The Cricket Thread 2013

[PaulWinch again]

Sweeping is frequently a downfall of ours.

[PGW]

Sorry meant 8 not 9

[paul_e]

Good effort from Bres.

yeah, did his job well therehung around long enough that we'll bat out the innings and score quickly enough that we can have a decent total to defend.

[PGW]

227 - 9
Swann ct N McCallum b N McClenaghan 15 (14)
Anderson Not Out 5 (4)

Innings closed

[PGW]

NZ 1-1 0.3
Ronchi Ct Swann b Anderson 0
Guptill 0 (0)

Williamson ct Buttler b Anderson 0
1 - 2 0.5

[paul_e]

Great over from Jimmy.  This pitch definitely has something in it, bowl in the right areas and it gives you rewards.

Will be interesting to see Bres on here, with his skiddier deliveries he could be very dangerous, depends how sharp he is.

[spangley1812]

Rubbish from Dernbach.......how he is in this team ahead of Chris Wright is beyond me

If he didnt play for Surrey he would be no where near this team

[PGW]

For f---s sake dont mention Chris Wright!!!!

But you're right about Dernbach - call up Wood or Maeker (how ever you spell it) not Wright we're struggling enough!!!!

[spangley1812]

For f---s sake dont mention Chris Wright!!!!

But you're right about Dernbach - call up Wood or Maeker (how ever you spell it) not Wright we're struggling enough!!!!

Okay I think we can agree someone else other than Dernbach :-)

[paul_e]

For f---s sake dont mention Chris Wright!!!!

But you're right about Dernbach - call up Wood or Maeker (how ever you spell it) not Wright we're struggling enough!!!!

Okay I think we can agree someone else other than Dernbach :-)

Dernbach's third over was very good though, if he can get to a point where he gets that level consistently he could be a top bowler, he does offer something England don't get otherwise, it's just drowned out in a sea of poor deliveries and cheap runs.  I can see why they pick him though.

[spangley1812]

For f---s sake dont mention Chris Wright!!!!

But you're right about Dernbach - call up Wood or Maeker (how ever you spell it) not Wright we're struggling enough!!!!

Okay I think we can agree someone else other than Dernbach :-)

Dernbach's third over was very good though, if he can get to a point where he gets that level consistently he could be a top bowler, he does offer something England don't get otherwise, it's just drowned out in a sea of poor deliveries and cheap runs.  I can see why they pick him though.

I am sorry I cant he cant even bowl one side of the wicket consistently.........

[PGW]

9 Overs
NZ 41 - 2
Guptil 9 (14)
Taylor 27 (35)
Anderson 2 - 19 from 5
Dernbach 0 - 19? from 4
Woakes replacing Dernbach

[paul_e]

His 4th over summed him up for me, 1 shocker that went to the fence but the rest of the over was as good Jimmy is offering since the first over.

I totally get why people don't like Dernbach, he's wasteful and expensive, but I think there is something there if he can get a bit more consistency in his line, he changes pace and length really well but his line wanders too much for it to be as threatening as it could be.

[paul_e]

We need to break this partnership now.

Very poor first overs from Woakes and Bres, too many cheap runs.

[PGW]

To be fair to Woakes he bowled last ball of his first over for the hook and Bresnan too far in off the boundary, would have been a simple catch.
70 - 2 12 overs
Taylor 33 (40)
Guptil  30 (28)

Yes we need to break partnership quickly