New Zealand v England, 2nd Test, Wellington, 14-18 March, 2013

Changes?

Apparently* Bracewell is fit to play, but his replacement Wagner did OK.

England will be unchanged. We always are after a poor performance. Wagner's a real trier. He deserves another go in Wellington.

They need someone to bowl into the howling southerly. Southee and Boult are snapweeds and not up to such a task. Wagner looks pretty strong, as is Bracewell.

Bracewell for the spinner, I reckons.

I'll be surprised if England make any changes. As for NZ, I would have thought that Bracewell will play - at Southee's expense I would have thought as he looked the weakest link of their seam attack.

Basil wrote:I'll be surprised if England make any changes. As for NZ, I would have thought that Bracewell will play - at Southee's expense I would have thought as he looked the weakest link of their seam attack.

Southee is England's Anderson of 2003-2007, though. Give him the conditions, and he can be lethal. Depends on the conditions.

Henry wrote:

Basil wrote:I'll be surprised if England make any changes. As for NZ, I would have thought that Bracewell will play - at Southee's expense I would have thought as he looked the weakest link of their seam attack.

Southee is England's Anderson of 2003-2007, though. Give him the conditions, and he can be lethal. Depends on the conditions.

He looked as though he would be a serious talent on our last tour - but his pace is down and he looks less than fit.

Play hum us a betsmen.

Basil wrote:

Henry wrote:

Basil wrote:I'll be surprised if England make any changes. As for NZ, I would have thought that Bracewell will play - at Southee's expense I would have thought as he looked the weakest link of their seam attack.

Southee is England's Anderson of 2003-2007, though. Give him the conditions, and he can be lethal. Depends on the conditions.

He looked as though he would be a serious talent on our last tour - but his pace is down and he looks less than fit.

I think he has been injured recently - wasn't available for all the limited overs games earlier in the tour. I forget why.

While scoring a 150 or so in a Plunkett shield match, no?

No Bracewell for the second test.

hey cheesey one - time this was rikkied ?

I said before the series anything less than 3-0 to England would be a failure. Therefore, we have failed. This match is irrelevant. Drop them all.

NZ are starting to produce some decent young players, their pace bowlers are very solid. I didn't like NZ after they dropped Bond due to ICL reasons but now i am starting to KIND of like their side.

They haven't got any EXTREME pace though, PP.

PlanetPakistan wrote:NZ are starting to produce some decent young players, their pace bowlers are very solid. I didn't like NZ after they dropped Bond due to ICL reasons but now i am starting to KIND of like their side.

You mean Wagner?

Growler wrote:hey cheesey one - time this was rikkied ?

Gorblimey! Says the man who is barely ever here? Have you just had a shave because there's some bald-faced cheek coming from your direction

Eh, what about this though, eh? Nearly 24 hours Test cricket. From an Anglo time point of view it's WI/Zim 1300ish til 2100ish, NZ/Eng 2100ish til 0400ish, Ind/Aus 0400ish til 1100ish.

Good times. Wonder if there's been 24 hours. Probably has. Probably watched most of it myself.

I remember a few months back there was three on at the same time and I was pretty much watching them all. Good times.

Oh, and I see McCullum has lost the plot: "Cook best after Bradman". I reckon he made a bet with his mates that he could get that one out without laughing.

Snoozies win the toss and send in the best since Bradman.

Brass Monkey wrote:Oh, and I see McCullum has lost the plot: "Cook best after Bradman". I reckon he made a bet with his mates that he could get that one out without laughing.

Aye, not even Trev would go that far at his fawniest

Not even Mark Nicholas ... oh, wait.

Snoozies hardly making England play.

Chef already looks assured and set for a big'un.

SACK.........COOK.....................NOW!!!!!!!!!!

Welly well well. After looking untroubled, Chef inexplicably chips one Ian Bell style to mid-on. 1-26