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Post by Panda on Mar 16, 2008 23:07:42 GMT 1
Sidebottom gets his 5th of the innings!
270-8
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Post by Panda on Mar 16, 2008 23:58:12 GMT 1
Gillespie out, caught behind off Anderson.
311-9
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Post by Panda on Mar 17, 2008 0:01:51 GMT 1
It's all over!
Panesar gets the final wicket, McCullum caught for 85 by Sidebottom.
New Zealand all out for 311. England win by 126 runs!
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Post by rubcale on Mar 17, 2008 10:38:19 GMT 1
It's always good when England close out a match. There is always this feeling that something will go horribly wrong.
Vindicates the decision to drop Harmison.
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Post by wonderwall on Mar 17, 2008 11:22:53 GMT 1
Hopefully England will win the series now
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Post by Robin on Mar 17, 2008 11:51:38 GMT 1
Well done England. When they play to their strengths they are a better team than NZ, but it seems that the mental attitude has let them down previously! Anyhow Anderson and Sidebottom are both looking strong and Broad is improving all the team so there is no way back for Hoggard & Harmison at present!
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Post by wonderwall on Mar 17, 2008 12:02:56 GMT 1
I think harmison is finished
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Post by o on Mar 17, 2008 13:54:46 GMT 1
Nice one, then again it is only NZ
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Post by Panda on Mar 22, 2008 12:25:03 GMT 1
England got out of a bad situation after a disastrous start against NZ.
England were 4-3 but Kevin Pietersen's century helped England to 240-7 at the close. Stuart Broad was still there on 42.
New Zealand debutant Tim Southee took 3 wickets.
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Post by Panda on Mar 23, 2008 10:16:26 GMT 1
England are somehow in control of the final test.
After being bowled out for 253 England got a wicket in the first over of New Zealand's 1st innings but a quickfire 59 from Fleming helped NZ to 103-1. After that they collapsed and were all out for 168 with Sidebottom taking 7-47.
England were 91-2 at the close, a lead of 176.
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Post by Robin on Mar 23, 2008 11:27:48 GMT 1
I couldn't believe it when I get up this morning. I went to bed at lunch in NZ with the score 91-1 and Fleming and How wiping the floor with England's bowling attack! What an amazing turn around, and all thinks to Sidebottom, he's become England's top bowler over the last few weeks!!
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Post by Panda on Mar 23, 2008 11:58:27 GMT 1
I couldn't believe it when I get up this morning. I went to bed at lunch in NZ with the score 91-1 and Fleming and How wiping the floor with England's bowling attack! What an amazing turn around, and all thinks to Sidebottom, he's become England's top bowler over the last few weeks!! He's been our top bowler since he came back into the side last year. Even more remarkable considering how much of a surprise his recall was...
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Post by o on Mar 23, 2008 13:27:28 GMT 1
Nice one, that is a collapse!
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Post by Panda on Mar 24, 2008 16:49:18 GMT 1
Complete domination from England now. Centuries for Strauss and Bell (Strauss still there at the close), England closing on 416-5, a lead of 501.
Not sure whether England will bat on on day 4. They may, just to see if Strauss can get to 200 but with conditions obviously favouring batting, they may want to give themselves as much time as possible to bowl NZ out. 2 days should be enough but they might not want to give away that extra session.
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Post by wonderwall on Mar 24, 2008 17:09:17 GMT 1
England will bat on untill strauss reaches 200 then declare
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Post by rubcale on Mar 25, 2008 13:20:56 GMT 1
I won't be celebrating until England take the last wicket!
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Post by Robin on Mar 25, 2008 13:32:53 GMT 1
We are almost there. One more wicket then we are into the tail, so fingers crossed we can get Taylor or McCullen early in the innings today.
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Post by wonderwall on Mar 25, 2008 17:27:40 GMT 1
New zealand need to bat to tea with losing 1 wicket at the most not going to happen
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Post by Panda on Mar 25, 2008 23:45:46 GMT 1
2 early wickets for Panesar, taking his innings tally to 5.
304-7 at the moment. Once England get Vettori, it should be all over.
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Post by Panda on Mar 26, 2008 1:40:36 GMT 1
All over!
New Zealand all out for 431. England win by 122 runs and win the series 2-1.
Tim Southee came in at #10 and hit an unbeaten 77 from 40 balls, including 9 sixes! It was the fastest 50 by a NZ player in test cricket. He might be batting higher than 10 when NZ come over here in a couple of months.
Panesar finished with 6-126 for the second innings. Sidebottom took the final wicket to take his tally to 24 for the series.
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