England v New Zealand | 1st Test | Lord's | 18/5/13 | Day 3

[Justcrazy]

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Root 59 not out

 

[Justcrazy]

England lead by 164 runs with 8 wickets remaining

 

[ahmed778]

England have been excellent Today.
Have turned the game around and now the momentum is with them.
NewZealand will have to work hard to get back into this game now.

 

[Space Cat]

This a bit like the NZ of old. 2 days of great work undone by one horrible session that turns the match.

Not that im complaining its better than the utterly dominated in 3 days NZ we have seen a lot of in recent times

 

[Space Cat]

I was sarcastic about that leg glance comment. Of course he has other shots too but he uses that way too much and to good use which makes him annoying to watch.

I feel Dan has lost hunger for the game. He doesn't seem too motivated any more.

Yea basically retired from limited overs due to his body falling apart. He has had a lot of injuries throughout his career that he has played through.

He could of played in these tests if he really tried to get fit.

 

[Robert]

England have been excellent Today.
Have turned the game around and now the momentum is with them.

Bowled a fuller length, then followed up with more assertive batting.

I'm pleased for Root who looks like a real find. I'd like to see him open with Cook when KP comes back.

 

[Justcrazy]

155 / 2

 

[Justcrazy]

21 overs still left , England in control here

 

[Justcrazy]

Drinks.......

 

[Justcrazy]

159 / 2

 

[Space Cat]

Crucial wicket. Need to pluck a few more now.

The pitch is a little better to bat on now so England will want a lead over 300.

 

[ads101]

Root gone after a very good innings. And Trott gets half century.

Looking like game over for NZ.

 

[Space Cat]

Trott dropped on 49. Very difficult chance at slip though.

 

[Justcrazy]

England lead by 191 runs with 7 wickets remaining

 

[Justcrazy]

NZ will have to show grit here batting second innings, hopefully second innings would be a little better

 

[Justcrazy]

Kiwis need to make sure they are tight here and not give easy runs, the more time england spend here on crease , the better for kiwis.

 

[Justcrazy]

England lead by 192 runs with 7 wickets remaining


16 overs more left

 

[Justcrazy]

Southee strikes.

 

[Space Cat]

Southee bowls Bairstow. This could get interesting with Prior on a king pair and Ian Bell sick.

 

[ads101]

Kiwis need to make sure they are tight here and not give easy runs, the more time england spend here on crease , the better for kiwis.

too much time for draw. NZ have to go for the win here regardless.

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

Southee, what a beauty!

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Boom Boom Prior at the crease

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

If only that Trott catch would have been taken

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Tim Southee the new Jimmy Anderson?

 

[Justcrazy]

167 / 4

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Southee needs to improve his average at home, he averages quite well in India and England

 

[KPfan]

100 more and NZ will lose badly.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Prior is at the crease, shouldn't they bring in Boult or Wagner

 

[Justcrazy]

3 more to trot

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Johnathon Trott chewing gum like a boss

 

[Ruri]

Come on Player of the Year Prior. Give us some buffer to work with so that Jimmy and sidekicks can defend a legitimate total.

 

[Justcrazy]

England lead by 195 runs with 6 wickets remaining

One would assume that 300 would be enough here

 

[James]

Superb comeback. I reckon we'll win unless it rains.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Anything above 250 will be difficult for the kiwis against the swing king

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Prior gone

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Terrible shot Prior, terrible test for Boom boom

Double Duck

 

[Robert]

Matty gets a pair! Blimey, how are the mighty fallen!

Dingdong still malingering, so Broad is next....

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Come on Player of the Year Prior. Give us some buffer to work with so that Jimmy and sidekicks can defend a legitimate total.

Spoke too early brother

 

[Space Cat]

Prior gets a pair. Wonder if Bell will come out now?

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

oh no dangerman Steven Finn in, this guy can bat

 

[Mamoon]

Prior gets a pair. Wonder if Bell will come out now?

Prior fails again when the bowlers have their tails up and are charged.

Didn't I tell you he is good only when the bland top order of England bore the bowlers to death and he feasts on some slumbered souls to get a quick fire 100 and take the plaudits.

No wonder he has been miserable for England in ODIs in the top order.

 

[Justcrazy]

Prior bags a pair

 

[Space Cat]

Southee has brought NZ right back into the match.

 

[Ruri]

Aaand jinxed. Pair for Prior. This is woeful.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Williamson what a beauty

 

[Justcrazy]

Kiwis batting will struggle again ....... they lack application.

 

[Space Cat]

Ohh kane!

 

[Reverselap]

6 down

 

[Ruri]

And Trott! What is this madness.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

What a comeback by the Kiwis

 

[Justcrazy]

England lead by 196 runs with 4 wickets remaining

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Williamson is a pretty good spinner

 

[Space Cat]

Williamson getting the ball to rip now. Swann must be licking his lips.

