New Zealand in England 2013

Found Broad's tactics a little bit surprising. Surely should've taken the two runs rather than taking three on the first ball of the over and exposing Anderson to the bowling(I know it was Williamson but still).
 
New Zealand are or at least were 2/1 to win, excellent odds. It's basically a case of Anderson vs New Zealand now (with a little help from Swann hopefully).

Quite how Kayne Williamson manages to take so many wickets against us is beyond me as well.
 
NZ slight fave's for me.

Immature Cricket from England lately.
 
New Zealand are or at least were 2/1 to win, excellent odds. It's basically a case of Anderson vs New Zealand now (with a little help from Swann hopefully).

Quite how Kayne Williamson manages to take so many wickets against us is beyond me as well.

You have been incredibly 'knee-jerk' in this thread.
 
Surprised by how many saying New Zealand favourites here.

Pitch is swinging, massive footholes for Swann to aim at and New Zealand needing the highest score of the game to win.

Comfortable England win for me here, they'll only get a sniff if Broad and Finn bowl like retards like on day 2.
 
That is a horrendous shot from an International Cricketer.

Major fishing.
 
Rutherford out before lunch, excellent. Broad is up for it today it seems.
 
That two balls there was fecking unreal from Jimmy.

Top class
 
Why can't Mccullum keep wickets? Watling's got a poor average.
 
Yeah I didn't expect us to tear through them this quickly but this was obvious.

New Zealand are a horribly average side who we've made look good for months.
 
Fair play to Broad, gave him alot of stick, but superb this morning.
 
What the feck happened to Stuart Broad?
 
I don't think the pitch is outrageous.

Just average batting and good bowling.
 
Boult run out, New Zealand all out for 68. Comfortable for England in the end.
 
What the feck happened to Stuart Broad?

Have maintained this here always, but when he's bowling fast(now I haven't seen much of this test) and he's not carrying injuries, he's a good bowler.

He was excellent in the away tests to Pakistan last year but lost his way a bit after that.

On another note -- Joe Root celebrates like a cock. I already dislike him.
 
Pathetic batting from New Zealand. Broad had one of his rare good days where he takes 5+ wickets and then does nothing for the next 5 tests.
 
Pathetic batting from New Zealand. Broad had one of his rare good days where he takes 5+ wickets and then does nothing for the next 5 tests.

Weird isn't he's so streaky.
 
Think England should look at Carberry, outstanding knock for Hampshire on TV last night.

On the subject of Tv, how many commentators do SKY need?
I counted 11 at the last test match, that's a full team of them!
 
Think England should look at Carberry, outstanding knock for Hampshire on TV last night.

On the subject of Tv, how many commentators do SKY need?
I counted 11 at the last test match, that's a full team of them!

I thought when Strauss retired, Carberry would be given a chance. I like him better than Compton and think he would make a good partner for Cook. But England may look to move Root up the order when KP returns, in which case I don't see Carberry being given an opportunity.