[Cricket] 1st Test: England vs New Zealand @ Lords

[BensGrandad]

We need Cook and Balance to take us past their lead then we can look again at the game and a possible result.

Better still a repeat of the Edgbaston test v W Indies in 1957 when we lost 2 of our 2nd Innings wickets and were still 186 behind but May and Cowdrey put 411 together. They came together about 5.30 Saturday and stayed till Tuesday.

 

[Bold Seagull]

We have to look to rotate the strike, we just revert to survival mode.

 

[pasty]

We need Cook and Balance to take us past their lead then we can look again at the game and a possible result.

Now why did you go and say that BG?

Ballance b Southee 0

35/2

 

[pasty]

Big day today. Need Cook and Bell to bat long, and I really do not want to see England bowling at any point today.

 

[pasty]

Bell c Latham b Southee 29

74/3

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Bell End

 

[pasty]

He's not had a good match Bell has he. 1 & 29 with the bat and 3 dropped catches

 

[knocky1]

Good wicket, Pasty.

 

[Pantani]

Southee and Boult are just better than Anderson and Broad, on the basis of this test match. England had the best of the bowling conditions yesterday yet could not get the job done.

Cook and Root need to bat until well after lunch now, or we are in all sorts of trouble.

 

[pasty]

Really like this thing they're doing now with the voice of the third umpire.

 

[pasty]

100 up. Eng effectively now -33/3

 

[Titanic]

Alastair Cook 50* (122 balls, 4 fours)

 

[Titanic]

50 partnership Cook and Root

128-3

 

[Titanic]

England 135-3... in the lead

Cook 59* Root 29*

 

[pasty]

WOOHOO

England lead by 1

 

[Titanic]

Lunch, Day 4.

England 175-3, leading by 41

Cook 69*(155) Root 58*(91)

Partnership 101

 

[pasty]

Perfect timing to watch the opening laps of the GP

 

[pasty]

200 up

203/3 England lead by 69

 

[Titanic]

Root gone for 84....

232-4

 

[BensGrandad]

Pity Root couldnt have gone on for his century.