First Test: England v New Zealand, May 21-25.

[Dr Cricket]

Since when did S Ravi become an elite panel umpire.
this is his first test not involving ban vs zim good luck to him for this series.

[captaincolly]

Wood is playing.

On current form he should be batting ahead of Broad! I'd back him to get more runs.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Ballance out off the first ball I see. Playing the sort of shot many are expecting him to get found out by. You must really want to play back, if you play back to that one.

[Aidan11]

Two down already.


Fire up the bus.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Steely playing a captain's innings.

[captaincolly]

Two down already.


Fire up the bus.

And saddle up the horse! Cook out now 25/3.

[sussexpob]

Ballance out off the first ball I see. Playing the sort of shot many are expecting him to get found out by. You must really want to play back, if you play back to that one.

I was about to type the same thing. That looks like the classic way to get Ballance out, fell for it early in his innings.

New Zealand putting some pressure on England here. Need England to show some grit for 20 overs and ride this new ball out

[Arthur Crabtree]

Little 2-fer for me.

Wicket for Henry. I thought Cooky aced all the short stuff.

[sussexpob]

El Captain gone....

[Arthur Crabtree]

Root's the only one in the top eight batters that you really expect to dig in, though GB has a good recent record.

[sussexpob]

England 25/3....

Trust 100000/0......

[Arthur Crabtree]

Two down already.


Fire up the bus.

And saddle up the horse! Cook out now 25/3.

He could borrow Woody's.

[Arthur Crabtree]

You probably meant that...

[budgetmeansbudget]

The turncoats on here must be loving this!

[Arthur Crabtree]

Bell looking a candidate for an inducker. I'm going to text that to some of the NZ players.

If I had a phone.