Thread: Cricket scores around the world

^ Yep a good bloke, a cuckoo in the nest if you like

Originally Posted by cyrille

I see Daniel Vettori will be coaching Australia.

One of the two assistant coaches.

And yes as HW says ... good on field manner.

Originally Posted by Headworx

always came across as being a good sport and decent bloke ... for a KIWI

FTFU

The Kiwis won the toss and chose to bat.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

The Kiwis won the toss and chose to bat.

They might be regretting that...37 for 6 and Potts is having a great morning.

Well this is going rather well so far.

Particularly appreciated how we wriggled out of having to clap him for a whole minute.

New Zealand's first innings score of 132 looks quite good now.

Yet another England collapse...

...They were looking good at 75-1.

NZ: "How could we bat so badly?"
Eng: "Hold our beers".

England spinner Jack Leach has been withdrawn from the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's after suffering symptoms of concussion.
The 30-year-old took a heavy fall while chasing a ball to the boundary in the sixth over of the first day.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

NZ: "How could we bat so badly?"
Eng: "Hold our beers".

well the latest revival did last two sessions, pity those who bought tickets for Sunday or maybe even Saturday

A lead of 161, well that's us fucked then.

NZ now 211 in the lead. Mitchell looking very settled and Blundell cruising as well.

Originally Posted by happynz

NZ now 211 in the lead. Mitchell looking very settled and Blundell cruising as well.

very manageable, we'll have 2 days to chase 600 down, Oh it's England - kiwis could have declared after lunch

Well, that's stirred things up, three quick wickets. Game on.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

A lead of 161, well that's us fucked then.

I hope so...

Originally Posted by malmomike77

Well, that's stirred things up, three quick wickets. Game on.

NZ should have declared at 50 and put us into bat for a quick finish.

276 for England to look like they're gonna chase until we lose our first wicket at about 70 before we're 104/6 and eventually capitulate at 160 plus.

England, my England!

Lovely weather at Lords today as well.

Totally unrelated, mind.

Root and Stokes are the wickets, obviously.

I'd love to see Crawley make a century. He looked good in the first innings and then played an awful stroke. The openers need to get a good foundation to settle things...

... that's sure to start a collapse.

i'm going to switch off until tea when we will likely be out or 86 for 9

Originally Posted by Troy

The openers need to get a good foundation to settle things...

... that's sure to start a collapse.

How long have we been saying the same things about our openers and the impending collapse?

And Lees has gone.

Andy Gray and Martin Tyler would no doubt describe this as "finely poised" when covering the football and most would agree as we retire for lunch.

Except England are batting.

^ Eng batsmen just seem to find ways to get out, half the time its not even the opposition bowlers. We'll gift a couple of run outs and a hit wicket no doubt.