Posted in england, new zealand, tagged england, james anderson, matthew hoggard, new zealand on May 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Jimmy Anderson took three wickets today. That probably means he’ll still be in the side for the Second Test, which means little hope for the Hoggster, to whom Anderson was preferred. Some people won’t be happy about this. If I was a box, I’d be worried.
Posted in england, new zealand, tagged aaron redmond, brendon mccullum, england, james anderson, matthew hoggard, michael vaughan, new zealand, ryan sidebottom, stephen fleming, tim southee on May 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Even though it’s barely five minutes since the last Test series between these two sides, the next one gets underway on Thursday. The short interval means that the sides facing each other at Lord’s will be very familiar. The players who excelled in New Zealand, such as Ryan Sidebottom and Tim Southee, will be [...]
Posted in england, new zealand, tagged adil rashid, brendon mccullum, daniel vettori, england, new zealand, rob key, test cricket on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Rob Key, Adil Rashid (if he plays) and the rest of the England Fringe will take on New Zealand tomorrow in the tourists’ final warm-up game before the Test series gets underway.
Daneil Vettori won’t be playing as he has a cut on his finger, so Brendon McCullum will captain the Black Caps’ side. The New [...]
Posted in england, new zealand, pakistan, tagged Darrell Hair, england, new zealand, pakistan on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
I was interested to read that, following his reinstatement, Darrell Hair will stand as an umpire in the 2nd Test between England and New Zealand (at Old Trafford starting May 23rd) in his first Test match since all that unpleasant business with the ball-tampering accusations, the e-mails and the recriminations.
Hair’s long-term future remains unclear, not [...]
Posted in england, ireland, new zealand, pakistan, south africa, sri lanka, youtube, zimbabwe, tagged abdul razzaq, asif mujtaba, england, ireland, new zealand, pakistan, south africa, sri lanka, tie, zimbabwe on April 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The tie is the rarest of cricket results, but when there is one, drama is guaranteed. From Asif Mujtaba’s last ball six to South Africa throwing away a place in the World Cup final, cricket ties are far more exciting than their sartorial namesakes.
Sometimes a tie can involve a team coming back from a seemingly [...]
Posted in england, new zealand, tagged england, new zealand, test cricket on March 26, 2008 | No Comments »
I’m so late to the party, I may as well direct you to Republique Cricket, Are YOU a Left-Arm Chinaman or The Googly.
What can I say? I’m too busy wondering if my questions have been answered to worry about such events.
Posted in england, new zealand, tagged andrew strauss, england, ian bell, new zealand, stephen fleming on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Like a pair of schoolboys who had been forced to give up runs for Lent, Ian Bell and Andrew Strauss gorged themselves yesterday on the New Zealand attack. It was less buffet bowling than smörgåsbord bowling.
New Zealand, by contrast, face a gargantuan task to save the match and the series. If Fleming makes a [...]
Posted in england, new zealand, tagged england, michael vaughan, new zealand, ryan sidebottom, stephen fleming on March 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Anything England can do, New Zealand can do better, or rather worse.
Ryan Sidebottom continued his recent good form, taking best ever figures of 7-47. This will no doubt add weight to the argument that he is one of the best in the world at what he does.
Also continuing his recent form, although in this case [...]
Posted in england, new zealand, tagged england, james anderson, matthew hoggard, michael vaughan, new zealand, paul collingwood, test cricket, tim ambrose on March 17, 2008 | No Comments »
England have now squared the series thanks largely to Jimmy Anderson, but even the captain realises that they’re not really a proper team.
Good performances form Tim Ambrose (even if he did miss a stumping) and Paul Collingwood helped greatly, but the fundamental difference from the first test was the first innings bowling. There may still [...]
Posted in england, new zealand, tagged england, james anderson, matthew hoggard, new zealand, paul collingwood, stuart broad, test cricket on March 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, maybe took 5-73 on the second day of the second Test to put England in the driving seat against the Black Caps.
Anderson, of course, had overs on Kiwi soil under his belt, which must have helped.
Stuart Broad also took a wicket, although he didn’t add much steel to the lower order, making 1 run [...]