 

[Ruri]

This will get rough.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Ian Bell playing with a fever, respect

 

[Marshland]

It's an injustice that Southee averages 34. He's so much better than that.

 

[Ruri]

Williamson getting the ball to rip now. Swann must be licking his lips.

If England can scrap enough of a lead, I am more excited about our premier duo of Anderson/Swann. Simply because it means less chance for Finn/Broad to ruin it.

 

[Marshland]

Ian Bell playing with a fever, respect

Speaking of Bell, it's time for him to self-combust.

 

[Marshland]

England needn't worry. No way are we chasing 200 on the last innings on this pitch, let alone 280 or whatever the score will be at the close.

 

[Justcrazy]

Southee to continue here

 

[Ruri]

Speaking of Bell, it's time for him to self-combust.

Whoa whoa. Let's be fair here. He'll play the most gorgeous cover drive for four. And then self combust.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

That looked out

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Mamoon]

It's an injustice that Southee averages 34. He's so much better than that.

Like Anderson, he had an indifferent start to his career but has improved leaps and bounds.

Has got his act together quicker than Anderson though. Only a matter of time before he averages in the 20s.

World class potential.

I'd take him over the one test Australian wonders made of glass any day.

 

[Marshland]

Whoa whoa. Let's be fair here. He'll play the most gorgeous cover drive for four. And then self combust.

Damn right!

 

[Space Cat]

Fielders all around the bat.

 

[Marshland]

Like Anderson, he had an indifferent start to his career but has improved leaps and bounds.

Has got his act together quicker than Anderson though. Only a matter of time before he averages in the 20s.

World class potential.

I'd take him over the one test Australian wonders made of glass any day.

Good to see you applauding a New Zealand player for a change.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Hahaha what a field set up

 

[Space Cat]

Did he just put 8 players around the bat lol.

 

[Marshland]

That's right, choke the Finn.

 

[Justcrazy]

England lead by 205 runs with 4 wickets remaining

 

[Marshland]

"In comes a seventh close catcher for the final ball of the day at Lahore-d's"

The Cricinfo commentator Alan Gardner throws a bone to us at Pakpassion.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Can't wait for Day four

 

[Justcrazy]

Stumps

I think England would not be that disappointed , 250 would be enough here

 

[Supporter of Pak legends]

I am enjoying the test after heavy dose of IPL. Go Kiwis.

I agree. I have been forced to watch IPL because no other cricket has been available but whilst watching it, I have no interest in what is happening, often putting ITV4 on the TV but not watching it (instead choosing to go on PP).

I'll share an anecdote. Today, my family went to a wedding whilst I decided to stay at home and watched the New Zealand-England Test at Lord's unfold and I watched with complete interest. When my family returned, my father frowned and asked me whether the IPL was being broadcast today. I said I didn't know and he then proceeded to ask me why are you watching a boring test match, suggesting how casual cricket fans perceive Tests as boring, even though the IPL is boring in itself as the games have no context, meaning and there are too many of them, thus adding to the fact that each game doesn't serve any real purpose. At least international T20's do, but IPL, in my opinion, doesn't at all.

 

[ads101]

Stumps

I think England would not be that disappointed , 250 would be enough here

Think anything over 200 is safe which England have got.

 

[ahmed778]

Brilliant Cricket from NewZealand.
Just when i was losing interest Southee struck.
And than the 3 quick wickets have brought Newzealand right back in the game.
Southee was bowled brilliantly, some extremely good deliveries by him.
Mcculum also deserves sone credit for his captaincy too.
But the main thing for NewZealand should be to keep this momentum with them and win the Match.
Apart from a bit of Turn the pitch has also eased up.

 

[Marshland]

McCullum has proven to be such a great captain, we in the country have to issue a collective apology to him with the way we criticized his shady looking appointment. Turns out that he had little to do with it in hindsight.

 

[Mamoon]

Good to see you applauding a New Zealand player for a change.

I have always rated him.

 

[Ruri]

NZ are battling well to make it a good fight. Tomorrow morning session should be crucial.

And god do I get annoyed with Broad and Finn. Do absolutely nothing for most of the innings, get one wicket apiece of actual batsmen (and Brownlie is barely an actual batsman). And then Finn goes on to get easy wickets to bad shots from the tailenders and ends up with respectable figures. How is it that Jimmy has bowled 4 more maidens than everyone else combined, and gone for 17/16 runs fewer than Broad/Finn who have bowled 3 and 6 overs fewer? England are so overly reliant on Jimmy and Swanny that it's stupid. Swann and Jimmy put the team on their backs, if we wanted a specialist tail-remover, that's what we had Flintoff for, and Finn can't bat that well to be our Flintoff.