England vs New Zealand, First Test at Lords

First topic message reminder :

England: Cook (c), Compton, Trott, Bell, Root, Bairstow, Prior, Broad, Swann, Anderson, Finn.
NZ: Fulton, Rutherford, Williamson, Taylor, Brownlie, McCullum (c), BJ Watling, Southee, Wagner, Boult, Martin

England win the toss and will bat first

Duty281 wrote:Every ball bowled by Broad is laced with menace, so difficult out there for the Kiwis.

Nice description.

Williamson is the one we want, very handy batter, will stick around.

Get him, and the glue to this innings is gone

Oh that's a silly shot by Williamson

WOW..


another down

Four for Broad !

Some top bowling going on here ...the only surprise is that Anderson hasn't got one yet , he also looks nearly unplayable.

You effing beauty Broad, that's the big wicket of Williamson.

McCullum won't mess about...it will be an aggressive counter-attack from him.

Get him now and it's game over...

McCullum will have a dart so this should be short and sweet.

What a couple of balls by Anderson.

Jimmy joins the party ! Inevitable...

Nothing Brownlie could do with that.

Anderson was too good with the inswinger then! Oh he gets him next ball anyway!

Don't think Monday's weather will be an issue

That's just brilliant from Jimmy. Unbelievable bowling.

Best swing bowler in the world

We make them well in Lancashire.

them two balls from jimmy

McCullum gone ! Pending review...

Think he's gone ...and so is the game

Well bowled Broady. Should be just a matter of time now.

McCullum had to review, nearly outside the line, but McCullum goes, and with him so does New Zealand's last real hope

5 wickets for broad in 5 overs !!

very weel deserved- did so much more than his 1 wicket suggested in the first innings..

Broad five ...has destroyed NZ in an hour

Now who wanted him dropped on Friday ? Hands up please

Big swing and gone! Broad's having a party!

Wow!!!!

Went for a KFC hangover cure (which has worked) and get back to see a superb England bowling performance. Amazing, just superb from Stuart Broad.

Fantastic from England, win should be clinched by tea.

KP_fan wrote:Oh Boy...I went out for Lunch and came back to see 8 down

I am shocked....but so expected...you dig a hole in cricket...and then you fall deeper and deeper in it.

After two failed attempts in NZ this time...McCullum muxt bee feeling he can nail England.

Only rain can save England

KFC isnt made out of chicken- it is made from mutant birds that have no feathers, beaks.feet, are force feed and have 6 legs

Congrats Broady! Brilliant 5-for exactly when England needed it.

Well done Jimmy for getting rid of a potential thorn in England's side.

Bloody hell. Great bowling but my goodness does that make me reassess my comments.

That's painful for NZ at the moment, still some batting left but that break must have been a godsend.

Well this Test has been fantastic for England's bowlers. Anderson has got a five-for, Broad has rediscovered some confidence and form, Finn has also picked up some useful wickets, and Swann has recovered from his injury and is back in the side. Now if we can sort the batting out in the second test, it would be a perfect series for England.

It's not over but the old kiwis have a lot to do. I wonder if when celebrating earlier they were inwardly nervous about batting out there.

The strength of this team has always been bowling

Need more batting for the ashes and the second test here.

KP back is what we need.

Have to disagree there. Pietersen's more of a liability than anything else.

Even the best of England's players tend to be inconsistent, but he seems to be the worst for blowing hot and cold (more often cold).

dyrewolfe wrote:Have to disagree there. Pietersen's more of a liability than anything else.

Even the best of England's players tend to be inconsistent, but he seems to be the worst for blowing hot and cold (more often cold).

And yet he averages 49. Are Cook and Trott liabilities as well?

Come on England, get it done before the football starts. Best ever bowling figures for Broad so far in an England shirt is 7/72, he could well better that today.

Both are valid points. KP hasn't been a magic fix in the past for Englands batting.

Kp never loses us a game but he can occasionally win us a game that would have been a draw otherwise!

KP is key to a brilliant team..

By that logic no batsman ever loses a game Myst though. On his day hes a destructive player, but I would like to see his day a bit more frequently.

What's with the KP bashing? Stats speak for themselves:

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/19296.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/19296.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting;view=series

He's world class.

I'm not bashing KP, saying I'd like a bit more consistency is not bashing. Same goes for Broad.

GSC wrote:I'm not bashing KP, saying I'd like a bit more consistency is not bashing. Same goes for Broad.

He has an average of near 50, that shows consistency.

...no it doesn't.

GSC wrote:By that logic no batsman ever loses a game Myst though. On his day hes a destructive player, but I would like to see his day a bit more frequently.

England havent lost to many games in the last 10 years or so. We are a good unit. We have lost a few recently but its been the fault of the whole team(and KP hasnt even been part of this team recentkly)


However KP is a player that can turn a draw into a win morre than the others!! No other batsman can do this as frequently as he does....

Guys I'm not denying KP is a matchwinner. He obviously is. Just saying I'd like to see a bit more consistency.

I'm not claiming hes Bilal Shafayat mark 2.

Oh flip we've dropped one. It was a dolly.

I'd also say that its a tad unfair to players like Cook, whose basically batted for the entire Ashes series down under, because he wasn't scoring at run a ball.

Never mind, we've got him next ball! 6 for Broad!

Nice one Southee.. A quick bush bash out was not what your team needed.

Watling looking to take it to England too now.

GSC wrote:I'd also say that its a tad unfair to players like Cook, whose basically batted for the entire Ashes series down under, because he wasn't scoring at run a ball.

Come on Mate I or others havent been comparing players

Cook is the number one england batsman in my mind.

Clearly lost it abot during the last few matches but all the same!

Cooks contributions at the top of innings are matchwinning efforts also though no?

Dreadful shot from Southee. That would be a £5 fine and the boobie of the match award at my club just for playing that shot