad, R Sidebottom, M Panesar, J Anderson New Zealand - J How, A Redmond, J Marshall, R Taylor, B McCullum, J Oram, D Flynn, D Vettori, K Mills, I O'brien, C Martin Live action from day 4 England Innings HALF CENTURY - 50 for Strauss WICKET - Vaughan (48), Caught by McCullum, Bowled by Martin Vaughan edges behind and McCullum takes a simple catch behind the stumps CENTURY - 100 for Strauss WICKET - Strauss (106), Caught by Taylor, Bowled by O'Brien Strauss attempts a drive but can only edges the ball to first slip, where Taylor takes a tumbling catch WICKET - Pietersen (42), Run Out Pietersen attempts a second run but is beaten by O'briens throw, McCullum taking off the bails with Pietersen at least 6 inches away from making his ground ENGLAND WIN THE 2ND TEST BY 6 WICKETS Give your reaction to the match here Latest 10 commentsRead members' comments or add your own
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coolnafs (U10700462) posted May 27, 2008 Trent Bridge seems to be a bit of a 'bogey' ground for England becos England have not won there since 2005. It is my favourite ground in England.
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tommybrusher (U1349116) posted May 27, 2008 Each option has its merits DL.
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Stretfordend (U873987) posted May 27, 2008 Its interesting to note that Andersons test stats are so far from his first class ones but even more interesting to note that he has played in 24 Test matches!!
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coolnafs (U10700462) posted May 27, 2008 Look at Australia
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U3238270 posted May 27, 2008 “Look at Australia
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waikato_fc (U7577084) posted May 27, 2008 Dammit I was desperately trying not to patronize the NZ team!
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Stretfordend (U873987) posted May 27, 2008 ha! Ok, i'll forgive you! Sorry, I get a bit precious about Jamie How, he had a poor start to his test career, which is why his average is still pretty rubbish - but he's a genuine class batsman who can build an innings, rather than the Kiwi way of bashing a pretty 40 and getting out ... I predict he will be a NZ opener for a long time yet, and will end up with a pretty handy record ... His current ODI average of 42 is testament to his ability as well ...
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waikato_fc (U7577084) posted May 27, 2008 Better than that Swiss bloke Hamilton
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KVGWilliams (U12044445) posted May 27, 2008 How very gratifying to see so many of those media pundits who had written off the England team, doing their drip drip drip of poison against Vaughan, Strauss and others being proved absolutely wrong.
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Cricketing_stargazer (U2150250) posted May 27, 2008 That is one that I can agree with. New Zealand are giving England some tough practice before the series against South Africa. Certainly it will do the team more good than three innings victories in three days would. It does not make us world beaters, but the manner of the Old Trafford victory suggests that the side is capable of stepping-up for bigger challenges: South Africa will certainly provide those. Comment on this article |
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