1st Test New Zealand v England

[Beach Hut]

Forgot this started tonight.

NZ 84-1, Monty just starting to bowl

 

[severnside gull]

not very good are we
one wicket with a rank bad ball and lost one of our best players to injury
looking a bit ominous already

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Bell has not broken any bones apparently. Pitch flattening out. Could be a long night.

 

[Zesh Rehman]

Dont speak too soon

 

[Wardy]

A friend from work is currently out there for 6 weeks to watch the cricket. Lucky git.

 

[REDLAND]

Bell has not broken any bones apparently. Pitch flattening out. Could be a long night.

Excellent, that lump that came up on his hand was horrific ...

 

[Beach Hut]

348/6, I would say NZ hold all the aces at present

 

[vulture]

God this is painfull to watch...381-6 last time I looked....how the f*** does Harmisson get in the team....hoggard looks injured....

talyors highest test score was 39 ....now over 100....

 

[Beach Hut]

Harmison has lost the plot, very poor and we will be lucky to get a draw.

 

[pasty]

Struggling big time. NZ 387/6 Lunch day 2

 

[Billy the Fish]

I was going to stay up but it's not worth it when we're bowling like that. We haven't looked close to a wicket except for that Sidebottom lbw which he didn't appeal for

 

[severnside gull]

awful
abysmal
aaaargh!

 

[vulture]

Harmison has lost the plot, very poor and we will be lucky to get a draw.

this is the problem I think with England....to many players living of the ashes 2005

 

[vulture]

There must come a point where you can't keep playing Harmison purely in the hope that he recovers some form? This is a lot more than a blip, I'm afraid!

in his prime he bowled at 90mph....against Nz he is 80 miles an hour....

 

[Barrel of Fun]

They should have relegated him and kept him playing County cricket until he found some decent and consistent form. One thing that the English setup generally fails to do.

 

[vulture]

They should have relegated him and kept him playing County cricket until he found some decent and consistent form. One thing that the English setup generally fails to do.

the whole set up is still in the 1890s....jolly good show etc......jobs for the boys....

 

[ack]

Harmison has never been consistant,wickets or dire throughout his career.
We have a lacklustre test squad who play on past glorys,lats bring through a few new faces from the county scene,maybe we'll lose a few series,but we are doing that now with the old hands.